Dems Flunking Trade 101 Dems Flunking Trade 101
As Clinton rewrites the history of her support for NAFTA, Obama needs to prove he understands what's wrong with global trade pacts.
Apr 3, 2008 / John Nichols
Shown Up by Sadr, Again Shown Up by Sadr, Again
To the humiliation of the US and Iraqi governments, the cleric's forces have faced down the Iraqi Army and are in control of Basra and half of Baghdad.
Apr 3, 2008 / Patrick Cockburn
Guantánamo Endgame Guantánamo Endgame
New revelations of political interference in the prosecution of Gitmo prisoners shows Team Bush scrambling to keep one step ahead of history--and of criminal charges.
Apr 3, 2008 / The Editors
The Way Forward The Way Forward
The New Deal demonstrated the power of government to address failures of the market, and to retreat once it was no longer needed
Apr 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Kirti Datla
When and How? When and How?
The ethos of the New Deal is only more prescient and pressing today.
Apr 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John West
The Change We Wish to See The Change We Wish to See
Real change cannot come from the top down alone; it must rise up from the bottom as well.
Apr 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Grant Resick
Oh, What a Lovely War! So? Oh, What a Lovely War! So?
Two outrageous statements by Bush and Cheney demonstrate their scorn and contempt for the American people and for the armed forces they command.
Apr 2, 2008 / Michael Takiff
It’s a Scandal, All Right It’s a Scandal, All Right
Media pundits and bloggers bloviate when journalists make mistakes. But where is their outrage over the biggest fraud of all: the way the media followed Bush to war?
Mar 31, 2008 / Mary Mapes
Waiting for the Next Revolution Waiting for the Next Revolution
After fifty years of revolution, a change of leadership offers the possibility of significant change. But the average Cuban seems to have no idea how to proceed.
Mar 30, 2008 / Jordana Timerman
The Little Administration That Couldn’t The Little Administration That Couldn’t
At the hour of our latest and greatest crisis, don't expect anything of this bunch but the usual heck of a job.
Mar 28, 2008 / Tom Engelhardt