A Tepid Response to Bush’s Iraq Plea A Tepid Response to Bush’s Iraq Plea
The most pained look of the State of the Union night came from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice midway through President Bush's address. The President had just delivered the k...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
“Madam Speaker!” “Madam Speaker!”
For the first time in the 220-year history of the Republic, the appearance of President before a joint session of Congress was announced with the words: "Madam Speaker! The Presid...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
Cutting Off The Nonsense Cutting Off The Nonsense
So there are a bunch of proposals in the House and Senate aimed at using Congressional authority to stop Bush's escalation. Some, like the Kennedy-sponsored bill, would seem to pr...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
The Maya Survivors vs. Los Genocidios The Maya Survivors vs. Los Genocidios
An interview with Antonio Caba, a Maya activist working to hold ex-dictators accountable for one of the western hemisphere's most violent civil conflicts in the modern era.
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
Choice Up Front Choice Up Front
On the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the "We Had Abortions" campaign invites students to add their name to the growing list of women hoping to rid the abortion debate of shame and s...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
State of the What? State of the What?
State of the what? Let's see, 28%, 31%, 33%, 35%. That pretty much sums up the State of the President -- or, at least, of his ever more dismal approval ratings in four of the la...
Jan 23, 2007 / The Nation
Iraqi Millstone Round Bush’s Neck Iraqi Millstone Round Bush’s Neck
Coming into his sixth State of the Union address, Bush is politically weaker than ever before, and the cause is clear: Iraq. The most recent WaPo-ABC poll found that 51% of Ameri...
Jan 23, 2007 / The Nation
Election Starting Way Too Early Election Starting Way Too Early
Barack Obama -- born in 1961, therefore, by many calculations, a Baby Boomer -- is positioning himself -- with the help of pundits like John Broder of the New York Times, as the ...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Reason for Modest Hope Reason for Modest Hope
Shouldn't we pause to take note of the rare convergence that has unfolded in the Democrats' "early bird" contest for president? At this moment, the two hot candidates staring down...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Escalation Opponents Hold White House Vigil Escalation Opponents Hold White House Vigil
One of over a thousand anti-escalation events taking place around the country.
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation