Vermont Votes to Impeach Vermont Votes to Impeach
The Vermont Senate voted 16-9 Friday morning to urge the state's congressional delegation to introduce and support articles of impeachment against President Bush and Vice Presiden...
Apr 20, 2007 / The Nation
The I-Don’t-Recall Man The I-Don’t-Recall Man
Many of you may not have had the time to tune into the testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales before the Senate Judiciary Committee. So, as a public service, here's just ...
Apr 19, 2007 / The Nation
Great Britain headed for ‘Velvet divorce’? Great Britain headed for ‘Velvet divorce’?
On May 3, the voters of Scotland are headed to the polls to vote for the third Scottish Parliament since that body was created in 1999. There is apparently a pretty strong chance...
Apr 19, 2007 / The Nation
The Big Con The Big Con
It's really pretty amazing to see the way that a consensus is forming, one that crosses the political spectrum, that the Bush administration has been an historic disaster. I was a...
Apr 19, 2007 / The Nation
A Travesty of a Decision A Travesty of a Decision
In reading Gloria Feldt's commentary on the Supreme Court's heartbreaking and groundbreaking decision to deny women the right to choose, I'm reminded of what the former President ...
Apr 19, 2007 / The Nation
Trouble in the Magic Kingdom Trouble in the Magic Kingdom
Many families head for Walt Disney World over April vacation. It's a fun place to take kids of many ages, and even the most cynical and grouchy grown-ups are likely to end up enjo...
Apr 18, 2007 / The Nation
Debunking the Gun Lobby Debunking the Gun Lobby
Back in the late 1990s, the Harvard School of Public Health undertook an exhaustive study of Americans' attitudes toward guns. Given our reputation as a trigger-hungry nation, the...
Apr 18, 2007 / The Nation
More Guns, More Murder More Guns, More Murder
Upon his re-election as Mayor of New York City, Mike Bloomberg said his top priority was curbing gun violence. "Our most urgent challenge is ending the threat of guns and the viol...
Apr 17, 2007 / The Nation
What If the Shiites Went into the Streets? What If the Shiites Went into the Streets?
Mortar attacks on the Green Zone, the American controlled and massively fortified citadel in the heart of Baghdad, were already on the rise when, late last week, a suicide bomber ...
Apr 17, 2007 / The Nation
Comeuppance is Making a Comeback Comeuppance is Making a Comeback
Comeuppance is making a comeback. The CBS talk jock Don Imus got his. The World Bank President, Paul Wolfowitz's seems to be in the works. The odds are that Attorney General Alber...
Apr 16, 2007 / The Nation