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Surge for Peace Surge for Peace

Read John Nichols' dispatch and Karen Houppert's analysis from Saturday's antiwar march, and watch TheNation.com for further reporting on this weekend's antiwar activities. The N...

Jan 26, 2007 / Peter Rothberg

Edging Impeachment Back Onto the Table Edging Impeachment Back Onto the Table

The news from former vice presidential chief of staff "Scooter" Libby's trial on charges of obstructing a federal investigation -- particularly the revelation that Vice President ...

Jan 25, 2007 / John Nichols

Not a Single Word Not a Single Word

On the day before the State of the Union address, Senator James Webb said, "If we're putting all of this money into Iraq and ignoring New Orleans, then we're doing something wrong...

Jan 24, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The President’s Healthcare Deform Plan The President’s Healthcare Deform Plan

It is no secret that, in this era of spin uber alles, State of the Union addresses are nothing more than public-relations events. At best, they offer presidents a chance to rally ...

Jan 24, 2007 / John Nichols

Bush’s Iraq Plea Fails Bush’s Iraq Plea Fails

The most pained look of the night on which George Bush delivered the most difficult State of the Union address of his presidency swept across the face of Secretary of State Condol...

Jan 24, 2007 / John Nichols

The State of Healthcare The State of Healthcare

According to the Bush administration, the new health care plan that the President unveiled in the State of the Union address Tuesday would cover three million people who are curr...

Jan 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

State of the Union: Disapproval of Bush State of the Union: Disapproval of Bush

President Bush will use tonight's State of the Union address to make what White House Press Secretary Tony Snow refers to as "bold proposals" designed to appeal to Democrats. In ...

Jan 23, 2007 / John Nichols

Ending Folly in Iraq Ending Folly in Iraq

A recent CBS News poll reveals that over 70 percent of Americans believe President Bush should obtain congressional authorization before escalating the war in Iraq. And a new Was...

Jan 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Protesting the War Protesting the War

On Saturday, January 27 there will be a major mobilization in Washington, DC against the war in Iraq organized by United for Peace and Justice. The idea is to show Congress that A...

Jan 22, 2007 / Peter Rothberg

Sarah Olson and the Struggle to Save Journalism Sarah Olson and the Struggle to Save Journalism

American journalism is under assault. The Telecommunications Act of 1996,with its encouragement of media consolidation and homogenization, hasprovoked a marked decline in the dive...

Jan 22, 2007 / John Nichols

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