Voices of Protest Voices of Protest
Peace activists and military families in DC Saturday were less angry than than resolute that the American people sent a clear signal in November to end the US occupation in Iraq.
Jan 30, 2007 / Feature / Karen Houppert
Senate Stalling on Iraq, Minimum Wage Senate Stalling on Iraq, Minimum Wage
The first thing the Senate did after the House overwhelmingly passed a minimum wage increase was to load up the bill with tax breaks for business. Then they began a seemingly endl...
Jan 30, 2007 / The Nation
Libby Trial: Fleischer Tags Libby and Confesses Leaking Libby Trial: Fleischer Tags Libby and Confesses Leaking
Taking the witness stand in the Scooter Libby trial on Monday, Ari Fleischer, President George W. Bush's former press secretary, could not rely on his old f...
Jan 30, 2007 / David Corn
Beyond Marriage: Love and the Law Beyond Marriage: Love and the Law
Pressure is building to expand the legal definition of family beyond the boundaries of gay or straight marriage.
Jan 30, 2007 / Feature / Beccah Golubock Watson
Chicago: This Is What Democracy Looks Like? Chicago: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
I ask this question not in reference to the anti-war protests this weekend in the nation's capital, but of the municipal elections here in Chicago. Every four years we have a camp...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
“Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War” “Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War”
Vice President Dick Cheney has made it clear that he does not believe Congress has much to say about the war in Iraq, in particular, or about foreign policy in general. With repea...
Jan 29, 2007 / John Nichols
Edwards’s Iran Problem Edwards’s Iran Problem
George W. Bush is upping the ante towards a war with Iran. And a number of prominent Democrats seem to be telling the President to go all in. Take one recent example: John Edwards...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
Kristolizing the (Neoconservative) Moment Kristolizing the (Neoconservative) Moment
The poisonous William Kristol's consistently wrong on Iraq. Why does he remain a media darling?
Jan 29, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Sounds of Silence The Sounds of Silence
Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.
Jan 29, 2007 / Walter Mosley
Pushing the Iraq Debate Pushing the Iraq Debate
Beyond merely opposing escalation, lawmakers are pushing tough measures to withdraw troops and defund the war.
Jan 29, 2007 / John Nichols