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
Remembrance: Ryszard Kapuscinski Remembrance: Ryszard Kapuscinski
The Polish writer who died January 23 chronicled coups and revolutions with eloquence and compassion; empathy was his most potent journalistic tool.
Jan 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Magdalena Rittenhouse
Will Congress Reform Wretched Executive Excess? Will Congress Reform Wretched Executive Excess?
Outrage over excessive rewards for incompetent executives could spark the Democratic Congress to action.
Jan 28, 2007 / Morton Mintz
A Pillar of American Justice A Pillar of American Justice
The legal philosophy of Louis Brandeis illuminates some of the compelling legal issues of our own times.
Jan 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles A. Miller
DC Marchers Challenge Congress to End War DC Marchers Challenge Congress to End War
Actor Sean Penn summed up the new energy -- and the new focus -- of the anti-war movement Saturday, when he turned George Bush's own words against the president. Just hours after...
Jan 28, 2007 / John Nichols
Korea-US Trade Pact Headed for Trouble Korea-US Trade Pact Headed for Trouble
South Korea is bristling over terms of the Bush Administration's proposed free-trade agreement, and so are progressives in Congress.
Jan 27, 2007 / Feature / Mark Winne
March for Peace, Accountability March for Peace, Accountability
Hundreds of thousands of antiwar demonstrators will take to the streets this weekend in a surge for peace that is long overdue. The message of these demonstrations is not directe...
Jan 26, 2007 / John Nichols
And the Winner Is…Iran And the Winner Is…Iran
The Washington Post tells us two things about Iran today, one that we knew and one that we didn't. First, the obvious: "Tehran's Influence Grows as Iraqis See Advantages." Second,...
Jan 26, 2007 / The Nation