It’s the War, Dummy It’s the War, Dummy
Ned Lamont keeps climbing. And Joe Lieberman keeps sinking. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Lamont leading Lieberman by 13 points, 54 to 41 percent among likely Democratic ...
Aug 3, 2006 / The Nation
Donkey Dysfunction Donkey Dysfunction
It's always nice to be validated by the Washington Post. A month ago I wrote a feature article for The Nation inquiring whether Democrats, particularly the DNC, had a sufficient ...
Aug 2, 2006 / The Nation
The Wedding Crasher The Wedding Crasher
Since www.beyondmarriage.org launched last week, there's been surging interest in our statement and ideas. The New York Times' Anemona Hartocollis mentioned it in a long story, "F...
Aug 1, 2006 / The Nation
Long, Hot Summer for Wal-Mart Long, Hot Summer for Wal-Mart
Anti-Wal-Mart activism is pushing some Democrats to speak out against the company's exploitative practices. While Leslie Dach and many other Democratic operatives are collecting f...
Aug 1, 2006 / The Nation
Strange Bedfellows in Iraq and Lebanon Strange Bedfellows in Iraq and Lebanon
Here's an ironic scenario: as Israel fights a proxy war against Hezbollah, the United States is propping up an Iraqi government that helped create the Lebanese militants. David C...
Aug 1, 2006 / The Nation
Lieberman Loses New York Times Backing Lieberman Loses New York Times Backing
Does it matter that The New York Times has endorsed anti-war challenger Ned Lamont over Senator Joe Lieberman in the August 8 Connecticut Democratic primary? Of course it does. ...
Jul 30, 2006 / The Nation
War-Torn Mideast Seeks Solace In Religion War-Torn Mideast Seeks Solace In Religion
Who knew?
Jul 30, 2006 / The Nation
Funk Congress at an Impasse Funk Congress at an Impasse
GetUplicans deadlock with GetDownocrats.
Jul 30, 2006 / The Nation
Democrats for Demagoguery Democrats for Demagoguery
I think it's time to start a new political party: Democrats for Demagoguery. I'll give you three examples of why. First there was the Dubai ports scandal. Sure, the uproar was ...
Jul 27, 2006 / The Nation
Whither the WTO Whither the WTO
The announcement from Geneva that the "Doha Round" negotiations for another global trade agreement is in "collapse" lacked high drama since impending failure was already clear to ...
Jul 26, 2006 / The Nation