Ivy Leaguers R White Like Us Ivy Leaguers R White Like Us
Imagine looking out your cozy Harvard dorm room only to see a bunch of black folks whoopin' and hollerin' in the Quad. What's an Ivy Leaguer to do except call campus security. So t...
May 21, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Taking on Dobbs Taking on Dobbs
I had an interesting run in with Lou Dobbs on May 8th. The clip has just become available on my site. Dave Niewert at Orcinus transcribed the key part and kicked off an interestin...
May 21, 2007 / Laura Flanders
Russian Journalists Fight for Independent Media Russian Journalists Fight for Independent Media
Nadya Azghikkina and I worked together for many years editing a Russian-language feminist newsletter called Vyi i Myi. (You and We was founded by Colette Shulman, who has worked t...
May 21, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Won’t MoveOn Move on Habeas Corpus? Why Won’t MoveOn Move on Habeas Corpus?
MoveOn.org is circulating a new survey asking its 3.3 million members to plan the group's "next steps," offering a dozen choices ranging from issues on the national agend...
May 21, 2007 / Ari Melber
Who’s Afraid of Jimmy Carter? George Bush Who’s Afraid of Jimmy Carter? George Bush
How touchy is the Bush administration about criticism? Very touchy, indeed, especially if the source of that criticism is a certain former president. When Jimmy Carter, whose ap...
May 20, 2007 / John Nichols
Professors Against the Postal Hike Professors Against the Postal Hike
A group of professors sign on to a letter opposing the Postal Rate Commission's recent decision to dramatically increase the cost of mailing for small, independent publications.
May 18, 2007 / Feature / The Nation
Defining “Progress” in Iraq Defining “Progress” in Iraq
Three months into the job, General David Petraeus says it is difficult to predict, before the full number of troops arrive, if the surge in Baghdad will succeed. And he now says ...
May 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Is What the World Bank Looks Like This Is What the World Bank Looks Like
Paul Wolfowitz is and always will be the honest face of the World Bank. True, he may have been forced to resign his presidency for using his influence to post his girlfriend with ...
May 18, 2007 / John Nichols
Nueva Democracia! La Raza’s Rise in Politics Nueva Democracia! La Raza’s Rise in Politics
Young progressive Latinos are now finding strength within the halls of government and the streets of their communities. What's coming next for the new generation of Latino progress...
May 18, 2007 / The Nation
Copping ‘Scripts and Hits Copping ‘Scripts and Hits
Race and economic factors play a role in the party drugs teens choose. So are pain pills really the new pot?
May 18, 2007 / The Nation