Rally Round(about): What are we here for? Absolutely everything! Rally Round(about): What are we here for? Absolutely everything!
What are we here for? Absolutely everything!
Nov 6, 2006 / The Nation
South Dakota Surprise South Dakota Surprise
The most surprising story in this year's round of marriage amendments undoubtedly belongs to South Dakota (click here for other dispatches). Home to just 750,000 folks (89% white,...
Nov 6, 2006 / The Nation
November Surprise, the Sequel November Surprise, the Sequel
Are we really surprised? The Saddam Hussein verdict, scheduled for October 16 and then suddenly delayed last month (supposedly because the Iraqi special tribunal needed more time...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
Early Obituary Early Obituary
Call me traditional, but I think it is still a little early to write a death notice for Republican prospects in Tuesday's elections. The polls and trends favor the Democrats, but ...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
‘C-List Celebrity Killer’ Leaves Police Enthusiastically Guessing Who’s Next ‘C-List Celebrity Killer’ Leaves Police Enthusiastically Guessing Who’s Next
Following Thursday's gruesome discovery of the remains of former Blossom star Joey Lawrence, law enforcement officials are feverishly speculating on the identity of the killer's ne...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
Rumsfeld: ‘My Half-Assed Job Here Is Done’ Rumsfeld: ‘My Half-Assed Job Here Is Done’
November 8, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC--After nearly six years of much-publicized service as Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon, ...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
The Death of the “Values Voter” The Death of the “Values Voter”
Since the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its ruling on same-sex unions, Bush and the religious right have amped up their gay-baiting rhetoric in a last ditch effort to turn out s...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
A Referendum on Rumsfeld A Referendum on Rumsfeld
George Bush brought it upon himself. He could have seen out the 2006 campaign season without discussing the fact that no one – with the exception of some joker who rode out the...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
Neo Culpa Neo Culpa
As I left work yesterday, on the eve of this referendum on the Bush Administration's failed, disastrous policies--especially the neocon-led invasion of Iraq, I got a PR email blas...
Nov 4, 2006 / The Nation
Soldiers Get Political Soldiers Get Political
Vote Vets, a coalition of soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, have produced three of the best and most powerful tv ads of this political season. These ads show how prof...
Nov 3, 2006 / The Nation