The State of Healthcare The State of Healthcare
According to the Bush administration, the new health care plan that the President unveiled in the State of the Union address Tuesday would cover three million people who are curr...
Jan 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Press and the Watada Trial The Press and the Watada Trial
Also at stake in the trial of an Army officer who refuses to deploy to Iraq is the independence of the press.
Jan 23, 2007 / Feature / Marc Cooper
State of the What? State of the What?
State of the what? Let's see, 28%, 31%, 33%, 35%. That pretty much sums up the State of the President -- or, at least, of his ever more dismal approval ratings in four of the la...
Jan 23, 2007 / The Nation
Iraqi Refugees Find No Haven in US Iraqi Refugees Find No Haven in US
The 3 million refugees fleeing the Iraq war and insurgency will find no welcome mat here.
Jan 23, 2007 / Feature / Andrew Lam
A Tale of Two Coaches A Tale of Two Coaches
Kudos to Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy for being the first two black coaches to lead teams to the Superbowl. But hold the applause for the NFL.
Jan 23, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
State of the Union: Disapproval of Bush State of the Union: Disapproval of Bush
President Bush will use tonight's State of the Union address to make what White House Press Secretary Tony Snow refers to as "bold proposals" designed to appeal to Democrats. In ...
Jan 23, 2007 / John Nichols
Ending Folly in Iraq Ending Folly in Iraq
A recent CBS News poll reveals that over 70 percent of Americans believe President Bush should obtain congressional authorization before escalating the war in Iraq. And a new Was...
Jan 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraqi Millstone Round Bush’s Neck Iraqi Millstone Round Bush’s Neck
Coming into his sixth State of the Union address, Bush is politically weaker than ever before, and the cause is clear: Iraq. The most recent WaPo-ABC poll found that 51% of Ameri...
Jan 23, 2007 / The Nation
Election Starting Way Too Early Election Starting Way Too Early
Barack Obama -- born in 1961, therefore, by many calculations, a Baby Boomer -- is positioning himself -- with the help of pundits like John Broder of the New York Times, as the ...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Bush’s Sacrifice Bush’s Sacrifice
Bush is soft-pedaling the idea of sacrifice as a way of making his war palatable to ordinary Americans. But the tactic isn't working all that well.
Jan 22, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman