Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency Pentagon Papers Figure Bids for Presidency
In the tradition of the late Paul Tsongas, the former Massachusetts senator who in 1991 launched a decidedly uphill run for the Democratic presidential nomination and succeeded in...
Apr 14, 2006 / John Nichols
Stamps for Peace/H.O.P.E. for Darfur Stamps for Peace/H.O.P.E. for Darfur
Giving voice to the majority of Americans who support the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, the antiwar coalition Bring Them Home Now! has created a thirty-nine cent postage sta...
Apr 13, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Talking Sense On Iran Talking Sense On Iran
What will the U.S. do about Iran? Sanction? Bomb? Invade? How about... nothing. That's right, nothing.
Apr 12, 2006 / John Nichols
Haditha, Iraq Haditha, Iraq
As the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday, this much is known to be true: On November 19, after a roadside bomb killed Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 15 Iraqi civilians – inclu...
Apr 12, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush’s Crumbling “Coalition” in Iraq Bush’s Crumbling “Coalition” in Iraq
"We have won, and now we have to start working to implement our program and unify the country," Romano Prodi told Italians after the official count confirmed from that country's n...
Apr 11, 2006 / John Nichols
It’s the Cover-Up It’s the Cover-Up
After all the breathless suspense, after all the effort federal agents spent trying to seal a national security breach, after all the fingers were pointed directly at the Vice-Pre...
Apr 11, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
IRS Privacy Nightmare IRS Privacy Nightmare
The IRS has quietly proposed astounding new rules which would allow tax preparers to sell the contents of their client's tax returns to third-party businesses, as long as a requis...
Apr 10, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
When Will Democrats Break With Bush? When Will Democrats Break With Bush?
In light of the news that President Bush authorized a top Administration aide to use previously classified information as part of an orchestrated political attack on a prominent c...
Apr 10, 2006 / John Nichols
No Turning Back No Turning Back
This week The Nation's lead editorial argues that progressives should join forces with immigrant advocates to create a broad social movement placing the rights of immigrants at th...
Apr 8, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
$13,700 an Hour $13,700 an Hour
Last Sunday, the New York Times reported that--for the first time--a full-time worker earning minimum wage cannot afford a one-bedroom apartment anywhere in America at market rate...
Apr 7, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel