Politics

Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

Resolutions for liberals.

Jan 4, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt

A Democratic Anomaly A Democratic Anomaly

When senators leave office, voters should choose their replacements.

Jan 4, 2007 / John Nichols

Ford, Nixon, The Nation Ford, Nixon, The Nation

The story behind the story of Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon.

Jan 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky

Now You Tell Us, Jerry Now You Tell Us, Jerry

Now that he is safely dead, good guy Jerry Ford has come out against the war.

Jan 2, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

The Urge to Surge The Urge to Surge

Democrats in Congress must remember that their midterm victory was a clear mandate to reverse Bush's war policy.

Dec 28, 2006 / The Editors

Get Carter Get Carter

The flap over Jimmy Carter's new book underscores that the Israel lobby in the United States exists to serve only the interests of the Israeli right wing.

Dec 28, 2006 / Chris Hedges

Memo to Dems: About Those Earmarks Memo to Dems: About Those Earmarks

As Democrats clean up abuse of earmarks, they can't ignore the ones that masquerade as targeted tax breaks.

Dec 21, 2006 / Feature / Chris Hayes

The Irrelevance of Joe Lieberman The Irrelevance of Joe Lieberman

The fall and rise of Joe Lieberman was one of the major political events of 2006. But in 2007, Beltway and netroots pundits agree, he will be as irrelevant as George W. Bush.

Dec 21, 2006 / Feature / Ari Melber

2006: A Year of Living Dangerously 2006: A Year of Living Dangerously

2006 will be remembered as a year in which the American people and the world rose up to challenge the criminal actions and deceit of the Bush Administration.

Dec 19, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

The Other Rocky The Other Rocky

While most politicians win by appealing to the lowest common denominator, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson takes a decidedly higher road.

Dec 17, 2006 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

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