Politics

Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland Waiting for Godot in a Wasteland

The most devastated neighborhood in America makes an ideal backdrop for a morally ambiguous play about abandonment.

Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern

The Obama Effect The Obama Effect

Have the dreams of the civil rights movement been realized or deferred?

Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Gary Younge

Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, 2007 Edition Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, 2007 Edition

Multiply your good fortune by giving generously to these progressive organizations and charities.

Dec 13, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Locked Up in Limbo Locked Up in Limbo

In California, sex offenders face the specter of incarceration without end.

Dec 13, 2007 / Laura Mansnerus

Playing the God Card Playing the God Card

It's not Romney's Mormon faith that threatens the core values of a secular nation. It's Huckabee's messianic candidacy.

Dec 13, 2007 / John Nichols

Noted. Noted.

The Drum Major Institute talks politics with big-city mayors; what do we say when we talk about torture?

Dec 13, 2007 / The Editors

Bad Sex in the City Bad Sex in the City

There's something untrustworthy about a man who can't conduct a decent affair. Rudy Giuliani never could.

Dec 12, 2007 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

Waterboarding Democracy Waterboarding Democracy

Why did four key members of Congress failed to inform the public and the 9/11 Commission about the use of torture on terror suspects?

Dec 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Precious and Painful Vision of the Future A Precious and Painful Vision of the Future

We have everything we need to address the environmental crisis, save perhaps political will. But political will is a renewable resource.

Dec 10, 2007 / Al Gore

Fear on the Campaign Trail Fear on the Campaign Trail

As Democratic candidates strive to keep their messages upbeat and cheerful, they should take a lesson from the environmental movement on the power of fear to motivate political cha...

Dec 7, 2007 / Feature / Glenn Hurowitz

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