Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Jr: 1924-2006 Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Jr: 1924-2006
"Clearly the trick in life is to die young as late as possible," wrote Reverend William Sloane Coffin in his last book, Credo. Bill Coffin, as his friends knew him, was o...
Apr 13, 2006 / Adam Howard
Letters Letters
'DRAGON SLAYER' NO SAINT GEORGE?
Palo Alto, Calif.
Apr 12, 2006 / Mark Hertsgaard, Our Readers, and Max Blumenthal
Talking Sense On Iran Talking Sense On Iran
What will the U.S. do about Iran? Sanction? Bomb? Invade?
How about... nothing.
That's right, nothing.
Apr 12, 2006 / John Nichols
Dean: No Dem Position on Gitmo Dean: No Dem Position on Gitmo
In Time magazine this week, Joe Klein describes how John Kerry responded to the revelations of torture at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in May 2004 by holding a focus group in Arkansas....
Apr 12, 2006 / Ari Berman
Haditha, Iraq Haditha, Iraq
As the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday, this much is known to be true: On November 19, after a roadside bomb killed Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 15 Iraqi civilians – inclu...
Apr 12, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Now Powell Tells Us Now Powell Tells Us
The former Secretary of State says he and his department's top experts never believed that Iraq posed an imminent nuclear threat, but this made little difference to President Bush.
Apr 12, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
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.
Apr 12, 2006 / Feature / Richard Lingeman
The Almighty’s Plan for Tom DeLay The Almighty’s Plan for Tom DeLay
Now we know why Tom DeLay decided to quit Congress. It wasn't becausehe resigned as Majority Leader last September in advance of his moneylaundering trial in Texas. Or because his ...
Apr 11, 2006 / Ari Berman
Bush’s Crumbling “Coalition” in Iraq Bush’s Crumbling “Coalition” in Iraq
"We have won, and now we have to start working to implement our program and unify the country," Romano Prodi told Italians after the official count confirmed from that country's n...
Apr 11, 2006 / John Nichols
It’s the Cover-Up It’s the Cover-Up
After all the breathless suspense, after all the effort federal agents spent trying to seal a national security breach, after all the fingers were pointed directly at the Vice-Pre...
Apr 11, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel