“Galbraith for President” “Galbraith for President”
Had it not been for the accident of his birth in Iona Station, Ontario, John Kenneth Galbraith, the greatest public intellectual of the second half of the American century, would ...
Apr 30, 2006 / John Nichols
John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006 John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006
John Kenneth Galbraith died at the age of 97, shortly after 9:00 on Saturday night. America has lost a great and iconoclastic economist, thinker, writer and political figure. As...
Apr 30, 2006 / The Nation
Sweet Victory: Arkansas Gets a Raise, Who’s Next? Sweet Victory: Arkansas Gets a Raise, Who’s Next?
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. The evidence is mounting: there is perhaps no issue that transcends ideology like increasing the minimum wage. 86 percent of America supports boo...
Apr 29, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Getting Hosed Getting Hosed
As oil profits soar, Americans are getting hosed at the gas pump, and Congress can't decide whether to raise taxes, lower them or throw money at the voters.
Apr 28, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
March for Peace, Justice and Democracy March for Peace, Justice and Democracy
If you took part in Saturday's antiwar protests, click here to download a free poster/flyer, created for the occasion by the Public Works Project. It's distinguished, in large par...
Apr 28, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Bruised & Battered Bruised & Battered
Even figuring out the terms of debate for legislation is a tough task for Republicans these days--as the fight over lobbying reform in the House illustrated yesterday. First the G...
Apr 28, 2006 / The Nation
Gore Goes Hollywood Gore Goes Hollywood
I first posted this at www.davidcorn.com....
Al Gore for President?
Not really. But l recently...
Apr 27, 2006 / David Corn
House Panel Shoots Down Net Neutrality House Panel Shoots Down Net Neutrality
Despite pressure from Internet mavens, Congress edged closer this week to a pay-as-you-go Internet.
Apr 27, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
Reconstruction Watch Part V: We Deserve Answers Reconstruction Watch Part V: We Deserve Answers
In the Washington Post last week, Griff Witte reported that American businessman Philip Bloom--whose companies were awarded $8.6 million in Iraq reconstruction contracts--pleaded ...
Apr 27, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
GOP Retreats on Reform GOP Retreats on Reform
In the ongoing fight to clean up Congress, the reformers won a minor victory when the House Republican leadership was forced to yank its bogus lobbying "reform" bill off the House...
Apr 27, 2006 / The Nation