A Budget for Permanent War A Budget for Permanent War
Need proof that George W. Bush is not planning to withdraw US troops from Iraq on his watch? Just look at his latest budget. The Bush Administration will ask Congress for $100 b...
Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation
Kuwaiti Singer’s Video Satirizes the Bush War Kuwaiti Singer’s Video Satirizes the Bush War
Within the highly wired world of the urban Middle East, the latest and most potent means of political communication are short videos that are disseminated either via YouTube or fr...
Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation
Afghanistan in Headlines Afghanistan in Headlines
Afghanistan remains the forgotten war and yet, in an eerie lockstep with Iraq, it seems to be following a distinctly Bush administration-style path toward "the gates of hell." Wh...
Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation
The Next War Has Already Begun The Next War Has Already Begun
Last weekend's peace march in Washington was short a few bodies. A plane-load of potential marchers was held up by British Airways on our way back from the World Social Forum in N...
Feb 2, 2007 / The Nation
The Cost of Escalation The Cost of Escalation
The Iraq war is currently costing American taxpayers $8.4 billion a month. Expect that number to rise when President Bush's escalation fully kicks into effect. According to the ...
Feb 2, 2007 / The Nation
Stopping the Next War Stopping the Next War
The Bush Administration has a new one size fits all scapegoat for everything that ails Iraq: Iran. To listen to the Administration recently, you'd think Iran was solely to blame ...
Feb 1, 2007 / The Nation
Don’t Fumble the Football to Al Qaeda Don’t Fumble the Football to Al Qaeda
Here's the good news, Super Bowl XLI fans, the air war at home is going just grand! Yes, you'll see the usual crack team of Air Force Thunderbirds performing over Miami's Dolphin...
Feb 1, 2007 / The Nation
Remembering Molly Ivins Remembering Molly Ivins
Feb 1, 2007 / The Nation
Wal-Mart Organics: Buyer Beware! Wal-Mart Organics: Buyer Beware!
At the end of last summer, I explored, in the pages of The Nation's special food issue, the complex implications of Wal-Mart's move to expand its organic offerings. (Sorry, only t...
Jan 31, 2007 / The Nation
Blueprints for Change Blueprints for Change
The only thing standing between the fellows at this year's Young People For summit and a progressive future is a carefully drawn plan and a little support.
Jan 31, 2007 / The Nation