Nation Topics - The Left | The Nation

With leading Republicans facing the slammer and Bush in a tailspin,
fate has given liberals a huge opportunity. Americans already
share our values--we need a new language to help connect peoples'
deepest needs to the liberal vision.

How can the left build a new majority? EMILY's List has a big piece
of the answer.

The Gulf Coast hurricanes could dislodge decades-long conservative
domination of US politics, but only if Democrats offer an alternative
vision of government and society to voters.

Antiwar Democrats in Washington are facing a moment of truth: Now is the time to raise the volume on the previously taboo discussion of a real exit strategy from Iraq.

The reconstruction of New Orleans could set the stage for a comprehensive legislative initiative akin to the New Deal.

How could liberals believe the most reactionary
President since William McKinley could and would export democracy to
Iraq?

David Sirota calls progressives to action with a plan for a grassroots movement that unites fragmented factions.

Bush may be falling in the polls, but his political agenda is flourishing.

Even so-called liberal publications frequently tilt rightward.

Should pro-choicers just give up and let Roe go?