‘The Republic’s Most Valuable Subversive’ ‘The Republic’s Most Valuable Subversive’
It seemed right that John Kenneth Galbraith had the last word at his memorial service. "My father's last book was devoted to the destructiveness of war, the unimaginable cruelty ...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Nation
McCain Dumps Duke’s GOP Successor McCain Dumps Duke’s GOP Successor
There's some ugly trouble for Republicans out here in Southern California. Just days before the June 6 special election to replace jailed former Congressman Duke Cunningham, Senat...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Nation
Taken for Granted: Ford Replies Taken for Granted: Ford Replies
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May 31, 2006 / Scott Sherman and Our Readers
Former Bush AIDS Czar Slams US Policies Former Bush AIDS Czar Slams US Policies
Five years ago Scott Evertz headed the US delegation to UNGASS where 189 member countries signed the historic Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. In the glacial bureaucracy of ...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation
The Center for Selective Facts The Center for Selective Facts
In response to accusations fromWake Up Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart denies funding the far-right Center for Union Facts (CUF), whose creepy and misleading anti-union ads you may have seen ...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation
Constitutional Contrarianism Constitutional Contrarianism
I don't profess to be an expert on constitutional law. But it doesn't take a genius to note that the outrage coming from both parties over the FBI's raid of Rep. William Jefferson...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation
Road to Perdition Road to Perdition
A nearly forgotten criminal conspiracy by GM, Firestone and Chevron shut down the nation's municipal railways, replacing them with gas-guzzling bus lines, paving the way for global...
May 31, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Morton Mintz
Impeach Alberto Gonzales? Why, yes! Impeach Alberto Gonzales? Why, yes!
California Congressman Darrell Issa is one of the most conservative Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee. So it should come as no surprise that he offered an approp...
May 31, 2006 / John Nichols
Kenny Boy’s Connections Kenny Boy’s Connections
Despite the President's denials, connections between Enron's corporate criminals and the Bush family inner circle are are deeply embedded in the policies of two Administrations.
May 31, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Act Up Against AIDS Act Up Against AIDS
It's been 25 years since the first diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS, and as world leaders gather at the UN to assess the state of the epidemic, people will be taking to the streets to ...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation