A Republican Talks Straight to an Anti-Surge Democrat A Republican Talks Straight to an Anti-Surge Democrat
The ultimate test of patriotism.
Feb 22, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bloggers on the Trail Bloggers on the Trail
John Edwards's netroots flap only proves that Democrats should tap into bloggers' energy and learn to manage their passions.
Feb 22, 2007 / Ari Melber
Home Truths Home Truths
That poor children in the United States and Britain have the worst quality of life in the developed world speaks volumes about our misplaced priorities.
Feb 22, 2007 / The Editors
If Bush Were Prodi If Bush Were Prodi
Italian Prime Minister resigned yesterday after his center-left coalition government lost a crucial foreign policy vote in the Senate. Maybe George W. Bush should do the same. Af...
Feb 22, 2007 / The Nation
The Sunshine Caucus The Sunshine Caucus
The Democratic Party's sweep in November was due in no small part to its promise to clean up Washington. For those turned off by the K Street "politics as usual" deforming our dem...
Feb 22, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cheney: Thanks for Cutting and Running Cheney: Thanks for Cutting and Running
Vice President Dick Cheney, keeping as far from federal prosecutors as possible these days, arrived in Japan Wednesday to officially thank that country for supporting the Bush-Che...
Feb 22, 2007 / John Nichols
Lefty Film of the Year Lefty Film of the Year
This year has been a bonanza for films and documentaries of the lefty variety. It's not something the Academy is interested in but if they gave an Oscar for the year's best progre...
Feb 21, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
In the Morgue In the Morgue
To understand the human costs of US actions in Iraq, read the blog postings of Iraqi employees of the McClatchy News Service Baghdad bureau.
Feb 21, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Rory Kennedy's new documentary examines the plight of torture victims in Iraq and stirs political passions at home.
Feb 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Wes Enzinna
Should Democrats Do Dixie? Should Democrats Do Dixie?
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Feb 21, 2007 / Our Readers and Bob Moser