Gina’s Story Gina’s Story
As a student of color from a working class background in a liberal arts environment, Gina is just one of many women working to bridge two very different worlds.
Feb 24, 2007 / The Nation
GOP ‘Catch the Immigrant’ Game Catches Flak GOP ‘Catch the Immigrant’ Game Catches Flak
College Republicans staged a tasteless game at NYU and hundreds of students showed up to oppose them.
Feb 23, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Sam Graham-Felsen
Time to Micromanage the War Time to Micromanage the War
Congressional Republicans are planting a trap for Democrats by accusing them of trying to micromanage the war in Iraq by deciding how additional billions of dollars be spent. It's...
Feb 23, 2007 / The Nation
Tracking the Ghost Pilots Tracking the Ghost Pilots
Court challenges gain steam as news organizations identify pilots of planes transporting terror suspects to secret prisons.
Feb 23, 2007 / Feature / Chris Kromm and Jill Doub
Hillary’s Stalking Horse Leaves the Field Hillary’s Stalking Horse Leaves the Field
Having served his none-too-subtle role in the grand scheme of the 2OO8 presidential competition -- keeping as many Iowa Democrats as possible "locked up" until New York Senator Hi...
Feb 23, 2007 / John Nichols
PJ O’Rourke Does Adam Smith PJ O’Rourke Does Adam Smith
Yesterday I was invited to attend a fundraiser for the CATO Institute with special guest PJ O'Rourke who is on a book tour for his new book, which is a pretty ingenious idea. He b...
Feb 23, 2007 / The Nation
Abolitionists Then and Now Abolitionists Then and Now
A new film called Amazing Grace, opening today, marks the bicentennial of the end of slavery in Britain, portraying the British abolitionist movement as led by activist and Membe...
Feb 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mainstream Media Discover Antiwar GIs Mainstream Media Discover Antiwar GIs
A story The Nation broke eight weeks ago about the growing movement of active-duty military dissenters against the war will get a nationwide television audience Sunday on CBS News...
Feb 23, 2007 / The Nation
Getting Conyers His Conscience Back Getting Conyers His Conscience Back
Ouch. It hurts to listen to. This was Representative John Conyers,speaking to a troops-out demonstration this past January in WashingtonDC: "George Bush has a habit of firing mil...
Feb 23, 2007 / The Nation
Justice Perverted Justice Perverted
Unless the Supreme Court or Congress intervenes, an appeals court ruling this week on Guantánamo detainees opens the door to a global detention system where people can be mo...
Feb 22, 2007 / Feature / Jonathan Hafetz