The Iraqi Oil Ministry’s New Fave Five The Iraqi Oil Ministry’s New Fave Five
Mainstream media should consider these leads as they change gears from no-comment to hot-pursuit when it comes to the story of Iraq's most sought after commodity.
Jul 7, 2008 / Nick Turse
Iraq Reconstruction Corruption, Part 7 Iraq Reconstruction Corruption, Part 7
In January, Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth, a Green Beret, was electrocuted when he stepped into a shower at his barracks in Baghdad. He wasn't the first. In all, 13 Americans have died...
Jul 7, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Canada’s War Resisters Canada’s War Resisters
American military defectors are waging a campaign to achieve political asylum in Canada. As the threat of deportation grows, the fate of hundreds of former soldiers and their famil...
Jul 7, 2008 / Feature / Will Di Novi
The Afghan Pipeline You Don’t Know About The Afghan Pipeline You Don’t Know About
…and speaking of oil, just when we were barely getting used to Big Oil and Iraq hitting the front pages of American newspapers in tandem, here comes Afghanistan! Who now re...
Jul 7, 2008 / TomDispatch
McFaul Defends Obama’s Russia Policy and Himself McFaul Defends Obama’s Russia Policy and Himself
The following is a letter written by Obama foriegn policy advisorProf. Michael McFaul in response to Robert Dreyfuss's blog entitled: The Rise and McFaul of Obama's Russia Policy...
Jul 7, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Maliki Stunner: He Wants US Pullout Timetable Maliki Stunner: He Wants US Pullout Timetable
The long-running showdown over the proposed US-Iraq treaty, aimed at legitimizing the American occupation of Iraq, is coming to a head, and it doesn't look good for the United Sta...
Jul 7, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Prisoner The Prisoner
This Week: Chet Kimbrough, Congresswoman's Kang's chief of staff, is bound and gagged, and it isn't because he belongs to an S&M club. There is no safe word for him.
Jul 7, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
Bush Tours Damage Caused by Presidency Bush Tours Damage Caused by Presidency
President Bush will seek to comfort victims of his presidency as they try to make sense of the destruction he has caused.
Jul 7, 2008 / The Onion
Radio Nation With Laura Flanders Radio Nation With Laura Flanders
Katrina vanden Heuvel on the meaning of patriotism this July 4. Plus, some of our most compelling interviews from the first half of 2008.
Jul 7, 2008 / Radio Nation
Online Activists Keep the Pressure on Obama Online Activists Keep the Pressure on Obama
If Obama is lucky, he will continue to benefit from these energized, sophisticated activists who support his candidacy while they press his hand.
Jul 7, 2008 / Feature / Ari Melber