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Pelosi Sides With Murtha For Withdrawal Pelosi Sides With Murtha For Withdrawal

The big news on any day when President Bush delivers a "major address" regarding Iraq is never what the commander-in-chief says. Bush has been on autopilot for so long now that he...

Dec 1, 2005 / John Nichols

Defend Free Speech on Campus Defend Free Speech on Campus

With thanks to both Nation columnist Katha Pollitt and a student from Hampton University who called me this morning and would like to remain anonymous, we wanted to alert Nation r...

Nov 30, 2005 / Peter Rothberg

Doing Time Doing Time

Republicans may want to reconsider their current efforts to curtail habeas corpus, since it looks like they are intent on taking over yet another branch of government, the federal...

Nov 29, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Al Franken Overrules Antonin Scalia Al Franken Overrules Antonin Scalia

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is, supposedly, a very smart man.Indeed, he is frequently referred to as the intellectual giant on the current highcourt. Yet, when Scalia wa...

Nov 28, 2005 / John Nichols

“The Rebel Jesus” “The Rebel Jesus”

Despite the worst efforts of Wal-Mart and its equally carnivorous competitors to hype up an earlier start, Thanksgiving Day still marks something akin to the official opening of t...

Nov 23, 2005 / John Nichols

Oppose Gutting of US Healthcare Oppose Gutting of US Healthcare

Watch Catapult Disgusted with the performance of the mainstream media when it comes to Iraq? Then click here to check out Catapult--a Quicktime video--and share it with your frie...

Nov 22, 2005 / Peter Rothberg

The Plight of Public Universities The Plight of Public Universities

There's a crisis in this country in higher education--and the House GOP's reckless fiscal policies are making it worse. To pay for the rebuilding costs associated with Hurricane K...

Nov 21, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Cities to End the War Cities to End the War

As the Iraq war debate rages in the capital, and polls show growing public frustration with the war, keep an eye on the growing groundswell of opposition in cities across the coun...

Nov 21, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Ice Age Has Ended The Ice Age Has Ended

"The ice age has ended in Washington," writes Tom Hayden. In the last twenty four hours, the momentum in Congress has shifted. "It's a flawed policy wrapped in an illusion" is how...

Nov 18, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Cheney Picks a Fight With a Marine Cheney Picks a Fight With a Marine

When Dick Cheney, a Wyoming congressman who had never served in the military and who had failed during his political career to gain much respect from those who wore the uniform he...

Nov 18, 2005 / John Nichols

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