Lieberman Cancels Campaigning, Fox Carries On Lieberman Cancels Campaigning, Fox Carries On
Joe Lieberman canceled his scheduled campaign events on Tuesday afternoon, with his campaign announcing that the embattled senator would spend the rest of primary day making get-o...
Aug 8, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Managing Expectations Managing Expectations
The primary race is tightening between Ned Lamont and Joe Lieberman in Connecticut, the conventional wisdom goes. Lamont's thirteen point lead is down to six, according to the la...
Aug 8, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Beyond My Lai : New Revelations of Vietnam Atrocities Beyond My Lai : New Revelations of Vietnam Atrocities
How long does it take the US government to release documentation about atrocities in which US military forces killed unarmed civilians, women and children? In the case of Vietnam, ...
Aug 7, 2006 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Culture of Corruption Claims Another Congressman Culture of Corruption Claims Another Congressman
Three months ago, back when Republicans were dismissing the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and this whole "culture of corruption" thing as a Democratic fantasy, Ohio Congressman B...
Aug 7, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Would You Like a (Grande) Pink Slip With That Latte? Would You Like a (Grande) Pink Slip With That Latte?
Sometimes I almost want to like Starbucks, purveyor of expensive yet soothingly foamy hot drinks. The company buys some Fair Trade coffee (though not nearly enough). Employees get...
Aug 7, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Mad Mel: Beyond Hezbollah Mad Mel: Beyond Hezbollah
Last week, while hooked to an IV of air-conditioning, web surfing and TV news, I came to a startling conclusion. Mel Gibson is in league with Hezbollah, and the future of Mideast ...
Aug 7, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Three Cheers for Harry Three Cheers for Harry
The familiar hallmark of Republican politics is what I call "roll-call slander." The party of Jesse Helms and Newt Gingrich, Lee Atwater and Karl Rove, pioneered the use of ridicu...
Aug 4, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Women’s Health Crisis Women’s Health Crisis
If the Bush administration had any sense of commitment to the protection of endangered species it might consider adding "science" to its list. After thwarting stem cell research ...
Aug 3, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Poll: Lamont Leads Lieberman by 13 Points Poll: Lamont Leads Lieberman by 13 Points
I was doing a radio interview this morning on the Connecticut Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate -- roughly the 50th in recent days -- with Jay Marvin, whose show on KKZN-AM i...
Aug 3, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Beyond Petitions Beyond Petitions
It's 93 degrees outside my apartment window -- positively Nordic (it was 100 yesterday). This week, after years of resisting -- because of the expense, and the environmental impac...
Aug 3, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation