Barney Frank: Clinton “Best Equipped” to Advance Gay Rights Barney Frank: Clinton “Best Equipped” to Advance Gay Rights
Both openly-gay members of Congress have now endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. The New York senator secured the support of Tammy Baldwin, the Wi...
Nov 14, 2007 / John Nichols
Muted Victory for Ehren Watada Muted Victory for Ehren Watada
This country sets aside two days to honor military service. On Veterans Day we celebrate the living; on Memorial Day we remember the dead. I'd like to propose a third national hol...
Nov 12, 2007 / Laura Flanders
11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month 11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month
On the 11th hour of the 11th Day of the 11th month, the guns of World War I fell silent. And a war that should never have been fought – arguably by anyone, certainly by Ameri...
Nov 11, 2007 / John Nichols
What’s Next For ‘ENDA With No Gender’? What’s Next For ‘ENDA With No Gender’?
Congressional democrats, civil rights groups and now the New York Times frame The Employment Non-Discrimination Act as an example of the politics of the possible. But an almost-de...
Nov 9, 2007 / The Nation
Karl Rove Slams Bloggers Karl Rove Slams Bloggers
Karl Rove ripped into liberal bloggers at a web politics conference this week, assailing the "angry kooks" on the "nutty fringe of political life" who have seiz...
Nov 9, 2007 / Ari Melber
A Video Report From “Islamofascism Awareness Week” A Video Report From “Islamofascism Awareness Week”
During the week of October 21, far-right wing operative and former communist agitator David Horowitz deployed his allies to college campuses America to spout crude anti-Muslim inve...
Nov 9, 2007 / Max Blumenthal
Terror Watchlist Membership Really Taking Off Terror Watchlist Membership Really Taking Off
Congress is, gradually, dealing with the consequences of a federal terrorist watchlist that in four years has swelled to 860,000 records. Today, New York Democrat Yvette Clark pro...
Nov 8, 2007 / The Nation
Peru Trade Bill: It’s the Money, Stupid Peru Trade Bill: It’s the Money, Stupid
In terms of economic consequences, the new trade agreement with Peru istrivial. In political terms, however, it delivers an ominous message.When faced with a choice between money a...
Nov 8, 2007 / William Greider
Dial “Dem” For Immunity? Dial “Dem” For Immunity?
With the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled to mark-up the FISA Amendments Act tomorrow, a movement against immunity for telecoms hasn't translated into legislative promises by...
Nov 7, 2007 / The Nation
House Puts Impeachment On, Then Off, The Table House Puts Impeachment On, Then Off, The Table
The move by Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich to open a House debate on the question of whether to impeach Vice President Cheney turned into a imbroglio for the Democratic leadershi...
Nov 6, 2007 / John Nichols