Karl Rove: The Machiavelli Who Failed Karl Rove: The Machiavelli Who Failed
Karl Rove's never-particularly brilliant career as a manipulator of the political processes of the nation will end as it began: mired in scandal and failure. As a brash 26-year-o...
Aug 13, 2007 / John Nichols
What ‘Progress’ in Iraq Really Means What ‘Progress’ in Iraq Really Means
The cost of deploying a soldier, the number of bullets fired for each insurgent killed, the percentage of Iraqi babies born underweight. A portrait-by-numbers of the Iraq catastrop...
Aug 13, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Karl Rove Should Stay Karl Rove Should Stay
Karl Rove should stay.
The White House confirmed on Monday morning that George W. Bush's master strategist will be leaving Bush's side at the end of...
Aug 13, 2007 / David Corn
Follow-Up Thoughts on the LGBT Debate Follow-Up Thoughts on the LGBT Debate
Just a short blog entry to follow up on what I wrote on Friday about the LOGO presidential debate. I've heard from a few people that Barack Obama was asking smart insider question...
Aug 13, 2007 / E.J. Graff
Dr. King’s Candidate Dr. King’s Candidate
The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. did not make many political endorsements. As the most recognized leader of a civil rights movement that enjoyed support from both Democrats and ...
Aug 12, 2007 / John Nichols
Dear Cindy: Please Don’t Run Dear Cindy: Please Don’t Run
On July 25, Cindy Sheehan announced that since Nancy Pelosi failed tomove to impeach Bush and Cheney by Sheehan's deadline two days earlier,she will run as an independent for Pe...
Aug 12, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Dems Go Queer, For a Night Dems Go Queer, For a Night
On Thursday night, Logo (the gay network owned by Viacom) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) sponsored a Democratic Presidential forum on gay issues. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton...
Aug 11, 2007 / Richard Kim
Minnesota’s Weeping Republicans Minnesota’s Weeping Republicans
The institutional neglect that brought Minnesota's Republicans into power has led to tragedy and scandal.
Aug 10, 2007 / Feature / David Rubenstein
Goodbye, St. Thomas Goodbye, St. Thomas
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans's ruling class is demolishing public housing to make way for private businesses and expensive condos.
Aug 10, 2007 / Feature / Billy Sothern
Art and Anarchism Thrive Together Art and Anarchism Thrive Together
A new book looks at political expression from a global perspective.
Aug 10, 2007 / The Nation