-
The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia
The Nation - by Noam Chomsky - May. 25, 2009 (Special Report)
The reigning doctrine of the country is sometimes called "American exceptionalism." It is nothing of the sort. It is probably close to a universal habit among imperial powers. ...
-
KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers
The Nation - by Jeremy Scahill - May. 23, 2009 (News Report)
Senator Dorgan said there are "tens of thousands of examples" of unnecessary risks to US soldiers, including deaths that have arisen as a result of KBR's work. "Why should ...
-
What Was I Fighting For?
The Nation, Common Dreams, Brave New Films - by Rick Reyes - May. 21, 2009 (Opinion)
I never detained or arrested anyone guilty of a crime. I witnessed firsthand the ineffectiveness of US military strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, I didn't fully ...
-
Our Loss is BlackRock's Gain
The Nation - by Robert Scheer - May. 21, 2009 (Investigative Report)
How much do you know about the BlackRock hedge fund? Better bone up fast, now that the folks at BlackRock are calling the shots in the government's trillion-dollar bailout ...
-
Has the 'Journal' Lost Its Soul?
The Nation - by Scott Sherman - Apr. 29, 2009 (Investigative Report)
Murdoch has not corrupted the Journal. Instead, he has smothered it and made it ordinary. When Prager invokes the Journal's "soul," he is referring to a tradition that was ...
-
A Lexicon of Disappointment
The Nation - by Naomi Klein - Apr. 19, 2009 (Opinion)
Whatever the last straw, a growing number of Obama enthusiasts are starting to entertain the possibility that their man is not, in fact, going to save the world if we all just ...
-
Pulp Nonfiction
The Nation - by Christopher Hayes - Apr. 2, 2009 (Opinion)
Two years in Washington have started to make me feel jaded. I've come to expect that even nobly conceived laws will be manipulated and distorted for private ends. But once in ...
-
The Dirt on Clean Coal
The Nation - by Ari Berman - Mar. 28, 2009 (Special Report)
Critics argue that "clean coal" means anything the industry wants it to, pointing out that of the country's 616 coal plants, none are carbon-free or close to it. The viability ...
-
Cut the Military Budget--II
The Nation - by Barney Frank - Feb. 15, 2009 (Opinion)
When I asked him years ago what he thought about military spending as stimulus, Alan Greenspan, to his credit, noted that from an economic standpoint military spending was ...
-
Senate Dems Compromise Away Best Parts of Recovery Plan
AlterNet, The Nation - by John Nichols - Feb. 10, 2009 (Opinion)
In order to get the votes of two Republican (Maine's Susan Collins and Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter) and perhaps another (Mainer Olympia Snowe) that were needed to undermine ...
-
Israel's Man of Conscience
The Nation - by Ezra Nawi - Jun. 29, 2009 (Comment)
After all, was I the one who poisoned and destroyed Palestinian water wells? Was I the one who beat young Palestinian children? Did I hit the elderly? Did I poison the ...
-
Time to End False Bipartisanship
The Nation - by Katrina vanden Heuvel - Jun. 28, 2009 (Opinion)
In a meeting with journalists last week, Emanuel proposed that healthcare legislation could be bipartisan without Republican votes. "There will be ideas from both parties, and ...
-
Neocons Are Clueless About Iran
AlterNet, The Nation - by Leslie Savan - Jun. 22, 2009 (Opinion)
See how it works? Obama is weak because he won't scream denunciations at Ahmadinejad; if only he would, then Ahmadinejad would have a more secure hold on power -- which (to ...
-
Why Vote "Yes" for the War and the IMF?
TruthOut, The Nation - by John Nichols - Jun. 12, 2009 (Opinion)
The Obama administration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are aggressively whipping House Democrats to support the 2009 war supplemental bill that seeks to steer another $10o ...
-
Sheila Bair Is on Your Side
The Nation, TruthDig - by Robert Scheer - Jun. 10, 2009 (News Report)
Bair is the Republican whom President Obama reappointed to head the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, but she is protecting the interest of taxpayers as no Democrat has ...
-
We're Screwed on Everything From Health Care to the Economy If the Dems Don't Shape Up
AlterNet, The Nation - by William Greider - Jun. 9, 2009 (Opinion)
If not now, when? That question ought to haunt the Democratic Party and President Obama, who has been missing in action himself on key issues. Congressional Democrats are ...
-
Obama Pick Sonia Sotomayor Reflects America
The Nation - by John Nichols - May. 26, 2009 (Special Report)
that white make jurists agreed with sotomayor will be lost on her critics. but her record is generally seen as being very much in the mainstream of legal debates about ...
-
FBI Blows It: Supposed Terror Plot Against NY Synagogues Is Bogus
AlterNet, The Nation - by Robert Dreyfuss - May. 23, 2009 (News Analysis)
By the now, it's maddeningly familiar. A scary terrorist plot is announced. Then it's revealed that the suspects are a hapless bunch of ne'er-do-wells or run-of-the-mill thugs ...
-
Shotguns, AK-47's and Your National Parks
The Nation - by Christopher Hayes - May. 21, 2009 (News Analysis)
Republicans don't mess around when it comes to taking advantage of parliamentary tactics. It's time for the Democrats to respond in kind. Perhaps Harry Reid simply isn't up to ...
-
Bankrupt Bailout Spends Billions to Shut Factories
The Nation - by John Nichols - May. 4, 2009 (News Analysis)
Chrysler is planning to shift work done in some of those plants to new factories being built outside the United States. So the auto bailout that was supposed to keep U.S. ...
Overview
| Media | Magazine |
| Audience | Medium audience (100-500K) (English) |
| Political Viewpoint | Left |
| Story Formats | Opinion (126), Special Report (41), News Analysis (40), Editorial (17), News Report (14), Comment (4), Investigative Report (4), Speech (2), Review (1), Other (1), Not Sure (1) |
| Story Authors | John Nichols (40), Naomi Klein (12), William Greider (11), Christopher Hayes (10), Katrina Vanden Heuvel (10), Ari Melber (7), Ari Berman (6), Robert Scheer (5), Eric Alterman (5), Katha Pollitt (4), Bob Moser (4), Victor Navasky (4), Barbara Ehrenreich (4), David Corn (3), David Cole (3)... |
| Story Topics | Presidential Election 2008 (46), U.S. Economy (37), Bush Administration (36), Obama Administration (32), John McCain (21), Democratic Party (17), Media and Politics (16), Money and Politics (13), War in Iraq (13), War (12), Foreign Policy (12), Finance (11), Republican Party (11), U.S. Congress (11), Global Economy (10)... |
Research
| Search Sites | Google | Yahoo | Technorati | Wikipedia | del.icio.us |
Editorial
| Edited By | Rod Amis |
| Last Edit | Jul 2, 2006 - 3:19 PM PDT |
