No to Prowar Democrats No to Prowar Democrats
Upcoming primary challenges are forcing Democratic incumbents in Congress to be more critical of Bush and to press for a plan to bring the troops home.
Apr 20, 2006 / John Nichols
No Longer Sitting Pretty No Longer Sitting Pretty
Reality, for the moment, has trumped Bush's spin. The retired generals' revolt and the Rumsfeld imbroglio prove the President can no longer rely on false or disingenuous assertions...
Apr 20, 2006 / The Editors
‘Pre-emptive’ Peace Actions–UPDATED ‘Pre-emptive’ Peace Actions–UPDATED
This post was updated on April 22. In a very informal, unscientific straw poll I took this week of eight acquaintances spanning the political spectrum--three distinctly right, th...
Apr 20, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Joe Strummer, Terrorist? Joe Strummer, Terrorist?
What does it mean that a man was arrested on suspicion of terrorism for singing the lyrics of the Clash's classic "London Calling"?
Apr 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Antonino D’Ambrosio
Trent Lott’s $700 Million Sin City Scheme Trent Lott’s $700 Million Sin City Scheme
There is one good thing that comes with "conservative" Republican hegemony: Proof positive that the Grand Old Party is no longer even feigns interest in fiscal responsibility. Co...
Apr 20, 2006 / John Nichols
Letters Letters
HELEN THOMAS, HELEN THOMAS
Apr 19, 2006 / Our Readers, Russell Jacoby, and Helen Thomas
Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater Blood Is Thicker Than Blackwater
Lawsuits by families of soldiers-for-hire killed in Falluja have put a major war profiteer in the cross-hairs.
Apr 19, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
China’s Internal Crisis China’s Internal Crisis
The Pentagon casts China as the Next Big Threat, but the Chinese regime is a far greater threat to its unmoored and angry citizens. China's unbridled economic expansion has also be...
Apr 19, 2006 / Feature / Stephen Glain
Giuliani’s Boy Wonder Giuliani’s Boy Wonder
John McCain recently courted Jerry Falwell. So I guess Rudy Giuliani felt he needed to get Ralph Reed. According to the Associated Press, Giuliani has agreed to headline a fundrais...
Apr 19, 2006 / Ari Berman
Bush Blunders Go Nuclear Bush Blunders Go Nuclear
Bush's nutty nuclear braggadocio on Iran is a sign of weakness, not strength, proof that his five-year Administration is an abysmal failure.
Apr 19, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer