The Experts on Iraq The Experts on Iraq
Some years ago Nation patriarch Victor Navasky and his sometime collaborator in mischief Chris Cerf published The Experts Speak: The Definitive Guide to Authoritative Misinformati...
Oct 11, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Five Years On…. Five Years On….
This week marks the fifth anniversary of Congress's vote to authorize the Bush Administration to overthrow the government of Iraq by military force. The Nation opposed the war aut...
Oct 10, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The “Draft Gore” Moment The “Draft Gore” Moment
Al Gore may well win a Nobel Peace Prize this week, which is no small accomplishment. But the more relentless of the former vice president's political proponents are saying, "Why ...
Oct 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Mitt Romney Goes All Alberto Gonzales on the Constitution Mitt Romney Goes All Alberto Gonzales on the Constitution
Call it the Alberto Gonzales approach to the system of checks and balances. Asked whether he would obey the Constitution and consult Congress before sending US troops into combat...
Oct 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Dems Fail Litmus Test Dems Fail Litmus Test
The Washington Post reported today that Sen. Harry Reid has informed private-equity funds that the Senate will not be closing the obscenely inequitable tax loophole that allows meg...
Oct 9, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Many Times Can a Country Lose its Innocence? How Many Times Can a Country Lose its Innocence?
I've been thinking recently about the many ways in which we conceal from ourselves the truths we know we know. At the Shocked, Shocked conference at NYU on Saturday -- the sub...
Oct 8, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Moscow Remembers Politkovskaya Moscow Remembers Politkovskaya
Heidi Hoogerbeets, a graduate student at Columbia University's Harriman Institute, traveled to Moscow last week to participate in memorial events for the courageous Russian journa...
Oct 8, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
George McGovern Backs Clinton George McGovern Backs Clinton
The sense that New York Senator Hillary Clinton presidential campaign is going from strength to strength grew Sunday as a new Des Moines Register poll showed her moving into the l...
Oct 8, 2007 / John Nichols
Bush v. Children Bush v. Children
The State Children's Health Insurance Program was created by the federal government in 1997 to provide medical insurance coverage for children of families with annual incomes too ...
Oct 7, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
What Democracy Looks Like in Costa Rica What Democracy Looks Like in Costa Rica
Americans may have forgotten what democracy looks like. Our current president was chosen in 2000 not by the voters -- Al Gore won the popular vote by a comfortable margin of more...
Oct 5, 2007 / John Nichols