A Tale of Two Coaches A Tale of Two Coaches
Kudos to Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy for being the first two black coaches to lead teams to the Superbowl. But hold the applause for the NFL.
Jan 23, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
State of the Union: Disapproval of Bush State of the Union: Disapproval of Bush
President Bush will use tonight's State of the Union address to make what White House Press Secretary Tony Snow refers to as "bold proposals" designed to appeal to Democrats. In ...
Jan 23, 2007 / John Nichols
Ending Folly in Iraq Ending Folly in Iraq
A recent CBS News poll reveals that over 70 percent of Americans believe President Bush should obtain congressional authorization before escalating the war in Iraq. And a new Was...
Jan 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraqi Millstone Round Bush’s Neck Iraqi Millstone Round Bush’s Neck
Coming into his sixth State of the Union address, Bush is politically weaker than ever before, and the cause is clear: Iraq. The most recent WaPo-ABC poll found that 51% of Ameri...
Jan 23, 2007 / The Nation
Election Starting Way Too Early Election Starting Way Too Early
Barack Obama -- born in 1961, therefore, by many calculations, a Baby Boomer -- is positioning himself -- with the help of pundits like John Broder of the New York Times, as the ...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Bush’s Sacrifice Bush’s Sacrifice
Bush is soft-pedaling the idea of sacrifice as a way of making his war palatable to ordinary Americans. But the tactic isn't working all that well.
Jan 22, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Draft Obama! Why Bother? Draft Obama! Why Bother?
Ambitious politicians don't need a draft to run for higher office, but as "draft" sites become a campaign essential, genuine netroots activists will pay the price.
Jan 22, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber
Reason for Modest Hope Reason for Modest Hope
Shouldn't we pause to take note of the rare convergence that has unfolded in the Democrats' "early bird" contest for president? At this moment, the two hot candidates staring down...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Escalation Opponents Hold White House Vigil Escalation Opponents Hold White House Vigil
One of over a thousand anti-escalation events taking place around the country.
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Hrant Dink (1954-2007) Hrant Dink (1954-2007)
A courageous editor and fervent Turkish patriot is killed in the name of nationalists intent on burying the inconvenient realities of history.
Jan 22, 2007 / Feature / Ronald Grigor Suny