McCain’s Blame Game McCain’s Blame Game
"When I voted to support this war, I knew it was probably going to be long and hard and tough," John McCain recently told MSNBC, "and those that voted for it and thought that some...
Jan 8, 2007 / The Nation
Pelosi–Mother, Grandmother, Speaker Pelosi–Mother, Grandmother, Speaker
Did you see the New York Times page one photo of newly-elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, gavel in hand, celebrating the start of the 110th Congress surrounded by a swarm of her ...
Jan 8, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New Jersey Could Kill the Death Penalty New Jersey Could Kill the Death Penalty
The Garden State has become the center of gravity in the fight to abolish capital punishment.
Jan 7, 2007 / Feature / Patrick Mulvaney
The Democrats’ First Test The Democrats’ First Test
Do the Dems have the vision to force Bush to pull back on Iraq and rebuild the economy?
Jan 7, 2007 / The Editors
Jerry Ford’s Politics 101 Jerry Ford’s Politics 101
The remarkable thing about Gerald Ford's many funeral and memorial services was that they brought together so many strands of the American political spectrum. What else but the d...
Jan 6, 2007 / The Nation
Selling the Surge Selling the Surge
Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol walked into the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) yesterday with a big grin on his face, as if to say "they're listening to me again!" Wolfo...
Jan 6, 2007 / The Nation
Incarceration Nation Incarceration Nation
America now leads the world in the number of people behind bars. But hope is emerging that state governments and the courts will seek to hold back the hand of the carceral state.
Jan 5, 2007 / Feature / Silja J.A. Talvi
Bush Wants to Read Your Mail Bush Wants to Read Your Mail
Two days after the Democrats took control of the House and Senate, they are already facing a challenge by this administration's claim of "Unitary Powers." This time it's not our t...
Jan 5, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Johnny Populist Johnny Populist
John Edwards's hard-edged populism could be an antidote to the surreal Bush years.
Jan 5, 2007 / Bob Moser
For America’s Sake For America’s Sake
Its time our leaders recognize Americans hold a set of values that contradict the conservative agenda that has dominated politics for a generation.
Jan 5, 2007 / Feature / Bill Moyers