A Fierce Populism and the Soft Promise of “More Light” A Fierce Populism and the Soft Promise of “More Light”
DES MOINES -- Embracing the legacy of a grandfather who "worked the graveyard shift... in the mills," quoting Democratic icons Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and recounting t...
Jan 3, 2008 / John Nichols
The Race Begins The Race Begins
As Nation.com readers need no reminding, tomorrow residents of Iowa will become the first citizens in the country to weigh in on the presidential nominees. But not all residents o...
Jan 2, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Time for (Donna) Edwards to Win Time for (Donna) Edwards to Win
In this next month, it's understandable that attention will be paid 36/7 to what happens in Iowa, New Hampshire, and other early presidential primaries. But progressive democrats ...
Jan 2, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Don’t Forget Iraq Don’t Forget Iraq
Ring in the New Year with a commitment to nonviolent direct action to end the Iraq war and to prevent an extension of US military aggression to Iran and other countries. Startin...
Dec 31, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Most Valuable Progressives The Most Valuable Progressives
Let down by a dangerous Republican White House, a compromising Democratic Congress and a distracting and dysfunctional mainstream media, progressives persevered in 2007, laying th...
Dec 31, 2007 / John Nichols
Oprah Winfrey versus John Mellencamp Oprah Winfrey versus John Mellencamp
DES MOINES -- The announcement of John Mellencamp's Wednesday night show to cap the Iowa caucus campaign of John Edwards did not provoke the media frenzy that accompanied Oprah Wi...
Dec 31, 2007 / John Nichols
Bill Kristol Gets New York Times Op-Ed Slot Bill Kristol Gets New York Times Op-Ed Slot
Just shoot me. First, it was Sam Tanenhaus, conservative editor of the New York Times Book Review being put in charge of the News of the Week in Review section. That means one...
Dec 29, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Bush, Musharraf and the Slaying of Benazir Bhutto Bush, Musharraf and the Slaying of Benazir Bhutto
Minutes before she was assassinated in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto told a rally in Rawalpindi that, "I put my life in danger and came here because I feel this c...
Dec 28, 2007 / John Nichols
Taking Care of Caretaking Taking Care of Caretaking
This morning, TakeCareNet released the results of its survey of presidential candidates' positions on 26 public policies related to work, family, and caregiving. Co-sponsored b...
Dec 27, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Looking Forward, Looking Back Looking Forward, Looking Back
At the end of each year, I write to our 30,000 Nation Associates--readers who make contributions to the magazine that provide nearly 20 percent of all the magazine's revenue--repo...
Dec 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel