The Most Vital Political Statement of 2006 The Most Vital Political Statement of 2006
We have entered the ugly season of the political cycle, the time when election day looms close enough that politicians, parties and pundits are willing to utter just about any cla...
Oct 21, 2006 / John Nichols
Marie Antoinette, the Upspeak Version Marie Antoinette, the Upspeak Version
It doesn't matter that Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette is a dreadful film, but it is alarming that the past is increasingly seen as a place in which the most important thing of al...
Oct 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mark Steel
A Nice Round Number A Nice Round Number
If there's one thing the media loves, it's a nice round number. Unlessyou had chosen this week to play Henry Thoreau, you probably noticed thatthe United States population passed ...
Oct 20, 2006 / The Nation
Trudeau (Continued) Trudeau (Continued)
Good to see that CBS.news picked up my recent Editor's Cut regarding Gary Trudeau's wonderful, inspired project, The Sandbox. That posting led to this very moving comment from a...
Oct 20, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Swiftboating MoveOn Swiftboating MoveOn
In 2004, Houston multimillionaire Bob Perry was the largest donor to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. In 2006, he's using his money to "swift boat" MoveOn.org. Perry's given $1...
Oct 20, 2006 / The Nation
Pat Tillman’s Legacy Pat Tillman’s Legacy
As the elections approach, a former soldier, grieving the friendly-fire death of his brother in combat, asks: How has the most respected country in the world become so irrational, ...
Oct 20, 2006 / Kevin Tillman
Conservative Realism or Disingenuous Callousness? Conservative Realism or Disingenuous Callousness?
Last week, The Nation and The National Interest held a public discussion to explore whether these days foreign policy realists of the right co...
Oct 20, 2006 / David Corn
Heck of a Job, Maliki! Heck of a Job, Maliki!
In some ways, amid the internecine bloodletting, torture, spiking American casualties, death-dealing confusion, general mayhem, and especially the recent coup rumors that Robert D...
Oct 20, 2006 / The Nation
The Queen Is Dead The Queen Is Dead
Reviews from the New York Film Festival, including Marie Antoinette, Climate, 49 Up and more.
Oct 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Lamont vs. Lieberman, Round 2 Lamont vs. Lieberman, Round 2
Lamont now lags behind Liebermans, but the Connecticut electorate is so volatile that the outcome is far from certain.
Oct 20, 2006 / Feature / Bruce Shapiro