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Showing Bush the Way Showing Bush the Way

Jim Webb's gutsy response to Bush's unconvincing State of the Union message bodes well for the Democratic Party.

Jan 29, 2007 / The Editors

The Politics of Motherhood The Politics of Motherhood

Today's New York Times has a cover story about women politicians and the politics of motherhood. As a woman, a wife, a mother, a step-grandmother of four, and the editor of ...

Jan 29, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tancredo the Terrible Tancredo the Terrible

Rep. Tom Tancredo displays all the qualities of an ignorant, xenophobic racist and yet he has recently taken a stand against what he considers to be discrimination. Last week, the...

Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation

The Forgotten American Dead The Forgotten American Dead

In an important study that has gotten too little attention, a demographer, William O'Hare, and a journalist, Bill Bishop, working with the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Ins...

Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation

Remembrance: Ryszard Kapuscinski Remembrance: Ryszard Kapuscinski

The Polish writer who died January 23 chronicled coups and revolutions with eloquence and compassion; empathy was his most potent journalistic tool.

Jan 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Magdalena Rittenhouse

Will Congress Reform Wretched Executive Excess? Will Congress Reform Wretched Executive Excess?

Outrage over excessive rewards for incompetent executives could spark the Democratic Congress to action.

Jan 28, 2007 / Morton Mintz

A Pillar of American Justice A Pillar of American Justice

The legal philosophy of Louis Brandeis illuminates some of the compelling legal issues of our own times.

Jan 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles A. Miller

DC Marchers Challenge Congress to End War DC Marchers Challenge Congress to End War

Actor Sean Penn summed up the new energy -- and the new focus -- of the anti-war movement Saturday, when he turned George Bush's own words against the president. Just hours after...

Jan 28, 2007 / John Nichols

Korea-US Trade Pact Headed for Trouble Korea-US Trade Pact Headed for Trouble

South Korea is bristling over terms of the Bush Administration's proposed free-trade agreement, and so are progressives in Congress.

Jan 27, 2007 / Feature / Mark Winne

March for Peace, Accountability March for Peace, Accountability

Hundreds of thousands of antiwar demonstrators will take to the streets this weekend in a surge for peace that is long overdue. The message of these demonstrations is not directe...

Jan 26, 2007 / John Nichols

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