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Sister Act Sister Act

Yesterday I posted about one of the more disturbing fallouts from the push for gay marriage -- right-wing attempts to use state DOMAs to strike down domestic violence protections ...

Sep 6, 2006 / The Nation

Designated Driver Designated Driver

Sometimes, if you want to get reality straight, it pays to read pieces in our press with care and to the end. Take a recent New York Times piece by Richard A. Oppel Jr., headline...

Sep 5, 2006 / The Nation

Dead as Horse Meat Dead as Horse Meat

Immigration reform is off until after the '06 elections. Security and mortgage moms are bolting the GOP. The conventional wisdom in Washington is that Democrats will take back the...

Sep 5, 2006 / The Nation

What a New Mason-Dixon Poll Reveals What a New Mason-Dixon Poll Reveals

A new and interesting poll out of the Florida governor's race suggests how (1) a broad-based, quasi-populist economic message has legs this election season; and (2) how those 2004...

Sep 5, 2006 / The Nation

Christian Conservatives for Domestic Violence? Christian Conservatives for Domestic Violence?

When a raft of state defense of marriage amendments (DOMAs) passed in 2004, observers (including yours truly) warned that such amendments would not just ban gay marriage but also ...

Sep 5, 2006 / The Nation

Fight For the Internet Freedom Heats Up Fight For the Internet Freedom Heats Up

Congress is about to return to Washington this week after taking a long summer break for campaigning and before taking a long fall break for campaigning. During the brief period ...

Sep 4, 2006 / The Nation

Five Poems by Ko Un Five Poems by Ko Un

Two beggars sharing a meal of the food they've been given The new moon shines intensely *

Aug 31, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Arnold Breaks with Bush on Global Warming Arnold Breaks with Bush on Global Warming

California's Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cleanly broke with the White House yesterday by reaching a broad agreement with state Dems to severely cap greenhouse gas em...

Aug 31, 2006 / The Nation

Bush Hushes Nation Bush Hushes Nation

He asks citizens "to quiet down for just one minute" so he could have "a chance to think."

Aug 30, 2006 / The Nation

Tunnel Vision Tunnel Vision

Mr Rumsfeld: ARE we safer, more secure today? NO. Look around the world. You can--once again--pull out that tired page from your playbook and try to divert attention from this adm...

Aug 30, 2006 / The Nation

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