Supreme Court Stands Up for the Polar Bears Supreme Court Stands Up for the Polar Bears
The Supremes have spoken. George, we put you in the White House back in 2000, but we can't go along with your "junk science" on global warming. We order you and your weak-spined E...
Apr 3, 2007 / The Nation
Beirut in the Balance Beirut in the Balance
Personal Voice: As another summer approaches with the memory of last year's Israeli-Lebanon war still fresh, young residents of Beirut struggle for survival.
Apr 3, 2007 / The Nation
Politicize the War Politicize the War
Generally that was a predictable performance by the Decider, but one thing stuck out to me. The New Rationale TM for the war, (I've lost track of how many this is) is that the gen...
Apr 3, 2007 / The Nation
Did Bush Machinations Provoke Seizure of Brits? Did Bush Machinations Provoke Seizure of Brits?
President Bush describes Iran's seizure of fifteen British sailors and Marines as "inexcusable behavior." But did the Bush Administration's anti-Iran machinations lead to the esc...
Apr 3, 2007 / The Nation
Pelosi’s Spring Break in Syria Pelosi’s Spring Break in Syria
If it's spring break in Washington, then that must be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi--accompanied by, my goodness, the perpetually pro-Israel Tom Lantos!-- heading for Syria this week...
Apr 2, 2007 / The Nation
United in Support of Iranian Women United in Support of Iranian Women
As the crisis between Iran and Britain enters its second week, and confrontational rhetoric fills our newspapers and airwaves, it is worth reading a statement published just a few...
Apr 2, 2007 / The Nation
“Kerry Was Right” “Kerry Was Right”
You know things aren't going well for the Bush Administration when a former top advisor to the President drafts an op-ed entitled "Kerry Was Right." Matthew Dowd (no relation to ...
Apr 2, 2007 / The Nation
Open Letter to Ronald McDonald Open Letter to Ronald McDonald
Opinion: Young activists and immigrant farmworkers succeeded in stopping Taco Bell's abusive treatment of their workers. McDonald's is up next, warns a young organizer.
Mar 30, 2007 / The Nation
Unhappy Meals Unhappy Meals
Immigrant farmworkers battle for workers' rights, escalate their campaign against McDonald's.
Mar 30, 2007 / The Nation
Diplomats to the Sidelines Diplomats to the Sidelines
Ever since September 2001, the President's central operative image has been "war" -- specifically, his "global war on terror" (promptly transformed into the grim acronym GWOT). W...
Mar 30, 2007 / The Nation