Another New Policy for Iraq Another New Policy for Iraq
Once again, God help us, Bush follows his gut.
Jan 4, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Democratic Anomaly A Democratic Anomaly
When senators leave office, voters should choose their replacements.
Jan 4, 2007 / John Nichols
Destabilizing the Horn Destabilizing the Horn
Undeterred by blunders in Iraq, Bush opens another battlefront in Somalia.
Jan 4, 2007 / Salim Lone
Ford, Nixon, The Nation Ford, Nixon, The Nation
The story behind the story of Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon.
Jan 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
The Saddam Spectacle The Saddam Spectacle
A videotaped hanging does not bring justice to Saddam's victims, living or dead.
Jan 4, 2007 / Bruce Shapiro
Murtha: No Surge For Bush Murtha: No Surge For Bush
In the first really bold move of the new Congress, Jack Murtha told Arianna Huffington in an interview published today that he plans to block Bush's plan to escalate the war in Ir...
Jan 4, 2007 / The Nation
The Year of the Democratic Woman The Year of the Democratic Woman
History will be made on Thursday morning with the US Capitol serving as a backdrop as Nancy Pelosi is sworn in as the first woman Speaker of the House. Pelosi was unanimously ele...
Jan 4, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Decca–Still Raising a Ruckus Decca–Still Raising a Ruckus
Berkeley, Calif.
Jan 3, 2007 / Our Readers and Charles Taylor
Join the Marines… for the Summer Join the Marines… for the Summer
The other day, the college-age daughter of a friend received an e-letter from a Marine Corps Officer Selection Officer, inviting her to "an awesome summer training program called ...
Jan 3, 2007 / The Nation
Heck-of -a-Job Myers? Heck-of -a-Job Myers?
The ICE chief's comments about immigration and unions raise troubling questions. Congress should seek answers.
Jan 3, 2007 / Feature / Rick Perlstein