Behind the Edwards Surge: Right Message at the Right Time Behind the Edwards Surge: Right Message at the Right Time
Much was made of Illinois Senator Barack Obama's superb speech to a huge crowd of Iowa Democrats at the mid-November Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines. Without a doubt, i...
Dec 26, 2007 / John Nichols
“On the Side of the Rebel Jesus” “On the Side of the Rebel Jesus”
The finest Christmas songs are never just Christmas songs. Though linked by reference of sentiment to the Christmastide, they are sufficiently universal in their themes to have m...
Dec 24, 2007 / John Nichols
The MVP of 2007 The MVP of 2007
My colleague Joan Connell's end-of-year review highlighted those issues that Nation.com readers found of most importance during the course of this past year of alarming news and ...
Dec 21, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Women’s Voices, Women Vote Women’s Voices, Women Vote
In 2004, 20 million unmarried women – single, divorced, separated or widowed – didn't vote. In 2006, that number was 30 million. Depressing? Yes. But in 2008, these women are ...
Dec 20, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Throw Out the Rules Throw Out the Rules
Despite the furious efforts of media activists, this past Tuesday the FCC approved new rules that will unleash a flood of media concentration across America. The new rules will fu...
Dec 20, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
FCC Votes for Monopoly, Congress Must Vote for Democracy FCC Votes for Monopoly, Congress Must Vote for Democracy
The Federal Communications Commission has, as expected, voted along party lines to approve the demand of Rupert Murdoch and other communications-industry moguls for a loosening of...
Dec 18, 2007 / John Nichols
Burger King as Scrooge Burger King as Scrooge
Farm workers who toil to pick tomatoes for Burger King's sandwiches earn 40 to 50 cents for every 32-pound bucket of tomatoes they pick, a rate that has not risen significantly in...
Dec 18, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
A Political Fight Brews Over FCC Rule Changes A Political Fight Brews Over FCC Rule Changes
No matter what the Federal Communications Commission does today with regard to media ownership -- and it is likely to do the wrong thing -- members of Congress are ready to push b...
Dec 18, 2007 / John Nichols
New Jersey Leads on Capital Punishment New Jersey Leads on Capital Punishment
Today Governor Jon Corzine signed into law a bill that ends capital punishment in New Jersey. "This is a day of progress for us and for the millions of people across our nation an...
Dec 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Christmas for Big Media Christmas for Big Media
In less than 24 hours, Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin plans to hold a vote on rules that will let the largest media companies swallow up more local newspa...
Dec 17, 2007 / Peter Rothberg