Halfway Through Live Earth Halfway Through Live Earth
Approaching the midway point of the Live Earth concert, with the biggest acts still a few hours away, and fans are continuing to stream into Giants Stadium. Max and I, however, hav...
Jul 7, 2007 / The Notion / Thaddeus Kromelis
Eco-Narcissicism Eco-Narcissicism
Well, Thaddeus and I have arrived at Giants Stadium, the main event is rapidly approaching, and, from the looks of the parking lot, not too many of our fellow concertgoers followed...
Jul 7, 2007 / The Notion / Max Fraser
Music for a Climate in Crisis Music for a Climate in Crisis
Are the Live Earth concerts a real call to action? Vote now and post your comments in the Nation Poll. Good morning from New York. I am just about to meet up with Max Fraser to h...
Jul 7, 2007 / The Notion / Thaddeus Kromelis
A Clinton Spy Scandal? A Clinton Spy Scandal?
When news of the Bush Administration's warrantless wiretapping program became public, Senator Hillary Clinton called the eavesdropping "strange" and "far-fetched.&qu...
Jul 6, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Sweet Victory: True Patriots Sweet Victory: True Patriots
There are those who think of patriotism as synonymous with theunthinking jingoism and the love-it-or leave-it platitudes so oftenheard in right-wing talk radio circles. But of cour...
Jul 3, 2007 / The Notion / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush: Pardon for Libby Remains on the Table Bush: Pardon for Libby Remains on the Table
Prospective Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson and a few others on the extreme fringe of the lawless right have complained that George Bush was insufficiently generous...
Jul 3, 2007 / The Notion / John Nichols
MoveOn Puts Impeachment Back on the Table MoveOn Puts Impeachment Back on the Table
In the wake of President Bush's commutation of prison time for convicted felon Lewis Libby and a developing constitutional clash over important subpoenas, influential Democratic ac...
Jul 3, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Mercy Me Mercy Me
Clemency has not been a hallmark of George W. Bush's political career, as governor of Texas or President of the War on Terror. But apparently the prospect of Dick Cheney's former C...
Jul 3, 2007 / The Notion / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush Assaults Rule of Law to Save Libby Bush Assaults Rule of Law to Save Libby
It is tempting to view the commutation of prison time for Lewis Libby, the disgraced White House aide convicted of lying and obstructing justice, as another instance of craven hypo...
Jul 3, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Party for the Planet Party for the Planet
This Saturday, people around the world will attend more than 5,000 parties in honor of a much idolized, much abused celeb-of-the-moment. No, it's not Princess Di. These parties aim...
Jul 2, 2007 / The Notion / Liza Featherstone