Standing Against an Unjust War Standing Against an Unjust War
A Quaker activist explains why the war in Iraq is not only illegal, but morally indefensible.
Stop the Waffling Stop the Waffling
Democrats should take a page from the GOP playbook and back candidates willing to stand up for their values, rather than wasting their money, time and votes on those who won't.
Jul 5, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
New Jersey Showdown New Jersey Showdown
As New Jersey government plunges into fiscal and constitutional crisis over a proposed sales tax, lawmakers must stop playing politics with the public good and get serious about p...
Jul 5, 2006 / Feature / Gov. Jon Corzine
Disputed Election Raises Tensions in Mexico Disputed Election Raises Tensions in Mexico
Memories of a stolen 1988 election cloud the political landscape, as voters await results of the disputed presidential election.
Joe Lieberman’s Connecticut Problem Joe Lieberman’s Connecticut Problem
What was the "soundbite line" from the press conference where Senator Joe Lieberman announced that he may cut and run to an "unaffiliated" ballot line if Connecticut Democrats don...
Jul 3, 2006 / John Nichols
Lieberman To Go Indie? And Why Hillary Should Care Lieberman To Go Indie? And Why Hillary Should Care
Here's something that Hillary Clinton should care about: Senator Joe Lieberman
Jul 3, 2006 / David Corn
“Crimes which would Disgrace a Nation of Savages” “Crimes which would Disgrace a Nation of Savages”
July 4 is typically a day for patriotic speeches about America's greatness. But, as Eric Foner pointed out in The Nation two years ago, it's also been a day for "eloquent indictm...
Jul 3, 2006 / The Nation
A July Fourth Declaration A July Fourth Declaration
It is clear that the American Constitution is in grave danger. It is time to make the defense of the Constitution a national theme for all candidates in this year's electoral cont...
Jul 2, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
For His Eyes Only: Bush’s Secret Crimes For His Eyes Only: Bush’s Secret Crimes
By blindly accepting Bush's expansion of state secrets claims, the courts are allowing the executive branch to operate above the law, putting the core principles of our democracy a...
Jul 2, 2006 / Feature / Michael Ratner
Shifting Winds on Iraq Shifting Winds on Iraq
Peace sentiments are rising among the American public and even in the much-divided Democrats. What does this mean for electoral politics and for the course of a war that seems to h...
Jul 2, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden