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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

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