The Good News About Robert Gates The Good News About Robert Gates
In September 2002, Arab League head Amr Mussa warned that an invasion of Iraq would "open the gates of Hell" in the Middle East. Four years later, with those gates--at least in I...
Nov 14, 2006 / The Nation
What Election? What Election?
Young people voted in larger numbers in the midterm election than they have in 20 years, but most remain disengaged. Sam Graham-Felsen and Ari Berman talk to the no-shows.
Nov 14, 2006 / Ari Berman and Sam Graham-Felsen
The Last Antiwar Poem The Last Antiwar Poem
Allen Ginsberg's "Wichita Vortex Sutra," written at the height of the Vietnam War, speaks with a jarring relevance today.
Nov 14, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rolf Potts
A Note to Markos Moulitsas A Note to Markos Moulitsas
Dear Markos, I see that you've decided to adopt The Nation's advertising policy. (Or, as you put it, "I'm stealing them for myself.") Markos, you didn't have to "steal" them! As...
Nov 14, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Russell Feingold Wants to Do Now What Russell Feingold Wants to Do Now
When a prominent political figure decides not to make an anticipated bid for the presidency, it is usually said that the exiting contender gave something up -- a chance to define ...
Nov 14, 2006 / John Nichols
Oversight Begins Oversight Begins
Last month, President Bush and His Congress snuck a provision into a military authorization bill that would put an end to the good work of the Special Inspector General for Iraq R...
Nov 14, 2006 / The Nation
A New Direction A New Direction
It's been so long since Democrats have won a sweeping Congressional election that many don't know quite how to feel. It might be instructive therefore to study the reaction of the...
Nov 14, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wanted: A Real Leader Wanted: A Real Leader
Steny Hoyer spouts Beltway conventional wisdom no matter what the cost to his party; Jack Murtha has the potential to help revise our national security and economic priorities. Is ...
Nov 14, 2006 / David Sirota
Murtha: “Iraq Is Crucial” Murtha: “Iraq Is Crucial”
If the election for House Majority Leader becomes a referendum on corruption, Jack Murtha loses, despite his opponent Steny Hoyer's numerous ties to K Street lobbyists. That's wh...
Nov 14, 2006 / The Nation
How the GOP Could Win How the GOP Could Win
On the darkest day for Republicans in decades, the GOP had one bright light: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who got more votes than any other candidate in his party on November 7 â&e...
Nov 14, 2006 / Jon Wiener