Romney Runs Right Romney Runs Right
It's no secret that Mitt Romney's stock is rising inside Republican circles. The former Massachusetts Governor is working overtime to position himself as the authentic conservativ...
Nov 29, 2006 / The Nation
The Boomerang War The Boomerang War
Bush launched the Iraq disaster, and it keeps coming back and hitting us in the head. And now he is counting on Iran to help bail us out.
Nov 29, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Coffee, Tea or Another Airline Merger? Coffee, Tea or Another Airline Merger?
As US Air seeks to create a mega-airline by gobbling up Delta, the evidence mounts that a free market in the sky just doesn't work.
Nov 28, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
News Flash: Major Media Begins to Think for Itself News Flash: Major Media Begins to Think for Itself
Something important in the overall scheme of the American experiment happened this week. On Monday morning, MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer appeared on cable television screens acro...
Nov 28, 2006 / John Nichols
Lost in Transition Lost in Transition
After George Herbert Walker Bush was jeered by an Abu Dhabi crowd for saying that his "son is an honest man," he appeared stunned and surprised. He apparently was unaware that his...
Nov 28, 2006 / The Nation
Protect the Vote Locally Protect the Vote Locally
As the Democratic majority in Congress weighs several measures to address voter suppression, the time is right for real voting reform on the local level.
Nov 28, 2006 / Paul Rogat Loeb
Iran/contra: 20 Years Later and What It Means Iran/contra: 20 Years Later and What It Means
It's the 20th anniversary of the Iran-contra scandal. Two decades ago, the public learned about the bizarre, Byzantine and (arguably) unconstitutional actio...
Nov 28, 2006 / David Corn
What If the Iraqi Insurgency Ran for Another 5,000 Years? What If the Iraqi Insurgency Ran for Another 5,000 Years?
On Sunday, in a front page New York Times piece ("U.S. Finds Iraq Insurgency Has Funds to Sustain Itself"), John Burns and Kirk Semple reported that a federal "interagency working...
Nov 28, 2006 / The Nation
Civil War in Iraq Civil War in Iraq
Major media outlets are beginning to recognize the obvious: Iraq is now in a state of civil war. The widely used term "sectarian violence" no longer describes the horrific bloodsh...
Nov 28, 2006 / The Nation
The Day the Music Died The Day the Music Died
It's the end of the world as we know it: Tower Records, the last great CD emporium, is closing, victim of the iPod and MP3 revolution. As Wal-Mart and other big-box stores pick up ...
Nov 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser