John Nichols and Marc Cooper analyze big wins by Democrats in Virginia, New Jersey and California, Bob Moser assesses John Edwards's political fortunes, Chris Toensing reviews Anthony Shadid's moving Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War and liberal hawk George Packer's The Assasins' Gate.

Articles

  • Cornbread and Roses

    Bob Moser : With his campaign to eradicate poverty in America, John Edwards has shed his Clinton Lite image. But to truly redefine the Democratic party and win the 2008 presidency, he has a long way to go.

  • Darwin on Trial

    Eyal Press : As the site of a trial on including intelligent design in biology textbooks, Dover, Pennsylvania, is a focal point of a national debate on science and religion. But a look at the town and its residents show that the battle may not be so clearly defined. Subscribe

  • Germ Boys and Yes Men

    Jeremy Scahill : Stewart Simonson is a former Amtrak corporate attorney with zero medical experience. So why is he in charge of emergency health and bioterrorism in the federal government?

  • Students Confront Sweatshops

    Richard Appelbaum & Peter Dreier : With a new wave of activism against sweatshops sweeping college campuses, student interest in the morality of their clothing choices can set a standard for the rest of us.

  • Why Is France Burning?

    Doug Ireland : Fires and rioting in France are the result of thirty years of government neglect and the failure of the French political classes to make any serious effort to integrate Muslim and black populations into the French economy and culture.

Letters

Editorials & Comment

  • Democrats and the War

    : In 2005, The Nation declared it would only support candidates who made a speedy end to this war a major campaign issue.

  • The Delphi Oracle

    : The cynical restructuring plan for bankrupt Delphi Automotive calls for massive wage and benefit givebacks for 51,000 American workers. Governors of affected states must craft strategies to minimize loss of jobs and income. Subscribe

  • Yes, Virginia...

    John Nichols : Democratic gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey gave the lie to the GOP contention that "conservatism is on the march." But infighting among Dems doomed electoral reform in Ohio, gay marriage is still illegal in Texas and there's a long way to go to mid-year elections. Subscribe

  • Letter from the (Outgoing) Publisher

    Victor Navasky : As Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel becomes the latest in a long line of publisher/owners of The Nation, Victor Navasky looks ahead to his new role as publisher emeritus and member of the magazine's editorial board. Subscribe

  • Arnold Show: Canceled

    Marc Cooper : Buoyed by their defeat of Schwarzeneggar's "referendum revolution," Democrats and organized labor are now energized to defeat the governor's re-election bid next year. Subscribe

  • In Fact...

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  • Majority/Minority

    David Sirota : Joe Biden buoys up Samuel Alito's nomination by tamping down speculation of a filibuster. But California's George Miller convinced the President to revoke an executive order that would undermine prevailing Gulf Coast wages. Subscribe

Reviews

  • book

    Postcards From the Abyss

    Chris Toensing : 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 behind humanitarian intervention.

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    From Beirut to Damascus

    Charles Glass : 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. Subscribe

Columns

Web

  • Column Left

    The Big Lie Technique

    Robert Scheer : As President Bush denounces his critics and proclaims war without end in Iraq the central front in a new cold war, he fails to acknowledge that he is responsible for handing Al Qaeda a new home base.

  • The 'No Exit' Strategy

    Ari Berman : Most Americans want immediate action to pull out of Iraq, but Senate Republicans passed a measure today that essentially lets the White House off the hook.

  • SOA Protests to Focus on Torture

    Patrick Mulvaney : As demonstrators gather at Fort Benning, Georgia, this weekend for an annual protest against the School of the Americas, the spotlight will be on increasing dismay in Congress and among the American public over the Bush Administration's policies on torture.

  • An E-Cycling Nightmare

    Emily Lodish : E-cycling used computers to the Third World may sound idealistic, but in reality it's just a new way to dump toxic waste.

  • War of Words in France

    Françoise Mouly : As media attention focused on rampaging youths setting afire the poor suburbs of France, verbal conflagrations raged among politicians and elected officials on how to respond to the threat.

  • The Disappearing Flu Vaccine

    Nicholas von Hoffman : Flu vaccine is in short supply this season, and the reason is that drug companies can't make as much money protecting us from disease as from developing expensive treatments for niche illnesses.

  • Right to Trial Imperiled by Senate Vote

    Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith : The Senate last week approved a measure that would allow government officials to essentially bypass the courts and lock up people suspected of terrorism without trial. Will cooler heads prevail?

  • What Would Alito Do?

    Sharon Lerner : 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 making their way to the Supreme Court.

  • Support Our Troops

    Medea Benjamin & Gayle Brandeis : 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 us from the conflict.

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