Tangled in Table Talk Tangled in Table Talk
Candidates are eager to "keep all options on the table," but where's the table?
Apr 17, 2007 / Feature / Eric Kenning
What If the Shiites Went into the Streets? What If the Shiites Went into the Streets?
Mortar attacks on the Green Zone, the American controlled and massively fortified citadel in the heart of Baghdad, were already on the rise when, late last week, a suicide bomber ...
Apr 17, 2007 / The Nation
Beyond Thoughts and Prayers Beyond Thoughts and Prayers
On this afternoon of national sorrow, President Bush offered his prayers to those who are suffering as a result of today's enormous tragedy at Virginia Tech, as well as his suppor...
Apr 16, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Comeuppance is Making a Comeback Comeuppance is Making a Comeback
Comeuppance is making a comeback. The CBS talk jock Don Imus got his. The World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz's seems to be in the works. The odds are that Attorney General Alber...
Apr 16, 2007 / The Nation
“A Tragedy… of Monumental Proportions.” “A Tragedy… of Monumental Proportions.”
There will be plenty of "rapid responses" to the gun rampage on the Virginia Tech campus, which has claimed the lives of as many as 31 students -- making it the deadliest school s...
Apr 16, 2007 / The Nation
Hold Gonzales Accountable, Then Bush Hold Gonzales Accountable, Then Bush
As Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, the official question is: Will the former White House counsel be able to ta...
Apr 16, 2007 / John Nichols
Supreme Court Considers Rights of Home Health Aides Supreme Court Considers Rights of Home Health Aides
Today the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case which could decide whether home health aides are entitled to federal minimum wage, and the protection of federal overti...
Apr 16, 2007 / The Nation
When Even a Sponge Feels the Squeeze When Even a Sponge Feels the Squeeze
Working people have more in common with a sponge who lives in a pineapple than with the picture painted of job growth by the current Administration.
Apr 13, 2007 / Feature / Annabelle Gurwitch
Wal-Mart’s Conduct in Phillipines Gets Worse Wal-Mart’s Conduct in Phillipines Gets Worse
Some people are outraged that Wal-Mart spied on a New York Times reporter. But the company's behavior to workers overseas is much worse. Wal-Mart is pulling out of the Chong Won...
Apr 13, 2007 / The Nation
DC Voting Rights (continued) DC Voting Rights (continued)
Monday is Emancipation Day in the District – commemorating April 16, 1862 – when 3,100 people were freed in the city, nine months before the Emancipation Proclamation. This...
Apr 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel