Julian Brookes

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Mel Should Have Gone Straight to Mortification.
Wed Aug. 2, 2006 1:03 PM PDT

Castro Latest from Havana
Wed Aug. 2, 2006 12:38 PM PDT

Life is Full of Surprises. But This Many?
Wed Aug. 2, 2006 11:43 AM PDT

Halliburton Contractor Settles in Overcharging Suit
Wed Aug. 2, 2006 11:04 AM PDT

Mel Gibson wants Jews to help him on a "journey through recovery." Really.
Tue Aug. 1, 2006 6:17 PM PDT

Senate Okays Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Or, "Back to Drill, Drill, Drill..."
Tue Aug. 1, 2006 5:38 PM PDT

Text of Castro's Letter Announcing Temporary Handover of Power
Tue Aug. 1, 2006 9:53 AM PDT

Further Carnage in Iraq
Tue Aug. 1, 2006 9:49 AM PDT

Props to Blair and Schwarzenegger
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 6:16 PM PDT

GOP to Katherine Harris in May: "Your campaign faces irreparable damage."
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 5:51 PM PDT

Libby Defense Wants a Memory Expert at Trial
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 5:04 PM PDT

The Weapons Trade as Entertainment
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 3:54 PM PDT

John Dean on Conservatives Without Conscience
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 3:37 PM PDT

"There were 15 of my family in our house, and now many of them are dead."
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 2:08 PM PDT

Applying for Asylum? It's a Crap Shoot
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 11:55 AM PDT

Sexual Abuse in Prisons: The Shame of the American Criminal Justice System
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 11:35 AM PDT

FDA Weighs Over-the-Counter Plan B Sales
Mon Jul. 31, 2006 11:09 AM PDT

Army Morale: "It sucks."
Fri Jul. 28, 2006 11:02 AM PDT

The Essential Barbarism of War from the Air
Fri Jul. 28, 2006 10:17 AM PDT

A Moment of Truth for Electronic Voting
Thu Jul. 27, 2006 6:04 PM PDT

Venezuela Buys Arms from Russia, Hints at a Nuke Program
Thu Jul. 27, 2006 4:39 PM PDT

"War is a total failure of the human spirit."
Thu Jul. 27, 2006 1:40 PM PDT

Exxon Posts $10 Billion Quarterly Profit
Thu Jul. 27, 2006 11:28 AM PDT

Think the Bush Administration Will Respect the Geneva Conventions Now?
Wed Jul. 26, 2006 6:17 PM PDT

Bush Administration's "Lethal Mistakes" at the Heart of the Middle East Crisis
Wed Jul. 26, 2006 1:24 PM PDT

In Beirut: Baby Carrots a Little Spongy
Wed Jul. 26, 2006 11:34 AM PDT

It's Getting "Warmer Than Average" in Here! (But Is Global Warming to Blame?)
Tue Jul. 25, 2006 4:17 PM PDT

Earmarks Are Like a Virus. In a Barrel. Of Pork.
Tue Jul. 25, 2006 2:14 PM PDT

The (Not So) Great Stem Cell Brain Drain
Tue Jul. 25, 2006 11:27 AM PDT

Pakistan? Plutonium Reactor? Oh, Sure.
Tue Jul. 25, 2006 9:17 AM PDT

Specter Bill To Sue Bush For Use of Signing Statements
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 11:30 PM PDT

New at Mother Jones: On the War in the Middle East
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 2:51 PM PDT

New Report: Abusive Techniques Were Authorized, Soldiers' Complaints Ignored
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 1:00 PM PDT

500 Tons of Squid Caught By Mistake in a Week. That's a Problem.
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 11:39 AM PDT

Lawyers: Bush Signing Statements "Contrary to the Rule of Law."
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 10:46 AM PDT

How the Supreme Court Struck Back At the Bush Administration
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 9:20 AM PDT

EU Agrees On Highly Restricted Stem Cell Funding
Mon Jul. 24, 2006 9:19 AM PDT

Democrats On Israel: Mouths Closed, Eyes Shut
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 3:31 PM PDT

Radicalism...in Switzerland!
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 1:35 PM PDT

"When dealing with people like Bolton, there is no room for dialogue."
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 1:05 PM PDT

Last Domestic Detainee Released -- 5 Years After the FBI Concluded He Was Innocent
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 12:14 PM PDT

GOP Needs More Than Rhetoric on Civil Rights
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 10:16 AM PDT

California OKs Stem Cell Research Funds
Fri Jul. 21, 2006 9:35 AM PDT

Few Editorials Find Fault With the Bombing of Beirut. Say What?
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 5:13 PM PDT

"I understand that many African Americans distrust my political party"
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 3:51 PM PDT

The Stem Cell World Remains Flat
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 1:49 PM PDT

Information: Bush Puts It Where the Sun Don't Shine
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 1:04 PM PDT

Bush's Strategy for Fixing This Shit
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 12:35 PM PDT

The Immorality of Congress On the Middle East War
Thu Jul. 20, 2006 12:15 PM PDT

Where You Vote Can Influence How You Vote
Wed Jul. 19, 2006 4:07 PM PDT

Iraq, Bush and Writing Long: Interview with Tom Engelhardt

Meet the man behind the obsessional, addictive Tomdispatch.

Tue Dec. 19, 2006 1:00 AM PST

The Permanent Energy Crisis: Interview with Michael T. Klare

On the costs and consequences of the United States' dependency on foreign oil

Mon Jun. 19, 2006 12:00 AM PDT

The Dolphin Defender: Hardy Jones on filmmaking and conservation

Filmmaker Hardy Jones on reasons for hope in a sea of troubles.

Wed Mar. 1, 2006 1:00 AM PST

Kwame Anthony Appiah on How to Be a Citizen of the World

A philosopher issues a call for a pragmatic, humane stance toward difference in a world of strangers.

Thu Feb. 23, 2006 1:00 AM PST

My Holy War: Jonathan Raban On Our New Era of Religious Ferocity

In a series of essays, a novelist examines our new era of "religious ferocity."

Thu Feb. 23, 2006 1:00 AM PST

Postwar: An Interview with Tony Judt

The fall of Communism didn't just change Europe's future; it transformed its past.

Tue Dec. 20, 2005 1:00 AM PST

Lawless World: How the US is wrecking international law

The United States is wrecking the international legal order?against its own interests.

Mon Dec. 19, 2005 1:00 AM PST

The Collapse of Globalism: An Interview with John Ralston Saul

The more extravagant promises of globalization theory have come to naught. Where do we go from here?

Wed Nov. 9, 2005 1:00 AM PST

Three Billion New Capitalists: Interview with Clyde Prestowitz

On current trends the US is headed for serious economic trouble.

Wed Nov. 9, 2005 1:00 AM PST

The Turks Today: An Interview with Andrew Mango

In time, Turkey will become a fully modern liberal democracy, E.U. membership or no.

Wed Oct. 26, 2005 12:00 AM PDT

Interview: Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century

Welcome to the New European Century

Tue Oct. 18, 2005 12:00 AM PDT

Steal This Vote: An Interview with Andrew Gumbel

The US electoral system is deeply dysfunctional?and always has been.

Tue Oct. 18, 2005 12:00 AM PDT

Hugo Chavez and His Bolivarian Revolution

A veteran Latin America correspondent on the past, present, and possible future of Venezuela's president.

Tue Oct. 4, 2005 12:00 AM PDT

Return to Greatness: An Interview with Alan Wolfe

Goodness isn't good enough, says Alan Wolfe. America is best when it strives for greatness.

Tue Apr. 19, 2005 12:00 AM PDT

Who She Was: An Interview With Samuel G. Freedman

A son's search for his mother's life—and for atonement

Wed Apr. 13, 2005 12:00 AM PDT

Free World

A British historian of the present ponders America, Europe and the future of the West.

Mon Nov. 22, 2004 1:00 AM PST

Nailing the Hammer: An Interview with Lou Dubose

A veteran Texas journalist ponders the astonishing rise -- and likely fall -- of Tom DeLay.

Wed Oct. 27, 2004 12:00 AM PDT

Media Event

The public may or may not care about the conventions, but the news media <i>loves</i> them.

Mon Jul. 26, 2004 12:00 AM PDT

Charles Lewis: Clipping the Presidential Price Tag

Yes, the Oval Office is for sale again, and Charles Lewis is back to tell the world who the buyers are.

Mon Mar. 29, 2004 1:00 AM PST

An Interview With Dan Perkins, aka Tom Tomorrow

Tomorrow's Modern World

January/February 2001 Issue

Day Early and a Dollar Short
May/June 1999 Issue

A Helping Hand
March/April 1999 Issue

Prison Keepsake
November/December 1998 Issue

Product Placement

Magnavox Remote Locator (Philips Electronics) .95

November/December 1998 Issue

Sailing Out

<I>The Nation</i> invites you and your favorite columnists on a fun-filled Caribbean fundraising cruise (please ignore the environmental violations and underpaid workers).

September/October 1998 Issue

Tobacco and Rupe

Secret documents show that Philip Morris loves Rupert Murdoch's tobacco-friendly media. That might explain why he's on their board.

Tue Aug. 25, 1998 12:00 AM PDT