Sherrod Brown Now Opposes the “Torture Bill” Sherrod Brown Now Opposes the “Torture Bill”
Freshman Senator Sherrod Brown, a popular progressive leader who shocked his supporters by voting for the Military Commissions Act (MCA) last year, now says the vote was a mistake ...
Jun 19, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Will McCain-Feingold Survive Another Court Test? Will McCain-Feingold Survive Another Court Test?
By a vote of 5 to 4, in December 2003, the Supreme Court upheld a major provision of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance act that prohibits corporations (and labor unions) from pa...
Jun 19, 2007 / The Notion / Morton Mintz
SiCKO Premiere SiCKO Premiere
Michael Moore's new health care documentary "SiCKO" premiered in Manhattan last night, with an unusual group of movie stars walking the red carpet at the famous Ziegfeld ...
Jun 19, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Melber
‘A French Lesson for Republicans’ ‘A French Lesson for Republicans’
American right wingers, led by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, fell in love with France last month. They got excited because the voters of France turned to the right in May and...
Jun 18, 2007 / The Notion / John Nichols
Failing With Fatah Failing With Fatah
Since last November, the United States government has been prepping fighters from Fatah, the security arm of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), to do battle with Hamas....
Jun 18, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Dangerous Dance with Iran Dangerous Dance with Iran
Just when you think the roiling relations between the US and Iran might be quieting down--they heat up again. In the last week, while two US aircraft-carrier strike forces continu...
Jun 18, 2007 / The Notion / TomDispatch
The Middle East as the Pentagon’s Gas Station The Middle East as the Pentagon’s Gas Station
In a recent piece, "The Pentagon v. Peak Oil," Michael Klare, expert on war and energy, gives us an unprecedented sense of what it means when the Pentagon hits the gas pu...
Jun 15, 2007 / The Notion / TomDispatch
Faithful Lose Faith in Their President Faithful Lose Faith in Their President
Could it possibly get any worse for George Bush? Could he possibly be any less popular? Yes, if diehard Republicans start to abandon him.
Jun 14, 2007 / The Notion / John Nichols
The Queen of Earmarks? The Queen of Earmarks?
There is nothing inherently wrong with "earmarks," which the Sunlight Foundation describes as "a provision in legislation that directs funds to be spent on specific ...
Jun 14, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Idiot Liberals Strike Again Idiot Liberals Strike Again
When will Democratic leaders stop dissing their base? David Obey is making a habit of it. Earlier this year, the Wisconsin veteran, who heads up the House Appropriations Committee...
Jun 14, 2007 / The Notion / Laura Flanders