Shine a Light Shine a Light
Kudos to new Senator Jon Tester and Representative Kirsten Gillibrand. They've become the only two members of Congress to post their work schedules online. That doesn't sound like...
Jan 31, 2007 / The Nation
Only Words Only Words
Now that Democrats have real power, netroots progressives need to choose their issues--and their tactics.
Jan 31, 2007 / Chris Hayes
Not All Lies Are Created Equal Not All Lies Are Created Equal
Looking for reasons to impeach the President? Listen to the testimony in Scooter Libby's perjury trial.
Jan 31, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Libby Trial: Judy Miller’s Memory Mess Libby Trial: Judy Miller’s Memory Mess
When special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald was prepping for the trial of Scooter Libby, he probably looked toward the moment when he would call former New Y...
Jan 31, 2007 / David Corn
Molly’s Pledge Molly’s Pledge
Read John Nichols' tribute to Molly Ivins, who died on wednesday. Many Nation readers know that the inimitable, invaluable, iconoclastic columnist Molly Ivins has been battling c...
Jan 30, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Chuck Schumer Has Half of a Plan Chuck Schumer Has Half of a Plan
In the car this morning, I was listening to Chuck Schumer being interviewed by Terry Gross. I have to say, I've always had a soft-spot for the guy. First, he's just so New York (t...
Jan 30, 2007 / The Nation
The Church of Football The Church of Football
If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?
Jan 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robert Lipsyte
Winning the (Anti)War and Rebuilding Political Imagination Winning the (Anti)War and Rebuilding Political Imagination
Opinion: "We are proposing a dramatic change in the strategy and tactics of the antiwar movement."
Jan 30, 2007 / The Nation
Choice Up Front Choice Up Front
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the "We Had Abortions" campaign invites students to add their name to the growing list of women hoping to rid the abortion debate of shame and si...
Jan 30, 2007 / The Nation
Big Russ and the VP Big Russ and the VP
If I were Tim Russert I'd be as hopping mad as a Buffalo Bills fan on any given Sunday. First, Dick Cheney's office tried to scapegoat him in the Plamegate scandal and then Cheney...
Jan 30, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel