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
‘Why Can’t We?’ ‘Why Can’t We?’
Confronting the forces of war, genocide and lawlessness begins with the belief that individual citizens have the power--and the responsibility--to focus our government's mind, chan...
May 23, 2006 / Feature / Samantha Power
Joe Lieberman’s Very Bad Year Joe Lieberman’s Very Bad Year
Joe Lieberman's year just keeps getting worse. After he emerged as just about the only member of Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- who is enthusiastically on board for the Bu...
May 23, 2006 / The Nation
Isn’t Iraq Enough? Isn’t Iraq Enough?
Just as it did before invading Iraq, the Bush Administration is manufacturing a climate of fear to prepare public opinion for another possible preemptive action -- this time again...
May 23, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
A True Test of Character A True Test of Character
If John McCain becomes President, his current chief of staff, Mark Salter, will be one of the most important figures in the new White House. The two have authored three books toge...
May 23, 2006 / The Nation