A New ‘Moyers for President’ Twist A New ‘Moyers for President’ Twist
Several months ago, Molly Ivins and I wrote columns suggesting that Bill Moyers should consider seeking the presidency in 2008 [Molly] and that, if he did, he should mount a serio...
Oct 31, 2006 / The Nation
Moral Depravity Week Moral Depravity Week
I never pegged Senator George Allen as much of a reader. Nor, after his sister's memoir, did I imagine he spent much time worrying about the mistreatment of women. But last week h...
Oct 31, 2006 / The Nation
Osama’s Party Osama’s Party
Who's trying to use the war in Iraq for political gain, the Bush Administration or the insurgents? "It's my belief that they're very sensitive of the fact that we have got an ele...
Oct 31, 2006 / The Nation
Outsourcing Al Gore Outsourcing Al Gore
Do you get the feeling that every project the United States might once have undertaken is now either outsourced or simply handed over to others elsewhere on the planet? GM and Fo...
Oct 31, 2006 / The Nation
The Quiet Revolution The Quiet Revolution
Over the past quarter century, an increasingly influential legal movement on the far right has been working stealthily to impose a narrow social agenda on the broader body politic...
Oct 31, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Whose Morality? Whose Morality?
A version of this post appeared in The Guardian's Comment is Free blog. In 2004, the American news media made much of the finding that a fifth of voters picked "moral values" as ...
Oct 31, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Duncan Hunter Mulls a Run for President Duncan Hunter Mulls a Run for President
Who needs The Onion when you can find this report on the AP wire? (Hunter is Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.) Washington (AP) -- California congressman Duncan Hu...
Oct 30, 2006 / The Nation
Character Assassin Character Assassin
Republican adman Scott Howell has racked up a startling Democratic body count with his signature hyperemotional style. Will his attack on Harold Ford Jr. succeed or backfire?
Oct 30, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
The Torture Election The Torture Election
The GOP's one-party rule has created a constitutional crisis that threatens America's future. By pulling the right lever on November 7, voters can throw this party out of office.
Oct 30, 2006 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
Dirt On Your Shoulder Dirt On Your Shoulder
If this political season seems especially nasty, that's because it is. In fact, the Republican game plan centers around fear and smear. In 2000, 40 percent of presidential telev...
Oct 30, 2006 / The Nation