Big Brother Bugs Portland Big Brother Bugs Portland
Why does the FBI find it necessary to spy on Portand's City Council?
May 26, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter
Bush and Blair’s Joint (Defense) Press Conference Bush and Blair’s Joint (Defense) Press Conference
On Thursday night, George W. Bush and Tony Blair conducted a joint press briefing--which was a joint defense of their decision to invade Iraq. It seemed lik...
May 26, 2006 / David Corn
What Do Laura and Barbara Bush Know About AIDS? What Do Laura and Barbara Bush Know About AIDS?
This week the UN will hold a high level meeting on AIDS to review what -- if any -- progress has been made since the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in 20...
May 25, 2006 / The Nation
Rise and Fall of the Enron Boys Rise and Fall of the Enron Boys
Normally, I am a "bleeding heart" when it comes to long prison terms,but an appropriate sentence for the Enron boys might be six trillion years. Kenneth Lay with hismillion-dollar...
May 25, 2006 / The Nation
Colombia’s Deep Divide Colombia’s Deep Divide
Colombia's subtly demagogic President Uribe gained the advantage in the upcoming election by leveraging the strength of anti-left paramilitaries, drug trafficking and a culture of ...
May 25, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Cindy Sheehan: Mother of a Movement? Cindy Sheehan: Mother of a Movement?
Cindy Sheehan is more a symbol of the peace movement than its leader, a unifying force who seeks to bridge divisions among those who seek an end to war.
May 25, 2006 / Feature / Karen Houppert
Ken Lay–Guilty. George Bush–Guilty. Ken Lay–Guilty. George Bush–Guilty.
The man who paid many of the biggest bills for George Bush's political ascent, Enron founder Kenneth Lay, has been found guilty of conspiracy and fraud almost five years after his...
May 25, 2006 / John Nichols
Felonious Intent Felonious Intent
The prosecution of an 8-year-old in New York for wrongful homicide in a school bus accident invokes the "wild child" hysteria of the Central Park jogger case.
May 25, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
On John McCain’s Willingness to Speak at Jerry Falwell’s University On John McCain’s Willingness to Speak at Jerry Falwell’s University
What it takes to make him change his mind.
May 25, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Drug War Flunks Out Drug War Flunks Out
Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the ACLU are challenging a draconian Education Department rule that blocks student drug offenders from receiving federal aid.
May 25, 2006 / Hasdai Westbrook