McCain Dumps Duke’s GOP Successor McCain Dumps Duke’s GOP Successor
There's some ugly trouble for Republicans out here in Southern California. Just days before the June 6 special election to replace jailed former Congressman Duke Cunningham, Senat...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Former Bush AIDS Czar Slams US Policies Former Bush AIDS Czar Slams US Policies
Five years ago Scott Evertz headed the US delegation to UNGASS where 189 member countries signed the historic Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. In the glacial bureaucracy of ...
May 31, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
The Center for Selective Facts The Center for Selective Facts
In response to accusations fromWake Up Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart denies funding the far-right Center for Union Facts (CUF), whose creepy and misleading anti-union ads you may have seen ...
May 31, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Constitutional Contrarianism Constitutional Contrarianism
I don't profess to be an expert on constitutional law. But it doesn't take a genius to note that the outrage coming from both parties over the FBI's raid of Rep. William Jefferson...
May 31, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Act Up Against AIDS Act Up Against AIDS
It's been 25 years since the first diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS, and as world leaders gather at the UN to assess the state of the epidemic, people will be taking to the streets to ...
May 31, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
A Failing Policy’s Last Argument A Failing Policy’s Last Argument
Having lost all positive reasons for the Iraq War, the Bush administration and its allies have fallen back on the last argument of a failing policy: We can't afford to lose in Ira...
May 30, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Suffering in Haditha Suffering in Haditha
Just over a week ago, Rep. John Murtha stated that a military investigation will confirm that over a dozen Iraqi civilians were murdered in Haditha by U.S.Marines. Today, a New Y...
May 26, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
What Do Laura and Barbara Bush Know About AIDS? What Do Laura and Barbara Bush Know About AIDS?
This week the UN will hold a high level meeting on AIDS to review what -- if any -- progress has been made since the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) in 20...
May 25, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Rise and Fall of the Enron Boys Rise and Fall of the Enron Boys
Normally, I am a "bleeding heart" when it comes to long prison terms,but an appropriate sentence for the Enron boys might be six trillion years. Kenneth Lay with hismillion-dollar...
May 25, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Jefferson’s Curse Jefferson’s Curse
As John wrote a few days back, William Jefferson was one of the worst Democrats in the House even before he started hiding bribes in the freezer. Now he's a drag on his party and ...
May 25, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation