Scary Halloween Treats Scary Halloween Treats
It has probably been many years since you were truly scared on Halloween. But what's genuinely frightening is chocolate. Not because it makes you fat -- or is "sinful", a weird ps...
Oct 9, 2006 / The Nation
“Speaker, Others Must Go” “Speaker, Others Must Go”
Dennis Hastert may still be Speaker of the House, after the Washington Times and other conservatives called on him to resign last week. But his job is not exactly secure, either. ...
Oct 9, 2006 / The Nation
Death of a Courageous Journalist Death of a Courageous Journalist
Russia and the world have lost a great and courageous journalist.
Oct 7, 2006 / The Nation
What Will Wal-Mart Do? What Will Wal-Mart Do?
On Monday, Bishop Alberto Ramento, a dedicated advocate for workers' rights, was stabbed to death in Tarlac City, in the Philippines. His body was found in his church. Local polic...
Oct 6, 2006 / The Nation
Rein in The Decider (continued) Rein in The Decider (continued)
First a bipartisan American Bar Association panel decried George W. Bush's unconstitutional use of signing statements. And now, according to The Boston Globe, the nonpartisan Con...
Oct 6, 2006 / The Nation
Denny’s Man Denny’s Man
Yesterday the House Ethics Committee issued four dozen subpoenas but declined to appoint an outside counsel to investigate a possible cover-up of Mark Foley's conduct by the House...
Oct 6, 2006 / The Nation
N.J. Pride At Risk N.J. Pride At Risk
As someone who was born and raised in New Jersey I can assure you with some authenticity that New Jersey pride is often under-appreciated and overlooked. Personally, I've always ...
Oct 6, 2006 / The Nation
The Blame Game The Blame Game
Republicans have finally found the causes and culprits of Foleygate: political correctness and George Soros. First, political correctness. On Tuesday the Arlington Group, a coali...
Oct 5, 2006 / The Nation
Big-Brother Software Big-Brother Software
Read Wednesday's New York Times article about how software is being developed to monitor negative opinions of the US or its leaders in overseas newspapers and other publications. ...
Oct 5, 2006 / The Nation
Premature Celebration Premature Celebration
The President and his speechwriters have, these last years, fallen in love with "victory." Back in November, 2005, for instance, promoting his administration's "National Strategy...
Oct 5, 2006 / The Nation