Refusing to Swallow the Spin Refusing to Swallow the Spin
No one is going to suggest that the mainstream media that spent much of the last week of a critical national election campaign focusing on a non-candidate's failed attempt to tell...
Nov 7, 2006 / John Nichols
Voter Protection Resources Voter Protection Resources
With the need for democracy promotion at home all to clear – particularly voter protection in the face of new Jim Crow-like suppression tactics – many groups are responding t...
Nov 7, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Missing on Affirmative Action: Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate Missing on Affirmative Action: Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate
Lazy and deceptive rhetoric hides realities in the debate.
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
Gambling Ban a Bust:History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet Gambling Ban a Bust:History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet
History will prove folding on online gaming to be a bad bet.
Nov 7, 2006 / The Nation
NBA: The Political Season NBA: The Political Season
Take time out to acknowledge the return of the NBA--and the beginning of a political season of sorts for NBA players with a social conscience.
Nov 6, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin
Rally Round(about): What are we here for? Absolutely everything! Rally Round(about): What are we here for? Absolutely everything!
What are we here for? Absolutely everything!
Nov 6, 2006 / The Nation
Questionable Verdict Questionable Verdict
Even the most naive American voter cannot be expected to see the morally, legally and politically questionable death sentence given to Saddam Hussein a milestone in the Bush Admin...
Nov 6, 2006 / Richard Falk
GOP’s Desperation Tactics GOP’s Desperation Tactics
A volunteer was handing out campaign literature for John Hall at a local grocery store in New York's 19th District yesterday. He received a conspicuous response from several vote...
Nov 6, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
South Dakota Surprise South Dakota Surprise
The most surprising story in this year's round of marriage amendments undoubtedly belongs to South Dakota (click here for other dispatches). Home to just 750,000 folks (89% white,...
Nov 6, 2006 / The Nation
The Tracks of My Tears The Tracks of My Tears
Penelope Cruz shines in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver; James Longley's Iraq in Fragments is a repository of small truths.
Nov 6, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans