Edwards Lied! Who Cares? Edwards Lied! Who Cares?
Yes, it's a disappointing surprise, especially to fans of his wife Elizabeth, that John Edwards has admitted that the National Enquirer got it right when it reported he'd been hav...
Aug 8, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Election Shocker! Election Shocker!
Biblical scholars in Colorado Springs have uncovered startling evidence that Senator John McCain may be the Antichrist. Their conclusions, while highly controversial, may have a d...
Aug 8, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Losing the Human Rights Olympics Losing the Human Rights Olympics
When the International Olympic Committee formally awarded Beijing the privilege of hosting the 2008 Olympic Games seven years ago, they accepted assurances from the historically r...
Aug 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Is it Obama-Bayh? Is it Obama-Bayh?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrives in Indiana at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night and he will remain in the state until 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The question of the day is...
Aug 5, 2008 / John Nichols
Stealth Assault on Reproductive Rights Stealth Assault on Reproductive Rights
When pro-choicers accuse anti-choicers of being anti-contraception they're often taken as crying wolf -- even though no anti-choice organization explicitly endorses birth contr...
Aug 4, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Counter Terror With Justice Counter Terror With Justice
On June 12, the Supreme Court issued the landmark ruling Boumediene v. Bush, which affirmed that detainees at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to the Constitutional right of habeas cor...
Aug 4, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Seeking a Health Care for All Platform Seeking a Health Care for All Platform
Progressive Democrats of America continues its campaign to add a firm commitment to universal health care to the 2008 Democratic platform. PDA activists were at the platform commi...
Aug 4, 2008 / John Nichols
Take Back the Tap Take Back the Tap
This video by Elizabeth Klein of the University of Cincinnati was the recent winner of the I *Heart* Tap Water Student Video Contest. The contest is a part of Food & Water Watc...
Aug 1, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Democratic Platform Should Commit to Real Reform Democratic Platform Should Commit to Real Reform
The Democratic Party will get serious about the platform-writing the process, as hearings of the 2008 convention's platform committee kick off in Cleveland. But not too serious. ...
Aug 1, 2008 / John Nichols
The Crisis in Pakistan The Crisis in Pakistan
Here's a choice for would be foreign policy makers: is the solution to the current crisis in Pakistan (a) a comprehensive Pakistan-India accord, with full Iranian and Russian supp...
Aug 1, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss