Opinion

The Odd Couple: Nixon and Lieberman

Nixon and Lieberman both supported pro-war policies while claiming to be anti-war.

Rick Perlstein

Middle America Confronts Its Own Taliban

Extremism Split Michigan Republicans

Hans Johnson

Fear and Voting in the USA

People are terrified over the future of the republic.

Susan J. Douglas

Go Midwest (and Border State), Young Progressives

Economic populism is the key for Democrats to maintain majority.

Cliff Schecter

George W. Bush v. The U.S. Constitution

From misleading the nation on its reasons for war to fighing an unending war on terror, the Bush administration threatens our Constitution and our freedom.

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)

The Abramoff Babies

Like the "Watergate Babies" of 1974, the new Democratic Congress will have to pick between sustanative or procedural reforms.

Christopher Hayes

Year of the Black Candidate

Many Black candidates sought and won office in the 2006 takeover by the Democrats.

Laura S. Washington

The Role of the Religious Right in the Foley Affair

The Religious Right will condemn others, but never holds themselves accountable.

Hans Johnson

In Loco Parentis: A Gay Pages Experience

Faith can be restored in Congress despite the Foley Page Scandal.

John Ireland

Counterfeit Drugs: Infected with Greed

Counterfit drugs are flooding hospitals and markets worldwide.

Terry J. Allen

The Importance of Not Getting Over It

A new Book Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? suggests that doctored memory cards on electronic voting machines stole the election.

Joel Bleifuss

Route-Stepping? Our Way to WWIII

Scare-tactic allusions to war allow Bush to push an extremist agenda.

Gregory D. Foster

End Medical Experimentation on Prisoners Now

Prisoners have no rights regarding the quality of their medical care or their participation in experiments.

Silja J.A. Talvi

The Neocons Lexicon

Republican term "Islamofacism" conflates the war on terro as a battle between the Enlightenment and Theocracy.

Salim Muwakkil

9/11 Refracted

Post-9/11 reporting has been full of commercialization, ideology and manipulation, not unbiased reporting.

Susan J. Douglas

Katrina and the Politics of Disposability

News reporting on the aftermath of Katrina blames the victims rather than helps them.

Henry Giroux

Fighting the Larger War

The War On Terror is unique because its political, temporal and geographic borders are unknown and its enemy is fluidly ill-defined.

Neve Gordon

Corporal Punishments Hidden Costs

Corporal punishment of children linked to later interpersonal violence.

Salim Muwakkil