Mellencamp’s ‘Jena’ Mellencamp’s ‘Jena’
To steal a line from an Indiana blogger, with James Brown dead, John Mellencamp may now be the hardest working man in show business. The early fall saw him headlining Farm Aid, op...
Oct 2, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Springsteen’s Magic: Darkness in the Center of Town Springsteen’s Magic: Darkness in the Center of Town
As I listened to Magic, the new (and maybe last?) album from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, I thought of a buddy and a movie.
A few...
Oct 2, 2007 / David Corn
Blackwater’s Enablers at the State Department Blackwater’s Enablers at the State Department
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair Henry Waxman finally got to the heart of the Blackwater contract-killing scandal when he reviewed emails detailing how the U.S...
Oct 2, 2007 / John Nichols
Obama and Edwards Get It on Nukes Obama and Edwards Get It on Nukes
Today, Senator Barack Obama will propose setting a goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons in the world. This proposal should be be celebrated. It is a sign of Obama's commitment ...
Oct 2, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Clarence Thomas and Rupert Murdoch Clarence Thomas and Rupert Murdoch
The long-awaited publication of Clarence Thomas's memoir, "My Grandfather's Son," out Monday, makes you wonder: how come none of the presidential candidates have said a w...
Oct 2, 2007 / Jon Wiener
Obama’s Kennedy Vibe Obama’s Kennedy Vibe
What should be at least as intriguing about Obama's campaign as its largesse is the conscious effort by the candidate and his aides to grasp for another form of political gold: the...
Oct 2, 2007 / John Nichols
Clinton and Obama: Running on Ambien Clinton and Obama: Running on Ambien
Can America survive the tedium of its black and female candidates?
Oct 1, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
For Hillary, There’s No Such Thing as Dirty Money For Hillary, There’s No Such Thing as Dirty Money
Will her talent for raising campaign cash turn into a liability?
Oct 1, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Draconian Becomes the Norm The Draconian Becomes the Norm
Sometime during the demonstrations against the Republican National Convention, which renominated George W. Bush in August 2004, I went on a media protest march down the Valley of t...
Oct 1, 2007 / TomDispatch
Shifting Targets Shifting Targets
Last week, the Senate -- via the Kyl-Lieberman Senate resolution -- handed the Bush Administration a close-to-blank check for military strikes against Iran. The resolution accuses...
Oct 1, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel