Thinking Vietnam, Fighting in Iraq Thinking Vietnam, Fighting in Iraq
It's been a repetitive phenomenon of these last years--when fears about disaster (or further disaster, or even the farthest reaches of disaster) in Iraq rise, so does the specter ...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Sarah Olson and the Struggle to Save Journalism Sarah Olson and the Struggle to Save Journalism
American journalism is under assault. The Telecommunications Act of 1996,with its encouragement of media consolidation and homogenization, hasprovoked a marked decline in the dive...
Jan 22, 2007 / John Nichols
Goodbye, Horatio Alger Goodbye, Horatio Alger
Is education widening the class divide?
Jan 21, 2007 / Feature / Jeff Madrick
EPI’s Agenda for Change EPI’s Agenda for Change
Americans are ready for big, bold ideas to heal our social and economic wounds.
Jan 21, 2007 / William Greider
Obama’s Challenge Obama’s Challenge
If Barack Obama is to secure critical grassroots support for his presidential bid, he must be less about celebrity and more about policy.
Jan 21, 2007 / John Nichols
The Verdict’s In on Bush The Verdict’s In on Bush
No State of the Union message can erase the world's dismal verdict on Bush and the Iraq War.
Jan 20, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Shaken By Obama, Clinton Moves Up Shaken By Obama, Clinton Moves Up
Anyone who thought Barack Obama's announcement that he is preparing to bid for the Democratic presidential nomination would scare off other prospective candidates will be set stra...
Jan 20, 2007 / The Nation
Smearing Barack Obama Smearing Barack Obama
Today a friend forwarded me an e-mail that a friend of his had received with the subject "Let Us Remain Alert!" the contents of which are below: Probable U. S. presidential candi...
Jan 19, 2007 / The Nation
“Cheney Has Stepped Way Over the Line” “Cheney Has Stepped Way Over the Line”
Even historians who are not particularly sympathetic to Jimmy Carter's presidency share the widely accepted view that Carter's vice president, Walter Mondale, was one of the most ...
Jan 19, 2007 / John Nichols
Ayatollah D’Souza Ayatollah D’Souza
Dinesh D'Souza revs up the Republican base with a book arguing that lifestyles of the decadent left triggered Muslim anger that led to 9/11.
Jan 19, 2007 / Column / Katha Pollitt