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Oligarchical decay
Glenn Greenwald
Increasingly, as our political establishment sees it, the law is only for the masses.
Obama’s European problem
Joe Conason
The senator may have traveled widely, but the critically important subcommittee on Europe has languished under his leadership.
Joe Biden plays Cassandra
Walter Shapiro
Amid the winter carnival of politics, it is easy to forget that as Iowa goes, so goes U.S. policy toward Pakistan and Russia.
Bush’s real lie about Iran
Flynt Leverett, Hillary Mann Leverett
Despite recent claims otherwise, the White House has rebuffed negotiations with Iran at every turn -- a major strategic blunder.
An Iran bombshell for Bush
Mark Follman
The White House knew months ago about Iran's stalled nuclear program. But Bush and Cheney have kept up the war rhetoric.
The fate of the Earth, the Bush years
Tom Engelhardt
Jonathan Schell: "Everybody who has ever marched against nuclear weapons should dust off their boots and get back in the fray."
The Dodd and Biden show
Walter Shapiro
When Tuesday's debate turned to foreign policy, the two veteran senators schooled Clinton and Obama.
A new player in Afghanistan’s Great Game
Andrew Leonard
A Chinese mining company wins the rights to develop what could be the world's biggest copper mine
Biden calls himself “the odd man out” among ’08 Democrats
Walter Shapiro
Sen. Joe Biden blasts his fellow Democratic presidential candidates, saying they need to "connect the dots" when it comes to Iraq, Iran and foreign policy.
American empire, going, going …
Andrew O'Hehir
Great empires were extraordinarily pluralistic, argues Amy Chua, until they frayed into xenophobia and decline. Can the U.S. steer another course?
Huckabee: God wants us to fight global warming
Amanda Griscom Little
The Republican presidential candidate believes it's our biblical duty to stop climate change.
Norman Mailer 1923 – 2007
Compiled by Dana Cook
Remembrances of Norman Mailer by Marlon Brando, Liz Smith, Irving Howe, Diana Trilling, Edward Abbey, Germaine Greer and other notables.
How Bush wrecked conservatism
Gary Kamiya
The American right has embraced Bush's catastrophic war in the name of "moral clarity." But where is it written that conservatives have to be stupid?
What you missed while watching the Red Sox win
Michael Scherer
Republicans debate in Florida, with lapel pins! Hippie drugs! Interns in the Oval Office!
Bush “at peace” waging war
Mark Danner
A new transcript reveals the president, on the brink of the Iraq invasion, full of faith, calm and unyielding optimism.
Bush, Putin and World War III
Joan Walsh
Parsing the president's reckless remarks about Russia, Israel and Iran. Plus: End the Larry Craig pity party!
Genocide: An inconvenient truth
Gary Kamiya
The Armenian genocide bill has been attacked by both the right and the left -- and it may make matters worse. But it's necessary.
Being Juan Valdez
Matthew Fishbane
A "Colombian idol"-style search transformed a humble farmer into the 21st century version of TV's coffee icon. Meet the man behind the mule.
Conversations: Valerie Harper
Andrew O'Hehir
In this interview and podcast, the woman best known as Rhoda Morgenstern talks about channeling Golda Meir in the movie "Golda's Balcony."
Does a bigger Army mean another Iraq?
Mark Benjamin
Every major presidential candidate, including the Democratic front-runners, wants a much bigger Army. But that means an Army expressly designed to fight another war like this one.
My questions for President Ahmadinejad
Lee Bollinger
The full text of the speech that Columbia University president Lee Bollinger delivered Monday blasting the Iranian president -- with Ahmadinejad present.
Why Bush won’t attack Iran
Steven Clemons
Despite saber-rattling, and the Washington buzz that a strike is coming, the president doesn't intend to bomb Iran. Cheney may have other ideas.
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