Supreme Court v Democracy Supreme Court v Democracy
The Washington Post has a riveting article today on the death of legislative reform. The House and Senate haven't even tried to reconcile the sham lobbying "reform" bill approved ...
Jun 26, 2006 / The Nation
“A Conspiracy Against the Public” “A Conspiracy Against the Public”
"People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public..." wrote Adam Smith in 1776. Four n...
Jun 26, 2006 / The Nation
Blind Loyalty Blind Loyalty
I returned from traveling over the weekend to find Richard's Coulter-esque attack on my credibility. Actually, it was quite civil. Except for the line about "pom-poms." For the re...
Jun 26, 2006 / The Nation
Dirty Money Dirty Money
The New York Times devoted a lot of ink to the BushAdministration's practice of secretly rummaging through internationalbanking transactions in pursuit of terrorists. But, frank...
Jun 23, 2006 / The Nation
A Healthy Debate? A Healthy Debate?
Dear Ari, I was provoked enough by the title of your last post and your recent critiques of the Democrats to read onward, expecting some jabs at the hopelessly hobbled party that...
Jun 23, 2006 / The Nation
Enough About Division Enough About Division
As an author of numerous articles about Democratic division on Iraq, I have a confession to make. My ears and eyes can only take so much. Over and over for the past two weeks, a...
Jun 22, 2006 / The Nation
Wal-Mart Helps Defeat Minimum Wage Wal-Mart Helps Defeat Minimum Wage
The great American tragicomedy that is Wal-Mart continues. Last fall, a diverse crew of suckers, ranging from the far-right editorialists at the Wall Street Journal editorial page...
Jun 22, 2006 / The Nation
Shafting the Working Poor Shafting the Working Poor
The GOP just shafted the working people of America. By rejecting an attempt to raise the minimum wage, the Republican-controlled Senate showed that it is far more interested in l...
Jun 21, 2006 / The Nation
Prisoners of Uncertainty Prisoners of Uncertainty
The debate over the war in Iraq has from day one been marked by the disingenuousness of GOP talking points. Al Qaeda is controlling the insurgency. We're fighting them over the...
Jun 21, 2006 / The Nation
Not Exactly Supporting the Troops Not Exactly Supporting the Troops
Here's an interesting political position: Keep U.S. troops in Iraq and signal to the Iraqi government that its O.K. to pardon insurgents who kill Americans. Even in the frequentl...
Jun 21, 2006 / The Nation