The Year of the Democratic Woman The Year of the Democratic Woman
History will be made on Thursday morning with the US Capitol serving as a backdrop as Nancy Pelosi is sworn in as the first woman Speaker of the House. Pelosi was unanimously ele...
Jan 4, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Decca–Still Raising a Ruckus Decca–Still Raising a Ruckus
Berkeley, Calif.
Jan 3, 2007 / Our Readers and Charles Taylor
Join the Marines… for the Summer Join the Marines… for the Summer
The other day, the college-age daughter of a friend received an e-letter from a Marine Corps Officer Selection Officer, inviting her to "an awesome summer training program called ...
Jan 3, 2007 / The Nation
Heck-of -a-Job Myers? Heck-of -a-Job Myers?
The ICE chief's comments about immigration and unions raise troubling questions. Congress should seek answers.
Jan 3, 2007 / Feature / Rick Perlstein
Keith Ellison and the Jefferson Koran Keith Ellison and the Jefferson Koran
Despite a cynical campaign by those who would establish a religious test for holding office in these United States, newly elected Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison will swear hi...
Jan 3, 2007 / John Nichols
Saddam’s Aftermath: The Milestone That Wasn’t Saddam’s Aftermath: The Milestone That Wasn’t
The Bush Administration hoped that a guilty verdict for Saddam Hussein two days before the midterm elections would boost the electoral fortunes of sagging Republicans. It didn't. ...
Jan 3, 2007 / The Nation
Heroes and Zeroes of 2006 Heroes and Zeroes of 2006
With an abortion ban in South Dakota, a pitched battle over the FDA's approval of the "morning-after" pill for over-the-counter sales, continued struggles over anti-choice Bush Ad...
Jan 3, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
An Act of Barbarism An Act of Barbarism
Someone has to say it: The hanging of Saddam Hussein was an act of barbarism that mocks all of Bush's posturing on Iraq.
Jan 3, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
This Just In from Pat Robertson This Just In from Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson, that wise prognosticator you all know and love has a brand new prediction for his flock: millions of them will most likely die at the end of this new year. On his ...
Jan 3, 2007 / The Nation
Gays: Uncle Sam Wants You Gays: Uncle Sam Wants You
Welcome to 2007. Though the US death toll in Iraq just hit 3,000, President Bush remains adamant about sending a "surge" of up to 40,000 new troops to the region. But where will t...
Jan 2, 2007 / The Nation