Bush in “Fantasyland” Bush in “Fantasyland”
Last month's failed missile defense test was categorized as a "No Test" by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The target missile didn't fly into range of the interceptor so it was...
Jun 7, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sheffield Strikes Out on Latino Players Sheffield Strikes Out on Latino Players
Slugger Gary Sheffield's intemperate remarks about the black/Latino divide have rattled batting cages and plunged baseball into the immigration debate.
Jun 6, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Surgeon General Nominee’s Gay Fascination Surgeon General Nominee’s Gay Fascination
Bush's nominee for surgeon general, Dr. James Holsinger, has come under fire this week for his anti-gay politics (first documented by Bible Belt Blogger Frank Lockwood). By day Hol...
Jun 6, 2007 / Richard Kim
When Prosecutors Get Political When Prosecutors Get Political
What does a politicized Justice Department look like? Political hack Bradley Schlozman gave the Senate Judiciary Committee an idea when he testified about his tenure as a US Attorn...
Jun 6, 2007 / Feature / Justin Levitt
Why We Need Fringe Candidates Why We Need Fringe Candidates
They're laughed at and pushed to the edge of the podium as frontrunners dominate the debate, but they sometimes have the guts to tell the truth.
Jun 6, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Church of Free Trade’s Apostates Church of Free Trade’s Apostates
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Jun 6, 2007 / William Greider and Our Readers
Jefferson Should Go Jefferson Should Go
The people of New Orleans suffered another blow with the indictment of Representative William Jefferson. They deserve better.
Jun 6, 2007 / Feature / Billy Sothern
Iraq: The New Korea Iraq: The New Korea
Bush's proposal to model America's presence in Iraq is as outlandish as it is alarming.
Jun 6, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
GOP to Bush: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out GOP to Bush: Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out
Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate was, for the most part, a polite affair. Candidates frequently spoke of how much they agreed with their opponents. They acknowledged...
Jun 6, 2007 / John Nichols
Lou Dobbs and Leprosy Lou Dobbs and Leprosy
Last week, New York Times columnist David Leonhardt wrote of Lou Dobbs' tenuous relationship with the truth – "a somewhat flexible relationship with reality"– and his refusal ...
Jun 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel