Where’s the Plan, Democrats? Where’s the Plan, Democrats?
Elections are decided by message, money and mobilization. The Democrats' choice of tactics for the latter may determine not only the outcome of the '06 elections but the party's fu...
Jun 28, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman
The Coming Ballot Meltdown The Coming Ballot Meltdown
Ohio is the bellwether for the nation's electoral health and the prognosis is bad. Error-ridden e-voting, draconian restrictions and widespread incompetence could cause another Nov...
Jun 28, 2006 / Feature / Andrew Gumbel
Mommy Wars, Round 587 Mommy Wars, Round 587
Antifeminists engage in moral discourse while feminists tend to speak in the language of personal choice. But what happens when choice is a bad idea--for yourself, other women or s...
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Temple of Mammon, Planet of Doom Temple of Mammon, Planet of Doom
As we head into Summer 2006, the world capitalist system is out of control.
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Historical Note Historical Note
For once, the President tells the truth.
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Project Corpus Callosum Project Corpus Callosum
The winner of the first-ever Nation Student Writing Contest.
Jun 28, 2006 / Sarah Stillman
Barbara Epstein Barbara Epstein
In 1963 a handful of distinguished literary intellectuals launched The New York Review of Books as an antidote to the lackluster prose and middlebrow sensibility of the New Yor...
Jun 28, 2006 / The Editors
Harlan County Blues Harlan County Blues
Life remains cheap in the coalfields of Appalachia because of the Bush Administration's incompetence and neglect in the face of human and environmental tragedy.
Jun 28, 2006 / Erik Reece
Chilling the Press Chilling the Press
Did the New York Times violate the Espionage Act by publishing reports of government secret spying program? A controversial essay in Commentary has provided intellectual ammunition...
Jun 28, 2006 / Scott Sherman
The President’s Jihad The President’s Jihad
The Bush Administration's jihad against newspapers that reported on a secret program to monitor the personal-banking records of unsuspecting citizens is more important than the ori...
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer