No Blank Check on Iran No Blank Check on Iran
The Iraq Study Group recommended that the Bush Administration engage Iran. Instead, the Administration chose to threaten it. In recent weeks President Bush attacked Iran in a sp...
Jan 18, 2007 / The Nation
In Defense of Obama In Defense of Obama
Ever since Sen. Barack Obama announced the beginning of an exploratory committee to run for president in 2008, there has been a tremendous amount of excitement that has spread out...
Jan 18, 2007 / The Nation
A Plan to Get Out of Iraq A Plan to Get Out of Iraq
Following George W. Bush's call to escalate the war in Iraq on January 10, supporters of the President immediately challenged Democrats to present a more convincing alternative. "...
Jan 17, 2007 / The Nation
iPhone v iIraq iPhone v iIraq
Last week saw the unveiling of two widely anticipated products from two stubborn, egocentric men. I'm speaking of course about Apple CEO Steve Jobs's introduction of the iPhone an...
Jan 17, 2007 / The Nation
Bill Moyers: A Pillar of Democracy Is Under Attack Bill Moyers: A Pillar of Democracy Is Under Attack
At the National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis last week, more than 3,000 people from across the United States cheered as Bill Moyers condemned the excesses and failures o...
Jan 17, 2007 / The Nation
Israeli Turmoil: Leading Where? Israeli Turmoil: Leading Where?
Just six months ago, Israeli chief of staff Dan Halutz and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were riding high. On July 12, they had launched what they were still convinced would be the ...
Jan 17, 2007 / The Nation
Turning Dreams Into C-Notes Turning Dreams Into C-Notes
A student at Morgan College fills a void in the community with C-Note, his own line of clothing.
Jan 17, 2007 / The Nation
Reflections on SDS, Black Power, War and Racism, 40 Years Later Reflections on SDS, Black Power, War and Racism, 40 Years Later
The same three pillars of US society that Dr. King urged people to confront--racism, imperialism, capitalism--continue with unabated brutality. What can be done? History may hold s...
Jan 17, 2007 / The Nation
The Denial of Death The Denial of Death
The botched executions in Baghdad have revived public discussion of thesordid "science" of killing people in a "humane" manner. Saddam Husseinwas taunted by his executioners as th...
Jan 16, 2007 / The Nation
Bush’s Crooked Ways Bush’s Crooked Ways
Does anyone in a Shakespeare play foretell President George W. Bush, who has not only committed more forces to his catastrophic war in Iraq, but now also threatens to attack Iran...
Jan 16, 2007 / The Nation