Mommy Wars, Round 587 Mommy Wars, Round 587
Antifeminists engage in moral discourse while feminists tend to speak in the language of personal choice. But what happens when choice is a bad idea--for yourself, other women or s...
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Project Corpus Callosum Project Corpus Callosum
The winner of the first-ever Nation Student Writing Contest.
Jun 28, 2006 / Sarah Stillman
Chilling the Press Chilling the Press
Did the New York Times violate the Espionage Act by publishing reports of government secret spying program? A controversial essay in Commentary has provided intellectual ammunition...
Jun 28, 2006 / Scott Sherman
The President’s Jihad The President’s Jihad
The Bush Administration's jihad against newspapers that reported on a secret program to monitor the personal-banking records of unsuspecting citizens is more important than the ori...
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
We Don’t Believe in Politics We Don’t Believe in Politics
If teenagers can't figure out how to participate meaningfully in politics, they will have lost their voice, impact and power.
Jun 27, 2006 / Camila Domonoske
Atrophy of the Well Atrophy of the Well
Few of us can now imagine a world without freshwater, but look to the future, when the scarcity of this most basic commodity will profoundly change our lives.
Jun 27, 2006 / LiAnn Yim
Wake-up Call Wake-up Call
By adopting the principles of natural capitalism, America can regain its sanity and reverse the reckless use, overuse, waste and destruction of our natural resources.
Jun 27, 2006 / Brie Cubelic
A Generation of Peace A Generation of Peace
"I dream of the day that our children will turn the pages of history books and look to my generation, who said no to the horrors of war and chose nonviolence over nonexistence."
Jun 27, 2006 / Zaid Jilani
America’s Most Trusted Source of News: Ourselves America’s Most Trusted Source of News: Ourselves
Rather than let pundits guide our public policy debates, citizens must seize the initiative and join the conversation.
Jun 27, 2006 / Nikolas Bowie
Bush and the Ten Commandments Bush and the Ten Commandments
No President in living memory is as overtly religious as George W. Bush. But just how well have the President and his henchmen kept the commandments?
Jun 26, 2006 / Brooke Allen and Patrick Doyle