P-Funk Politics P-Funk Politics
As hurricane season began in earnest, Ray Nagin, who famously declared New Orleans a "chocolate city," began his second term as mayor. What better time to appreciate the way Georg...
Jun 5, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Ned Sublette
‘Tester Time’ in Montana ‘Tester Time’ in Montana
John Tester's populist politics and country style make him the perfect candidate to unseat Senator Conrad Burns. Next step is for the progressive Montana farmer to win the June 6 p...
Jun 1, 2006 / Editorial / John Nichols
Kenny Boy’s Connections Kenny Boy’s Connections
Despite the President's denials, connections between Enron's corporate criminals and the Bush family inner circle are are deeply embedded in the policies of two Administrations.
May 31, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
MySpace, MyPolitics MySpace, MyPolitics
The massive immigrant rights protests drew participants via technology-driven organizing, from text messaging to social networks like MySpace. Is this the shape of political campai...
May 30, 2006 / Feature / Ari Melber
Big Brother Bugs Portland Big Brother Bugs Portland
Why does the FBI find it necessary to spy on Portand's City Council?
May 26, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter
Gore Warms Up Gore Warms Up
Al Gore is trying to save the world by stirring a nation in denial over global warming to meaningful action. The pity is that this is a job for a former politician, not a current o...
May 25, 2006 / Editorial / David Corn
Heckuva Job Heckuva Job
Desperate to report progress in Iraq Bush boasts that the newest Iraqi leader has taken his phone call twice. Wow. And it only cost $200 billion and thousands of dead and maimed Am...
May 24, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Wiretapping Tango The Wiretapping Tango
The NSA surveillance scandal raises questions about whether phone companies will become pawns of an Administration bent on expanding its power.
May 24, 2006 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro
In the Black(water) In the Black(water)
Hurricane victims are still homeless in New Orleans, but thanks to the federal government's $30 million contract bonanza, Blackwater USA's profits are soaring.
May 22, 2006 / Editorial / Jeremy Scahill
The Race to Replace Arnold: Running on Empty The Race to Replace Arnold: Running on Empty
The limp grassroots response to Democratic gubernatorial candidates reveals that the plummeting popularity of one party doesn't automatically translate into support for the other.
May 18, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper