Reporting Beyond the Green Zone Reporting Beyond the Green Zone
Acts matter. Here's how Dahr Jamail, a young mountain guide and volunteer rescue ranger in Alaska (who did freelance writing in the "off-season") describes his rash deci...
Nov 27, 2007 / TomDispatch
WGA: Picket and Click It WGA: Picket and Click It
As the strike continues, Writers Guild members have turned the Internet into an organizing tool.
Nov 26, 2007 / Feature / Christopher Lisotta
A Profile of Immigration A Profile of Immigration
As the lead editorial in The Nation noted last week, the recent maelstrom surrounding Governor Eliot Spitzer's proposal to issue driver licenses to undocumented immigrants revealed...
Nov 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Unpacking Polling Unpacking Polling
Polling is an integral part of the political landscape. It's also very confusing and many credible studies suggest that polling methods are employed to bring about certain results...
Nov 26, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Fight for Press Freedom in Putin’s Russia The Fight for Press Freedom in Putin’s Russia
With Russia's parliamentary elections scheduled for December 2and the pro-Kremlin United Russia party expected to win an overwhelmingmajority in the voting, President Vladimir Put...
Nov 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Australia Exits the Coalition of the Willing Australia Exits the Coalition of the Willing
President Bush recently traveled to Australia to thank conservative Prime Minister John Howard for making that country a member of the "coalition of the willing" U.S. all...
Nov 25, 2007 / John Nichols
States of Play: 41 Days to Iowa, 46 to New Hampshire States of Play: 41 Days to Iowa, 46 to New Hampshire
The date for the New Hampshire primary has finally been locked in: January 8. That's five days after the Iowa caucuses. So, in less than 50 days, the two contests that are most ...
Nov 23, 2007 / John Nichols
When Thanksgiving Proclamations Mattered When Thanksgiving Proclamations Mattered
Presidential proclamations are of dubious distinction in these days of permanent campaigning by the president and his hyper-politicized staff. What were once the solemn pronounceme...
Nov 22, 2007 / John Nichols
Justice on Steroids Justice on Steroids
Barry Bonds makes an enticing target. But the DOJ should also focus on steroid enablers, like a certain team owner who now lives in the White House.
Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Our Not-So-Friendly Skies Our Not-So-Friendly Skies
While there are extraordinarily important issues to reckon with--endingthis catastrophic war and devising a sane national security policy,providing universal health care, and rep...
Nov 21, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel