An Israeli Defense of Jimmy Carter An Israeli Defense of Jimmy Carter
There is an ugly cynicism to the attack on Jimmy Carter that has been launched by Americans who well recognize that the former president's new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid...
Jan 8, 2007 / John Nichols
Pelosi–Mother, Grandmother, Speaker Pelosi–Mother, Grandmother, Speaker
Did you see the New York Times page one photo of newly-elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, gavel in hand, celebrating the start of the 110th Congress surrounded by a swarm of her ...
Jan 8, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush Wants to Read Your Mail Bush Wants to Read Your Mail
Two days after the Democrats took control of the House and Senate, they are already facing a challenge by this administration's claim of "Unitary Powers." This time it's not our t...
Jan 5, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Top 10 for a More Perfect Union Top 10 for a More Perfect Union
The "thumping" taken by the Republican Congress on election day was notjust a rejection of K Street corruption and the catastrophe in Iraq. Itwas a call to action on issues that ...
Jan 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will a New Congress Check and Balance Bush? Will a New Congress Check and Balance Bush?
The wonder of American democracy is the fact that power can be transferred from one party to another peacefully and, at times, even graciously. The reason for this, of course, is...
Jan 5, 2007 / John Nichols
Going Local Going Local
Most ActNow readers will be familiar with many of the well-known liberal bloggers and blogs. Sites like The DailyKos, Talking Points Memo, Atrios and The Huffington Post all draw ...
Jan 4, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Year of the Democratic Woman The Year of the Democratic Woman
History will be made on Thursday morning with the US Capitol serving as a backdrop as Nancy Pelosi is sworn in as the first woman Speaker of the House. Pelosi was unanimously ele...
Jan 4, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Keith Ellison and the Jefferson Koran Keith Ellison and the Jefferson Koran
Despite a cynical campaign by those who would establish a religious test for holding office in these United States, newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison will swear hi...
Jan 3, 2007 / John Nichols
Heroes and Zeroes of 2006 Heroes and Zeroes of 2006
With an abortion ban in South Dakota, a pitched battle over the FDA's approval of the "morning-after" pill for over-the-counter sales, continued struggles over anti-choice Bush Ad...
Jan 3, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Ford, Cheney, Checks and Balances Ford, Cheney, Checks and Balances
There has been much discussion over the past several days about the many contributions former President Gerald Ford made to the American political experiment. Surely, his was a s...
Jan 2, 2007 / John Nichols