Shut It Down Shut It Down
The Bush Administration claims they always treated prisoners in the war on terror "humanely." Detainees at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, ...
Jul 12, 2006 / The Nation
Gitmo Reversal Gitmo Reversal
What you learn in American government 101 still rings true: we live in a system of three co-equal branches. The Bush Administration, for perhaps the first time in six years, got t...
Jul 11, 2006 / The Nation
23 Days 23 Days
No, the above title is not a reference to how many vacation days I've taken this year. Twenty-three days is how long the Senate plans to be in legislative session this year. Acco...
Jul 11, 2006 / The Nation
Bono’s Anti-Chavez Video Game Bono’s Anti-Chavez Video Game
The New York Post's Page Six reports that Bono , supposed savior of the world's disenfranchised, has, through his private equity firm, invested in a video game which depicts Venez...
Jul 10, 2006 / The Nation
Mexico’s Electoral Cliffhanger Mexico’s Electoral Cliffhanger
The fate of Mexico is undetermined at this hour, but this much we know:Don't take at face value what you read in the leading Americannewspapers about Mexico's cliffhanger election...
Jul 10, 2006 / The Nation
Abramoff Returns Abramoff Returns
Jack Abramoff lives! When's the last time you heard his name? Washington had almost forgotten the disgraced lobbyist. Luckily the Secret Service hadn't. New logs released over th...
Jul 10, 2006 / The Nation
Recruiting Hatred Recruiting Hatred
The world's greatest military is no longer what it once was. Soldiers in Iraq are being charged with rape, premeditated murder and cold-blooded massacres. Troops with severe men...
Jul 7, 2006 / The Nation
A Subpoena for Rumsfeld A Subpoena for Rumsfeld
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld can't be bothered with a $30 Billion defense procurement scandal; nor will he respond to a Congressional inquiry into retaliation against an Abu Ghraib ...
Jul 7, 2006 / The Nation
New York Nixes Gay Marriage New York Nixes Gay Marriage
So it looks like New York won't go the way of Massachusetts. Despite ideological similarities with Massachusetts's Supreme Judicial Court -- what NYU law professor Stephen Gillers...
Jul 6, 2006 / The Nation
In Search of a Damn Fine Cup of (Fair Trade) Coffee In Search of a Damn Fine Cup of (Fair Trade) Coffee
One of the most promising mini-trends is the growing popularity of Fair Trade coffee (now you can even buy it at Wal-Mart!). That label means that the coffee was grown under fair ...
Jul 6, 2006 / The Nation