Flying the Corporate Skies Flying the Corporate Skies
A top official in the Bush Administration, David Safavian, is on trial right now for lying about a golfing trip to Scotland taken by a lawmaker, Rep. Bob Ney, and funded by a lobb...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Bush: Discrimination ‘Serves Interests of All’ Bush: Discrimination ‘Serves Interests of All’
President Bush has framed his support for a Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage as a necessary defense of cherished institutions and practices. "Marriage is the mos...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Fish and Fiction Fish and Fiction
The latest attempt by this White House to muzzle the truth isn't about Haditha, domestic spying, or torture--it's about salmon. That's right, salmon. It seems the National Oceani...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Symbolism and Scandal Symbolism and Scandal
The war in Iraq keeps getting worse. Gas prices remain high. Corruption is oozing through Congress. And hurricane season just started. So what are Republicans in Washington preo...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Has Wal-Mart Jumped the Shark? Has Wal-Mart Jumped the Shark?
Always a rollicking affair, with the feel of a pep rally or revival meeting, by all accounts, the Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting on Friday was over the top. According to Michael B...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
AIDS Groups Call UN Meeting a “Failure” AIDS Groups Call UN Meeting a “Failure”
As UNGASS +5 winds down, a coalition of over 70 civil society organizations from around the world are denouncing the meeting as a significant step back in the global fight against...
Jun 2, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Senator Sellout Senator Sellout
If left-liberal bloggers have any influence on the Democraticparty, they should use their muscle right now to block a grotesquesellout--handing Republicans an odious victory on th...
Jun 2, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Gonzales on Steroids Gonzales on Steroids
When the former chief spokesman for Attorney General John Ashcroft says that Alberto Gonzales' subpoenaing of reporters is "… the most reckless abuse of power I have seen in yea...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Raising Their Wages Could Save Your Life Raising Their Wages Could Save Your Life
There's been a media frenzy lately on the shortage of nurses in this country. It's justified; this is a serious public health problem. If you've ever been hospitalized, you've pro...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Occupation Unhinged Occupation Unhinged
The US occupation of Iraq is spiraling out of control. Just when it seems like America couldn't be any more unpopular in Iraq, and around the world, comes the word Haditha. A ho...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation