Emperor Bush–As God, Mysterious and Omniscient Emperor Bush–As God, Mysterious and Omniscient
After a week in which Osama bin Laden offered truce terms and Bush decided that Iran is not such an evil axis that the UN can't peacefully curb its nuclear ambitions, I thought I'...
Jan 25, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Feingold: Alito Would Be “Dangerous Addition” to Court Feingold: Alito Would Be “Dangerous Addition” to Court
Not to be lost in the reporting on Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee vote to endorse the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to serve on the Supreme Court is the fact that U.S. Se...
Jan 24, 2006 / John Nichols
Saving Our Democracy Saving Our Democracy
On a glorious Saturday in New York, a spirited crowd of close to eight hundred people gathered inside the cavernous, subterranean Great Hall at New York's Cooper Union to hear Rep...
Jan 23, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
”What the President Ordered in This Case Was a Crime” ”What the President Ordered in This Case Was a Crime”
While Judge Sam Alito's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee has confirmed that he is not one of their number, a dwindling cadre of public servants still take seriousl...
Jan 23, 2006 / John Nichols
Talking to the Brooklyn Rail Talking to the Brooklyn Rail
I recently sat for an interview with Ted Hamm, the founder and editor of the Brooklyn Rail, a non-profit journal featuring "critical perspectives on arts, politics and culture." C...
Jan 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bridging Theory and Practice Bridging Theory and Practice
I'm just back from Chicago, where The Nation staged a couple of days of student-related events at the University of Chicago and Northwestern in nearby Evanston; the highlight was ...
Jan 22, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Sweet Victory: Progressive Caucuses Sweep the States Sweet Victory: Progressive Caucuses Sweep the States
As you'll see in our special "Alternative State of the Union" issue, courageous and principled members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are fighting to reclaim the soul of ...
Jan 21, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Toward a Sensible Immigration Policy Toward a Sensible Immigration Policy
For those concerned about human rights, it's easy to see why undocumented immigrants in the United States need legal protection. But it's still a challenge to make the case for im...
Jan 18, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Gore’s Challenge to Congress and the Media Gore’s Challenge to Congress and the Media
Al Gore did not use the "I" word. But the former vice president did use his Martin Luther King Day speech in Washington to declare that: "A president who breaks the law is a threa...
Jan 17, 2006 / John Nichols
Sammy, We Hardly Knew Ya Sammy, We Hardly Knew Ya
For a man reported to have such a sharp legal mind, Judge Samuel Alito was certainly comfortable with his own ignorance, saying, "I don't know" 29 times during the hearings. Desp...
Jan 16, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel