A Referendum on Rumsfeld A Referendum on Rumsfeld
George Bush brought it upon himself. He could have seen out the 2006 campaign season without discussing the fact that no one – with the exception of some joker who road out the...
Nov 5, 2006 / John Nichols
Bad News for Bush: He’s Headed for Nebraska Bad News for Bush: He’s Headed for Nebraska
Two years ago, George Bush beat John Kerry in Nebraska by a 66-33 margin. The Republican president carried all but one of the state's counties, as Republican candidates swept to e...
Nov 4, 2006 / John Nichols
The Peace Race (Continued) The Peace Race (Continued)
Last November, when the falsehoods and deceptions that led our nation into the Iraq War were already clear, as were the staggering human and economic costs, The Nation made this ...
Nov 3, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Women’s Voices Women’s Voices
Most Nation readers don't need to be told that they should vote. But an astounding number of eligible Americans regularly forgo their electoral rights. Not many more than half o...
Nov 3, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Rove Rides the Swift Boat Once More Rove Rides the Swift Boat Once More
John Kerry's not even on the ballot. So how come everyone is talking about the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee's failed attempt to make a joke at the expense of George W. Bus...
Nov 2, 2006 / John Nichols
The Soldiers Speak Out The Soldiers Speak Out
"As a patriotic American proud to serve the nation in uniform, I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to support the prompt withdrawal of all American military force...
Nov 1, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Quiet Revolution The Quiet Revolution
Over the past quarter century, an increasingly influential legal movement on the far right has been working stealthily to impose a narrow social agenda on the broader body politic...
Oct 31, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Whose Morality? Whose Morality?
A version of this post appeared in The Guardian's Comment is Free blog. In 2004, the American news media made much of the finding that a fifth of voters picked "moral values" as ...
Oct 31, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ned Lamont Refocuses on the War Ned Lamont Refocuses on the War
Ned Lamont has had a rough fall. After beating incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman in the August 8 Connecticut Democratic primary, Lamont's campaign lost both its focus and its momen...
Oct 30, 2006 / John Nichols
Limbaugh’s Savage Crusade Limbaugh’s Savage Crusade
Rush Limbaugh is not just making an issue of Michael J. Fox's campaign ads for Democratic candidates who support stem-cell research. The conservative talk-radio personality is mak...
Oct 28, 2006 / John Nichols