Electronic Pen

Sharon Lerner Under the current healthcare system, many women have become a medical underclass. So why do so many oppose a healthcare overhaul?

Jeremy Scahill The mercenary firm has a long and dark history with the CIA. Were they Bush and Cheney's private hit men?

• Blackwater Still Armed in Iraq
• Video: Scahill on Countdown

Robert Dreyfuss Several car bombs exploded in Iraq on Wednesday, killing or injuring hundreds of innocent people. This comes as a devastating blow to the country's citizens now that US attention has been focused on Afghanistan's election.

William Greider After a brilliant beginning, President Obama appears to be abandoning his principles on healthcare by hedging on a public option. What should disappointed Democrats do?

• Ari Berman: Grassley & Baucus Hijack Healthcare

John Nichols A new poll shows most Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan. Isn't it time for Congress to check and balance President Obama's wrongheaded escalation of this fundamentally-flawed occupation?

Ann JonesThe upcoming election promises to be a farce, marred by backroom deals and voter fraud. Meanwhile, the US continues to militarize Afghanistan at an alarming rate.

John Nichols Infuriating, crude and often dead wrong--the late journalist also could leap across ideological, partisan and personal boundaries.

• Victor Navasky: The Rights of Journalists

Robert Dreyfuss The prospects for Afghanistan's election on Thursday are murky, at best. Not unlike Iraq, the country appears trapped in ethnic and sectarian politics.

Jeremy Scahill The private security company doesn't have a license to operate in Iraq, but the State Department continues to employ Erik Prince's armed mercenaries.