Key House Panel Votes to Kill Community TV Key House Panel Votes to Kill Community TV
A key House committee--with the support of many Democrats--has approved a measure that eliminates the last remaining government policy insuring local oversight on communications ...
Apr 24, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
When Will James Dobson See The Light? When Will James Dobson See The Light?
In her smart Los Angeles Times op-ed, "E-Gitator" Laurie David (as she was dubbed in a lavish spread in Vanity Fair's current "Green Issue,") observes that "the issue of global wa...
Apr 23, 2006 / The Nation
New Orleans in Black and White New Orleans in Black and White
The atomization of New Orleans has done more to destroy the political fabric of the post-Katrina city than even some of the most concerned observers had dared imagine. In a commu...
Apr 23, 2006 / John Nichols
When GI Joe Says No When GI Joe Says No
How can the peace movement draw more Iraq War veterans into its ranks? It can begin by understanding the socioeconomic realities of the all-volunteer military.
Apr 23, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Impeachment From Below: Legislators Lobby Congress Impeachment From Below: Legislators Lobby Congress
Inside the Beltway, legislators have been slow to support moves to censure or impeach President Bush and other members of the administration. Only 33 members of the U.S. House of ...
Apr 22, 2006 / John Nichols
Sweet Victory: Top Five Environmental Wins Sweet Victory: Top Five Environmental Wins
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. Of all of the disastrous hallmarks of the Bush presidency, Bush's darkest legacy in the long run may be his unmitigated assault on the environmen...
Apr 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Giuliani Distancing Himself From Pro-Gay Past? Giuliani Distancing Himself From Pro-Gay Past?
An interesting tidbit from the Advocate shows Giuliani's continuing campaign to woo evangelicals. Seems he's really going all-out in embracing these guys, as was reported during h...
Apr 21, 2006 / The Nation
Bush the Unpopular Bush the Unpopular
The numbers from the new Survey USA polling on President Bush are stunning. As EJ Dionne notes in his Washington Post column today, a majority of voters approve of Bush in just fo...
Apr 21, 2006 / The Nation
Attack Iran, Ignore the Constitution Attack Iran, Ignore the Constitution
Congress and the American people must challenge the Administration's assertion that the President can take military action without consulting Congress.
Apr 21, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
Populist Potential in the South Populist Potential in the South
At a time when the red-blue political map looks close-to-obsolete, check out the fascinating snapshot of Southern politics offered up in the Pew Research Center's latest poll. The...
Apr 20, 2006 / The Nation