My Mother, the Illegal Alien My Mother, the Illegal Alien
As the May Day protests, they evoked memories of an earlier generation of immigrants who lived with the fear of deportation.
May 3, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Ney’s Day is Coming Ney’s Day is Coming
At least one GOP lawmaker is paying attention to L'Affair Abramoff: Ohio Rep. Bob Ney. Time is running out for the former "Mayor of Capitol Hill." Dennis Hastert pushed the Ohio...
May 2, 2006 / The Nation
The Gospel of Scooter The Gospel of Scooter
A political nightmare, with a scriptural spin, tells the true story of two nefarious lords and their faithful servant.
May 2, 2006 / Feature / Richard Lingeman
Energy Independence Day Energy Independence Day
George Bush won't ask Congress for permission for torture or domestic spying. But when it comes to energy policy – he is very, very concerned about the limits of his presidenti...
May 2, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
LA’s Two May Day Marches LA’s Two May Day Marches
On May Day, hundreds of thousands of people demanding rights for undocumented immigrants marched down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
May 1, 2006 / Jon Wiener
Jane Jacobs’s Genius Jane Jacobs’s Genius
A tribute to Jane Jacobs's extraordinary vision of urban life and her passionate care for people and places.
May 1, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Roberta Brandes Gratz and Stephen A. Goldsmith
The Pain Game The Pain Game
Apparently when Republicans were urging Americans to get tough on crime they were doing it to protect us from themselves. Just last week, Karl Rove went back to testify to the gra...
May 1, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Walk-outs, Rallies and Other Strategies Walk-outs, Rallies and Other Strategies
In the hours before the kick-off the Day Without Immigrants activities,it feels like today's protests are going to be once again of historicproportions. Here in Los Angeles, the ...
May 1, 2006 / The Nation
Crisis of the Republic Time Crisis of the Republic Time
If you had any doubt that this is a time of constitutional crisis, read the important, frightening (and under-covered) story in Sunday's Boston Globe. It documents an accumulating...
May 1, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bracing for the Immigrant Boycott Bracing for the Immigrant Boycott
Los Angeles is expected to be the epicenter of toay's nationwide "Day Without Immigrants" protests and rallies. Local officials have said they are bracing for a turnout perhaps la...
May 1, 2006 / The Nation