Bon Voyage, Rummy Bon Voyage, Rummy
In April of 2003, The Nation called for Donald Rumsfeld's resignation as Secretary of Defense. "The indictment has many counts," we wrote, "from misrepresenting the threat posed b...
Nov 15, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Mandate for Peace Mandate for Peace
As the midterm election approached, polls showed Iraq as the number one issue on voters' minds and the number one issue they expect the new Congress to quickly address. "Despite...
Nov 8, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Don’t Get Lost Don’t Get Lost
Where to VoteNation reader Keith Kritselis wrote in about a new website he's trying to publicize. The goal is simple and straightforward: to help voters find their polling place. ...
Nov 6, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Women’s Voices Women’s Voices
Most Nation readers don't need to be told that they should vote. But an astounding number of eligible Americans regularly forgo their electoral rights. Not many more than half o...
Nov 3, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
The Quiet Revolution The Quiet Revolution
Over the past quarter century, an increasingly influential legal movement on the far right has been working stealthily to impose a narrow social agenda on the broader body politic...
Oct 31, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Too Close to Call Too Close to Call
The state of South Dakota is the epicenter of efforts to turn back the clock on reproductive rights this election season. Earlier this year the state's legislature passed an abo...
Oct 23, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Salvaging Their Future Salvaging Their Future
You still sometimes hear periodic laments from progressives over the apathy of today's students in the face of major political turmoil. The Nation's investigations, however, have ...
Oct 19, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Teach the Children Well Teach the Children Well
Escalating violence in Iraq has resulted in the deaths of 24 US soldiers since Saturday, and the Pentagon just reported that IED attacks are taking place at an unprecedented rate....
Oct 5, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Stop Big Media (Again!) Stop Big Media (Again!)
Once again, media industry lobbyists and their allies on the Federal Communication Commission are working to revise the rules on media ownership to allow a single corporation to o...
Oct 2, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Choice for South Dakota Choice for South Dakota
Over the next week, pro-choice activists across the United States will hold potluck fundraisers to fight South Dakota's draconian abortion bill. The legislation, HB-1215, was sign...
Sep 29, 2006 / Peter Rothberg