Lying to Congress Lying to Congress
Note to future Capitol Hill witnesses: it's a crime to lie to Congress, even if you're not under oath. Stephen Griles, the former number two official at the Department of Interio...
Mar 26, 2007 / The Nation
Republicans Detect “Cloud” Over Gonzales Republicans Detect “Cloud” Over Gonzales
What do the following statements about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -- the embattled presidential appointee at the center of a growing scandal over the firing of U.S. Attorne...
Mar 26, 2007 / John Nichols
The Haunting Legacy of Slavery The Haunting Legacy of Slavery
Here in London, many people are making a pretty big deal out of the 200th anniversary of an act passed by Parliament in March 1807 that outlawed the involvement of British ships i...
Mar 25, 2007 / The Nation
Writer Threatened By Powerful Fanatics Writer Threatened By Powerful Fanatics
Internationally renowned writer Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian feminist activist, is facing harassment and threats from fundamentalist extremists in her country. Her play, "God Res...
Mar 24, 2007 / The Nation
A Principled Dissent A Principled Dissent
Of the handful of House members who cast conscience votes against further funding of the war in Iraq Friday, the most unexpected may well have been New York Democrat Michael McNul...
Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation
The War Against Google The War Against Google
Viacom, NBC and NewsCorp./Fox are waging war against Google in a high-stakes scramble to cash in on the unmined riches of the Internet. At what cost to us?
Mar 23, 2007 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
The GOP’s Lonely Antiwar Wing The GOP’s Lonely Antiwar Wing
We've heard a lot about how Republicans are/were uneasy about the political and policy prospects of George W. Bush's war in Iraq. But when it came time to vote on whether to set a...
Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation
Lamar Smith’s Would-Be Banana Republic Lamar Smith’s Would-Be Banana Republic
Just when 600,000 permanent residents of the District of Columbia were about to receive voting representation (you remember it, Lamar – that thing we fought the King of England ...
Mar 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Al Gore, Global Statesman Al Gore, Global Statesman
America has lacked a real leader for so long, it comes as a shock to see someone as visionary as Gore speak clearly to Congress about the climate crisis.
Mar 23, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
House Backs Pelosi’s Iraq Spending Bill House Backs Pelosi’s Iraq Spending Bill
After weeks of bitter wrangling, the House voted Friday for Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to attach benchmarks and an exit timeline to funding for the continuation of the Iraq War. ...
Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation