Anatomy of a Murder Anatomy of a Murder
Cynthia Carr's Our Town seeks to uncover hidden truths about a 1930 lynching in small-town Indiana. But Carr fails to break the code of silence that many of the town's inhabitants,...
May 24, 2006 / Books & the Arts / David Bradley
House Vote Harms Palestine, Israel, US House Vote Harms Palestine, Israel, US
Jimmy Carter has been blunt: Despite the fact of a Palestinian election result that was not to their liking, the former president says, "it is unconscionable for Israel, the Unit...
May 24, 2006 / John Nichols
Frist Goes Ape Frist Goes Ape
At least Bill Frist will have something to fall back on when that presidential run doesn't pan out: operating on gorillas. Just look at these cute pictures. Wearing safari-themed...
May 24, 2006 / The Nation
Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace
As conditions worsen in Darfur, the nascent International Criminal Court, whose mandate is to bring genocidaires to justice in a chaotic environment hostile to the rule of law, is ...
May 24, 2006 / Feature / Anja Tranovich
Save the Planet, But Not Too Much of It Save the Planet, But Not Too Much of It
This week Wal-Mart announced a gift of half a million dollars to help protect 28,000 acres of forest in Idaho and Washington, as part of the company's ongoing Acres for America pr...
May 24, 2006 / The Nation
Ace Up Its Sleeve Ace Up Its Sleeve
Note to Alberto Gonzales: there is a reason it's the FIRST Amendment. Nevertheless, on Sunday the attorney general played the ever-reliable ace up the administration's sleeve to t...
May 24, 2006 / The Nation
Heckuva Job Heckuva Job
Desperate to report progress in Iraq Bush boasts that the newest Iraqi leader has taken his phone call twice. Wow. And it only cost $200 billion and thousands of dead and maimed Am...
May 24, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Checks, Balances & an FBI Raid on Congress Checks, Balances & an FBI Raid on Congress
No one seriously believes that William Jefferson is going to survive the political train wreck he has made of his congressional career. Even the notoriously forgiving voters of Ne...
May 24, 2006 / John Nichols
The Wiretapping Tango The Wiretapping Tango
The NSA surveillance scandal raises questions about whether phone companies will become pawns of an Administration bent on expanding its power.
May 24, 2006 / Bruce Shapiro
Health Held Hostage Health Held Hostage
Today's New York Times features a scary full page ad. The bold type headline, over large photos of Reverends Falwell and Robertson and James Dobson, reads: "Meet America's Most In...
May 23, 2006 / The Nation