Sotomayor’s Seditious Syllables Sotomayor’s Seditious Syllables
Of all the comically desperate attacks on Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor last week--she belongs to the "Latino KKK" (Tom Tancredo), she's a "Hispanic ...
Jun 1, 2009 / Leslie Savan
A Killing in Kansas A Killing in Kansas
Prochoice groups declared Monday a national day of mourning following the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a provider of late-term abortions who was long a target of antiabortion zealo...
May 31, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols
Newt Gingrich Reaches His ‘Sell-By’ Date Newt Gingrich Reaches His ‘Sell-By’ Date
It is always difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when a politician reaches his "sell-by" date. We have seen some remarkable comebacks in America. Richard Nixon, defeated fo...
May 31, 2009 / John Nichols
Time Will Justify Our Strength Time Will Justify Our Strength
At a moment when our country stands at a potentially transformative political moment--an opportunity to realize the ideal of a nation governed by the rule of law, the Massachusett...
May 30, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bloomberg’s the ‘Disgrace’ Bloomberg’s the ‘Disgrace’
It's bad enough that Mike Bloomberg jerry-rigged a third term for himself via the hapless city council--a maneuver not even Rudy Giuliani could pull off after 9/11--and has already...
May 29, 2009 / Ari Berman
Sotomayor is a Sporting Judge Sotomayor is a Sporting Judge
To gauge her judicial temperament, take a close look at Sonia Sotomayor's rulings in sports. Left-wing in theory, right-wing in practice--no wonder she clicked so smoothly with the...
May 29, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe? Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe?
Consumer activist Ralph Nader has made a significant charge against former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe -- that of attempting to bribe a political foe in or...
May 28, 2009 / John Nichols
Mr. Abbas Goes to Washington Mr. Abbas Goes to Washington
Though President Obama met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on May 28, there's little evidence that the United States is encouraging real progress toward a two-state...
May 28, 2009 / Feature / Ali Abunimah
Stand With Sotomayor Stand With Sotomayor
Last night, Rachel Maddow had Slate columnist Dahlia Lithwick on her MSNBC show to discuss the way that conservatives are trying to paint Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotom...
May 28, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Blues for New Orleans Blues for New Orleans
We've got a new Think Again column called "Cheney's Post Presidency" here and I did a "Welcome to Washington" post for Mr. Abbas for The Daily Beast thismorning here. (And wh...
May 28, 2009 / Eric Alterman