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Lamar Smith’s Would-Be Banana Republic Lamar Smith’s Would-Be Banana Republic

Just when 600,000 permanent residents of the District of Columbia were about to receive voting representation (you remember it, Lamar – that thing we fought the King of England ...

Mar 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Al Gore, Global Statesman Al Gore, Global Statesman

America has lacked a real leader for so long, it comes as a shock to see someone as visionary as Gore speak clearly to Congress about the climate crisis.

Mar 23, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

House Backs Pelosi’s Iraq Spending Bill House Backs Pelosi’s Iraq Spending Bill

After weeks of bitter wrangling, the House voted Friday for Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to attach benchmarks and an exit timeline to funding for the continuation of the Iraq War. ...

Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation

Iraq: Innocent Targets Iraq: Innocent Targets

Iraqi youth cope with violence, insecurity and militias under the U.S. occupation -- WireTap hears from two survivors.

Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation

Lee, Woolsey, Waters, Watson Clear Way For Pelosi Bill Lee, Woolsey, Waters, Watson Clear Way For Pelosi Bill

Progressive opposition to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to give President Bush the money he seeks to maintain the war in Iraq for at least another year -- but to attach benchm...

Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation

Take this McJob, and… Take this McJob, and…

"An unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, esp. one created by the expansion of the service sector." That's The Oxford English Dictionary's definition of "McJob," a term...

Mar 22, 2007 / The Nation

Goodbye, Baltimore Goodbye, Baltimore

In a kinetic and searching memoir, Ace of Spades, David Matthews confronts the identity questions that bedeviled him growing up biracial.

Mar 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kate Levin

Mr. Dynamite Splits Mr. Dynamite Splits

A poem in tribute to the passing of James Brown.

Mar 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Sayers Ellis

Veiled Intolerance Veiled Intolerance

A batch of new books describe how European governments have dealt with Muslim immigrants and citizens since 9/11.

Mar 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin

The Elizabeth Edwards Campaign The Elizabeth Edwards Campaign

John Edwards is still in the running. But his campaign will be different from here on out. On Thursday morning, as word spread that his wife, Elizabeth, has suffered an extremel...

Mar 22, 2007 / John Nichols

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