Chicago: This Is What Democracy Looks Like? Chicago: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
I ask this question not in reference to the anti-war protests this weekend in the nation's capital, but of the municipal elections here in Chicago. Every four years we have a camp...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
Edwards’s Iran Problem Edwards’s Iran Problem
George W. Bush is upping the ante towards a war with Iran. And a number of prominent Democrats seem to be telling the President to go all in. Take one recent example: John Edwards...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
Tancredo the Terrible Tancredo the Terrible
Rep. Tom Tancredo displays all the qualities of an ignorant, xenophobic racist and yet he has recently taken a stand against what he considers to be discrimination. Last week, the...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
The Forgotten American Dead The Forgotten American Dead
In an important study that has gotten too little attention, a demographer, William O'Hare, and a journalist, Bill Bishop, working with the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Ins...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
And the Winner Is…Iran And the Winner Is…Iran
The Washington Post tells us two things about Iran today, one that we knew and one that we didn't. First, the obvious: "Tehran's Influence Grows as Iraqis See Advantages." Second,...
Jan 26, 2007 / The Nation
Affirmative Action and Reaction in Michigan Affirmative Action and Reaction in Michigan
The University of Michigan tries to retain its commitment to diversity.
Jan 25, 2007 / The Nation
From Parking Lot to College Town? From Parking Lot to College Town?
A student-run website helps College Park, Maryland, re-invent itself.
Jan 25, 2007 / The Nation
Kerry Bows to Reality and Skips 2008 Run Kerry Bows to Reality and Skips 2008 Run
After a month that has seen more than a half-dozen of the Democratic Party's most prominent players announce plans to seek its presidential nomination--creating concern that comin...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
Webb for President? Webb for President?
Jim Webb's Democratic response to President Bush last night is drawing rave reviews--on the blogs, from television pundits and in the world of talk radio. "That response could do ...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
Webb to Bush: “We Will Be Showing Him the Way.” Webb to Bush: “We Will Be Showing Him the Way.”
Last year, Democrats chose newly elected Virginia Governor Tim Kaine to deliver the Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union address. Kaine barely mentioned the ...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation