Condi’s Charade Condi’s Charade
After a week of dithering, the Bush Administration has finally decided to send Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Middle East. But when Condi arrives on Friday, ten days a...
Jul 19, 2006 / The Nation
Does Bush’s Lawlessness Have Any Limits? Does Bush’s Lawlessness Have Any Limits?
On May 9th, the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) announced it could not pursue an investigation into the role of Justice lawyers in crafting the wa...
Jul 18, 2006 / The Nation
Israel Lobby in Action Israel Lobby in Action
I almost never write about Israel. Someone who supports the Jewish state but opposes the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, as I do, generally gets flack from all ...
Jul 18, 2006 / The Nation
Stem Cell Madness Stem Cell Madness
It's been over a year since that bastion of liberalism – the U.S. House of Representatives – approved federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. It looks as though thi...
Jul 17, 2006 / The Nation
World Burns, Cheney Campaigns World Burns, Cheney Campaigns
As the world burns, Dick Cheney campaigns. Today Cheney will spend seven hours in Iowa, stumping for two Congressional candidates and addressing the Iowa National Guard. No doubt...
Jul 17, 2006 / The Nation
Ditherer-In-Chief Ditherer-In-Chief
In your lifetime, has the US ever exercised less global leadership? The Middle East is burning. Iraq is disintegrating. Afghanistan is collapsing. North Korea is escalating. Iran...
Jul 16, 2006 / The Nation
GOP’s Got a Problem With Voting Rights GOP’s Got a Problem With Voting Rights
For years, leaders of the Republican Party and their amen corner in the media has been demanding to know why African-American voters so consistently support the Democratic Party. ...
Jul 15, 2006 / The Nation
Boehner’s Big Bucks Boehner’s Big Bucks
After running as a so-called "reformer" in the race to replace Tom DeLay as House Majority Leader, Ohio Rep. John Boehner admitted in his first major TV interview, "I've got a ver...
Jul 15, 2006 / The Nation
From Russia, With Hypocrisy From Russia, With Hypocrisy
As Bush and Putin meet in St. Petersburg for the G-8 summit, there's a lot of talk in the US media about Russia's backsliding on democracy. Of course, Russia isn't on a path to de...
Jul 14, 2006 / The Nation
Dan Rather Should Stick to His Story Dan Rather Should Stick to His Story
The other night Dan Rather was back in center ring. In an hour long interview with CNN's Larry King. Rather spoke with quiet fury about the suits at CBS who treated him, a 44-year...
Jul 14, 2006 / The Nation