Fighting for Democracy on Memorial Day Fighting for Democracy on Memorial Day
Memorial Day is, as former North Carolina Senator John Edwards reminds us, "a serious holiday." And this year, in particular, it falls at what Edwards rightly refers to a...
May 27, 2007 / John Nichols
Terror Under the Neon Lights Terror Under the Neon Lights
The brutality of Fugencio Batista's Cuban dictatorship, two years before Fidel Castro came to power,
May 25, 2007 / Feature / Carleton Beals
Jason Giambi, Truthteller Jason Giambi, Truthteller
Jason Giambi finally got around to telling the truth about baseball and steroids. So naturally, Major League Baseball is out to smear him.
May 25, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
The Dems’ Self-Defeat on the Iraq War Vote The Dems’ Self-Defeat on the Iraq War Vote
The congressional Democratic leaders' big problem: they can't count.
Given the choice of funding the unpopular Iraq war or being accused by George W...
May 25, 2007 / David Corn
EC for Soldiers Too EC for Soldiers Too
Did you know that women in the US armed forces are currently denied access to legal reproductive options? About 350,000 women currently serve in the military, making up about 15...
May 25, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Going Slow Going Slow
Enough with talking about "going slow"--this weekend I'm walking the walk...If that means a taking three teenage girls--it's my daughter's 16th birthday--on a long weekend break! ...
May 25, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
John Boehner’s Crying Game John Boehner’s Crying Game
House Minority Leader John Boehner wept Thursday night, as he delivered the final Republican appeal on behalf of funding President Bush's perpetual war in Iraq. This is obviously...
May 25, 2007 / John Nichols
“A Big Mistake” Vote Gives Bush His Iraq Money “A Big Mistake” Vote Gives Bush His Iraq Money
Despite the results of last November's elections, which gave them the authority to check and balance George Bush, and despite polls that show roughly two-thirds of Americans want ...
May 25, 2007 / John Nichols
Ron Perelman–Duff, Barkin and Time to Find New Timelines Ron Perelman–Duff, Barkin and Time to Find New Timelines
Ron Perelman. A fixture in New York society. Gorgeous wives. Patricia Duff. Ellen Barkin. Didn't like any of them having a timeline to do their stuff--whether active political work...
May 25, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dueling Windmills: How two small liberal arts colleges are tackling climate change, one gust at a time Dueling Windmills: How two small liberal arts colleges are tackling climate change, one gust at a time
How two small liberal arts colleges are tackling climate change, one gust at a time.
May 25, 2007 / The Nation