Obama Attacked for Being Right About Afghanistan Obama Attacked for Being Right About Afghanistan
The Republican National Committee has for some time now made itself the mouthpiece for extreme pro-war rhetoric, despite the fact that substantial numbers of Republicans – some ...
Aug 19, 2007 / John Nichols
The Enormous Cost of War The Enormous Cost of War
The National Priorities Project (NPP), a research organization that analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand how their tax dollars are spent, continues to...
Aug 17, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Exxon vs. Reason Exxon vs. Reason
I've written before about efforts to force ExxonMobile to join the growing mainstream Big Oil acceptance of the need for renewable energy. Well, there have been some successes but...
Aug 17, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Worst House Speaker in American History The Worst House Speaker in American History
Dennis Hastert, who served eight years as the most lamentable Speaker of the House in the chamber's history, began a slow exit from the Congress Friday. It was on that day that th...
Aug 16, 2007 / John Nichols
Defending Dr. Tiller (Part 2) Defending Dr. Tiller (Part 2)
Last week after reading a post by Cara at Feministing I wrote about Dr. Tiller's case in Kansas and asked Nation readers to support him and his cause. (Thanks to the many of you w...
Aug 15, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Americans Against Escalation in Iraq Americans Against Escalation in Iraq
This summer, Americans Against Escalation in Iraq – a broad coalition of advocacy organizations and political action committees from across the political spectrum – has launch...
Aug 14, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Karl Rove: The Machiavelli Who Failed Karl Rove: The Machiavelli Who Failed
Karl Rove's never-particularly brilliant career as a manipulator of the political processes of the nation will end as it began: mired in scandal and failure. As a brash 26-year-o...
Aug 13, 2007 / John Nichols
Dear Cindy: Please Don’t Run Dear Cindy: Please Don’t Run
On July 25, Cindy Sheehan announced that since Nancy Pelosi failed tomove to impeach Bush and Cheney by Sheehan's deadline two days earlier,she will run as an independent for Pe...
Aug 12, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Kenneth Foster’s Fate Kenneth Foster’s Fate
In less than three weeks Kenneth Foster, an African American man sentenced to death in 1997 for the murder of Michael LaHood, is scheduled to be executed in Texas. LaHood's actua...
Aug 10, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
A New New Deal A New New Deal
When the levees broke in New Orleans, I wrote about the desperate need for a New Deal for the 21st Century – one which would rebuild a crumbling infrastructure, help address gl...
Aug 8, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel