Bush to Karzai: Will You Just Shut Up About Iran? Bush to Karzai: Will You Just Shut Up About Iran?
Things got a little testy at the Camp David Summit between Afghan President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and American President George Bush. Karzai, who when he is in the U.S. is e...
Aug 6, 2007 / John Nichols
Mea Culpa Time Mea Culpa Time
It's a bad Sunday when I don't agree with Frank Rich. His brilliant, elegant New York Times column has consistently and mercilessly exposed the cruelty, folly and hypocrisy of gove...
Aug 6, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
At YearlyKos, Netroots Come of Age At YearlyKos, Netroots Come of Age
Hillary filibustered them, Obama wooed them, Edwards took them seriously. Now that the Democratic establishment is paying heed, can the netroots remain true to their egalitarian ro...
Aug 6, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber
An Overwhelming Vote for Waste, Earmarks and Corruption An Overwhelming Vote for Waste, Earmarks and Corruption
In a Congress where it has become fashionable to gripe about earmarks of a few hundred thousand dollars to pay for small-town museums and urban parks – and, until last week, for...
Aug 5, 2007 / John Nichols
Blogging While Female Blogging While Female
So far today I've watched Hillary Clinton take unscripted questions in a small room, seen Barack Obama wow a separate crowd of inquisitors, had Mike Gravel smartly answer somethin...
Aug 5, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Lieberman v. Feingold and the Constitution Lieberman v. Feingold and the Constitution
During Friday's debate in the US Senate on various proposals to alter the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Connecticut's sort-of-Democrat, sort-of-Independent, but always lo...
Aug 4, 2007 / John Nichols
Exposing Block & Blame Conservatives Exposing Block & Blame Conservatives
No progress on ending the war. No advances on new energy policy. No movement on health care costs. Why is Congress gridlocked? There has been much smart debate over this vexing ...
Aug 4, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Inflation’s Undertow Inflation’s Undertow
Stop the rejoicing about the rise in the minimum wage. Thanks to inflation, the prosperity of the working poor and the middle class is at real and rising risk.
Aug 3, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Now That’s a Patriot Act Now That’s a Patriot Act
Now here is a Patriot Act everyone can get behind. It's called the Patriot Corporation of America Act and it rewards the companies that don't screw their employees and weaken the c...
Aug 3, 2007 / William Greider
Al Franken’s Rising Fortunes Al Franken’s Rising Fortunes
It's early in the game, but his bid to unseat Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman is gaining strength.
Aug 3, 2007 / Feature / Jon Wiener