God’s Pat Problem God’s Pat Problem
It cannot be easy being God these days, what with so many of His self-proclaimed followers launching wars in His name. So the last thing that the Almighty needs is a whackjob cal...
Nov 12, 2005 / John Nichols
Demand Peace Demand Peace
Medea Benjamin and Gayle Brandeis ask a good question for today's holiday in a new piece for The Nation online: "On Veteran's Day, when we honor all of those who have served our c...
Nov 11, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Dictionary of Republicanisms Dictionary of Republicanisms
We did it! With the support of thenation.com's loyal readers, Nation Books has just published The Dictionary of Republicanisms--an attempt to call out and decode the right's well-...
Nov 11, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sweet Victory: Maine Voters Deny Discrimination Bill Sweet Victory: Maine Voters Deny Discrimination Bill
It was a Super Tuesday for Democrats. Gubernatorial candidates Jon Corzine (D-NJ) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) trounced their Republican counterparts, and California voters terminated all...
Nov 11, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Forcing Bush and Senate Republicans to Honor Veterans Forcing Bush and Senate Republicans to Honor Veterans
Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, the Georgia Democrat who lost his right arm and both legs in the quagmire that was Vietnam, explained a few years ago that, "Within the soul of ea...
Nov 11, 2005 / John Nichols
Letters Letters
PARDON ME, DO YOU SPEAK LIBERAL? Bellingham, Wash.
Nov 10, 2005 / Eric Alterman, Doug Henwood, Sasha Abramsky, and Our Readers
What Would Alito Do? What Would Alito Do?
If Samuel Alito is confirmed to the US Supreme Court, his impact on limiting reproductive rights would be certain and swift, due to his record and to two key abortion rights cases ...
Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
Support Our Troops Support Our Troops
It's easy to slap a magnet on your SUV and feel like you're supporting American soldiers fighting a brutal, far-off war. But the way to really support them is to work to extricate ...
Nov 10, 2005 / Medea Benjamin and Gayle Brandeis
From Beirut to Damascus From Beirut to Damascus
Four works trace the intertwined history of Lebanon and Syria and the interplay of political radicalism, military strength and miseries of war and murderous political intrigue.
Nov 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Charles Glass
Postcards From the Abyss Postcards From the Abyss
Anthony Shadid's Night Draws Near is a moving account of life in Iraq before and after the US occupation. Liberal hawk George Packer's The Assasins' Gate delves into the history be...
Nov 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Chris Toensing