Funk Congress at an Impasse Funk Congress at an Impasse
GetUplicans deadlock with GetDownocrats.
Jul 30, 2006 / The Nation
The GOP’s Sleaziest Attack Campaign The GOP’s Sleaziest Attack Campaign
How low will Republicans go to try and hang onto control of Ohio, the swing state where their machinations secured the presidency for George W. Bush in 2004? Lower than reasonabl...
Jul 28, 2006 / John Nichols
You Can Keep the Faith You Can Keep the Faith
Major League Baseball's new "Faith Days" campaign is about more than family-friendly Christian entertainment with a twist of commerce.
Jul 28, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin
With Feathers With Feathers
In Lunacy, order and liberty wriggle with equal parts Poe and Sade. In Scoop, recycled sleuthing gags masquerade as timely satire.
Jul 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Global Village The Global Village
What does it mean to be from a place? In Monica Ali's new novel, Alentejo Blue, the collision of locals, expatriates and tourists shatters any simple answers to the question.
Jul 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Nell Freudenberger
A Burnt-Out Case A Burnt-Out Case
A new biography of Timothy Leary reveals the mixed-up sociopath behind the "turn on, tune in, drop out" mantra.
Jul 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Neal Pollack
The Sunkist Utopian The Sunkist Utopian
One hundred years ago, Upton Sinclair exposed the meatpacking industry. Three new books expose Sinclair as an activist dreamer with a messianic streak.
Jul 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
A Fight for the Party’s Soul A Fight for the Party’s Soul
The Lamont/Lieberman Democratic primary race is a referendum not only on the Iraq War but on a new vision for the Democratic Party.
Jul 27, 2006 / Feature / John Nichols
Too Late for Empire Too Late for Empire
Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn tha...
Jul 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
No Presents, Please No Presents, Please
The only thing more absurd than the wedding gift the British government just gave Katha Pollitt is the fact that our government denies gays such benefits.
Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt