Time Is on Our Side? Time Is on Our Side?
"The pace of life feels morally dangerous to me."--Richard Ford, novelist"Time is on my side" --The Rolling Stones As the New Year begins, I keep reflecting on Time. It runs thro...
Dec 30, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Change the World in 2007 Change the World in 2007
We should all be thankful that 2006 is ending in so much better shape than it started. Media Matters' recent round-up of the most outrageous right-wing comments of the passing ye...
Dec 30, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Most Valuable Progressives of 2006 Most Valuable Progressives of 2006
Any year that begins with Bill Frist and Tom DeLay running the Capitol and ends with Frist out of politics and DeLay headed for trial gets high marks from this quarter. Throw in t...
Dec 29, 2006 / John Nichols
Candidate Edwards: Version 2.008 Candidate Edwards: Version 2.008
The John Edwards who today announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination is a very different contender from the fresh-faced young senator who in 2004 bid for ...
Dec 28, 2006 / John Nichols
A Democrat Who Thinks Like A Democrat A Democrat Who Thinks Like A Democrat
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Rahm Emanuel, the corporate-friendly centrist who actively worked against a number of anti-war progressives in 2006 Democratic pr...
Dec 21, 2006 / John Nichols
Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:they that love thee shall prosper.Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will say no...
Dec 21, 2006 / John Nichols
Smart Shopping Smart Shopping
In her latest Nation magazine column, Katha Pollitt offers tips on how to have yourself an altruistic holiday by reaching out to people in need. In that spirit, I've gathered a fe...
Dec 20, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Let the Sunshine In Let the Sunshine In
Last week, a New York Times editorial was spot-on in calling for "a heavy dose of Internet transparency" to shed light on the relationships between our legislators and the special...
Dec 19, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
If Cheney’s Talking, He Should Talk to Congress If Cheney’s Talking, He Should Talk to Congress
Vice President Dick Cheney should get used to testifying under oath. It is expeacted that he will start talking soon, as part of a self-serving effort to defend a former aide. Bu...
Dec 19, 2006 / John Nichols
Fat Cats 2007 Fat Cats 2007
"There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." Â Â Â --Warren Buffett The divide between rich and poor in America ha...
Dec 18, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel