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Oh, Obama! Oh, Obama!

Personal Voice: "I know it is too early to make claims about his greatness or even his capacity to handle the job, but it is not too early to tell you how he makes me feel."

Feb 13, 2007 / The Nation

The Maya Survivors vs. Los Genocidios: Part Two The Maya Survivors vs. Los Genocidios: Part Two

The second half of an interview with Maya activist Antonio Caba on the fight of indigenous Guatemalans to pursue justice for the recent, unpunished genocide targeted at them.

Feb 13, 2007 / The Nation

Mother Tongue: Mother Jones’s new female co-editors on men, women, and journalism Mother Tongue: Mother Jones’s new female co-editors on men, women, and journalism

Mother Jones's new female co-editors on men, women, and journalism

Feb 13, 2007 / The Nation

Alfalfa Sprouts Dissent: Bush’s elite base turns against him at annual Alfalfa Club Dinner Alfalfa Sprouts Dissent: Bush’s elite base turns against him at annual Alfalfa Club Dinner

Bush's elite base turns against him at annual Alfalfa Club Dinner.

Feb 13, 2007 / The Nation

Sea No Evil: Americans should open their eyes to the reality of climate change. Sea No Evil: Americans should open their eyes to the reality of climate change.

Americans should open their eyes to the reality of climate change.

Feb 13, 2007 / The Nation

Conditioning the Funds Conditioning the Funds

The House today begins debate on a simple two paragraph non-binding resolution [pdf] opposing President Bush's escalation in Iraq. After the speeches this week, the real work of ...

Feb 13, 2007 / The Nation

Show Her the Money Show Her the Money

I've never met Drew Gilpin Faust, the new president of Harvard, and I confess to being unfamiliar with her work. But from what I've read about her, it sounds like Harvard made an ...

Feb 13, 2007 / The Nation

The Most Corrupt Bushies The Most Corrupt Bushies

Who are the 25 most corrupt officials in the Bush Administration? Where does one even start? With Scooter Libby, on trial for lying to federal investigators? David Safavian, the...

Feb 12, 2007 / The Nation

Surging into Hell Surging into Hell

So far, what exactly is surging in Iraq? US casualties, which are at a post-invasion high: According to an Associated Press analysis, more American troops were "killed in comb...

Feb 12, 2007 / The Nation

Circling the Square Circling the Square

The day before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president in Springfield, I was having breakfast in Chicago with my friend Paul Smith. Paul's what might be called an Obama...

Feb 12, 2007 / The Nation

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