Democrats: When the War Was Lost Democrats: When the War Was Lost
It's no surprise to learn that oil companies are underpaying royalties for drilling on public land, or projecting profits in the billions. The battle for energy regulation was lost...
Mar 9, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
George Bush’s Approval Rating Sinks to 34 Percent George Bush’s Approval Rating Sinks to 34 Percent
Bush's low approval rating is irrelevant, considering who is still on his side.
Mar 9, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Mary Tillman: ‘The Administration Used Pat’ Mary Tillman: ‘The Administration Used Pat’
With the Pentagon's inspector general suggesting criminal negligence in the killing of former NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, it is time to demand Congressional hearings into...
Mar 8, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Price of Inflation The Price of Inflation
Bush is using inflation to pay off the deficits incurred by his Administration, leaving future generations with more problems than just debt.
Mar 8, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
With God on Our Side? With God on Our Side?
The right-wing hijacking of religion's public role in our political discourse is as undeniable as it is inappropriate, and represents one of liberalism's most serious problems.
Mar 2, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
Perfect Knowledge, Perfect Ignorance Perfect Knowledge, Perfect Ignorance
The Dubai flap is no surprise, considering Bush always promised to run America like a corporation--even if the corporation is Enron.
Mar 2, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
On the Uproar Over Allowing a Dubai Government Company to Run American Ports On the Uproar Over Allowing a Dubai Government Company to Run American Ports
Turnabout is fair play when it's the terror card you're playing.
Mar 2, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Dubai Farce The Dubai Farce
What a farce: The Dubai Ports deal shows Bush is willing to trust the Arab-owned Dubai Ports to manage our harbors, even as he scapegoats them as culprits in his war on terror.
Mar 1, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Free Trade Planet Free Trade Planet
The uproar over the Dubai Ports deal ignores the obvious consequences of the free trade that American politicians of both parties have pushed for decades. Like it or not, we have t...
Feb 27, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Hard Times in the Big Easy Hard Times in the Big Easy
The American economy cannot function without migrant labor. The paradox is the country's political culture cannot function without scapegoating immigrants.
Feb 26, 2006 / Column / Gary Younge