“Stare” at that Decisis “Stare” at that Decisis
Walking up to my office on Capitol Hill today, I noticed an usually large amount of people milling around. Big crowds were standing outside the Senate buildings on a chilly Februar...
Feb 28, 2006 / Ari Berman
Where Are the Good Americans? Where Are the Good Americans?
When the day comes for America to be judged for its war on terror and the human rights crimes that have been done in the name of its citizens, who can say they stood up and said no...
Feb 28, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
Clinic Clash : Right to Protest v. Right to Choose Clinic Clash : Right to Protest v. Right to Choose
Ruling on an issue that had divided progressive groups for the better part of two decades, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an 8-0 decision that federal extortion and racketeer...
Feb 28, 2006 / John Nichols
Bad Will Hunting Bad Will Hunting
Two new books on Shakespeare examine his shadowy life, his times and the origins of his imagination. A third explores whether the Bard of Avon was, in fact, Edward de Vere.
Feb 28, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Swift
Olympic Swagger Olympic Swagger
Swagger was America's chosen posture at the Winter Olympics. Once again, sport imitated life: boasting got us nowhere at the Turin games or in the world.
Feb 28, 2006 / Feature / William Greider
BMD (Bike of Mass Destruction) BMD (Bike of Mass Destruction)
Today's question: What's more dangerous -- hunting with Dick Cheney or bike riding with George Bush? For background, we offer this report from Murdo MacLeod, the able political co...
Feb 28, 2006 / John Nichols
The West Leans Left The West Leans Left
Is a red state Governor who wears cowboy hats, embroidered denim jackets and bolo ties, drives a Volkswagen Jetta powered by biodiesel, ran with a Republican Lt. Gov on his ticket,...
Feb 28, 2006 / Ari Berman
A Night at Arianna’s: Democrats and the War A Night at Arianna’s: Democrats and the War
At a Democratic Party fundraiser hosted by Arianna Huffington in Los Angeles recently, Howard Dean and Barbara Boxer laid out strategy for the upcoming Congressional races, with lo...
Feb 27, 2006 / Jon Wiener
Not One Penny More Not One Penny More
As we approach the third anniversary of Bush's invasion of Iraq, the National Priorities Project (NPP) has issued an invaluable new report demonstrating the financial impact of th...
Feb 27, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Free Trade Planet Free Trade Planet
The uproar over the Dubai Ports deal ignores the obvious consequences of the free trade that American politicians of both parties have pushed for decades. Like it or not, we have t...
Feb 27, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman