Chicago: This Is What Democracy Looks Like? Chicago: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
I ask this question not in reference to the anti-war protests this weekend in the nation's capital, but of the municipal elections here in Chicago. Every four years we have a camp...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
“Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War” “Exercising Congress’s Constitutional Power to End a War”
Vice President Dick Cheney has made it clear that he does not believe Congress has much to say about the war in Iraq, in particular, or about foreign policy in general. With repea...
Jan 29, 2007 / John Nichols
Edwards’s Iran Problem Edwards’s Iran Problem
George W. Bush is upping the ante towards a war with Iran. And a number of prominent Democrats seem to be telling the President to go all in. Take one recent example: John Edwards...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
Kristolizing the (Neoconservative) Moment Kristolizing the (Neoconservative) Moment
The poisonous William Kristol's consistently wrong on Iraq. Why does he remain a media darling?
Jan 29, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Sounds of Silence The Sounds of Silence
Voting is a privilege and a responsibility that every American bears. Allowing prisoners to vote will keep us honest.
Jan 29, 2007 / Walter Mosley
Pushing the Iraq Debate Pushing the Iraq Debate
Beyond merely opposing escalation, lawmakers are pushing tough measures to withdraw troops and defund the war.
Jan 29, 2007 / John Nichols
Showing Bush the Way Showing Bush the Way
Jim Webb's gutsy response to Bush's unconvincing State of the Union message bodes well for the Democratic Party.
Jan 29, 2007 / The Editors
The Politics of Motherhood The Politics of Motherhood
Today's New York Times has a cover story about women politicians and the politics of motherhood. As a woman, a wife, a mother, a step-grandmother of four, and the editor of ...
Jan 29, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tancredo the Terrible Tancredo the Terrible
Rep. Tom Tancredo displays all the qualities of an ignorant, xenophobic racist and yet he has recently taken a stand against what he considers to be discrimination. Last week, the...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
The Forgotten American Dead The Forgotten American Dead
In an important study that has gotten too little attention, a demographer, William O'Hare, and a journalist, Bill Bishop, working with the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Ins...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation