On the Move On the Move
It's time for conviction, not caution, as Democratic voters show they would support a party that promised the country a course correction--an exit from Iraq and an end to corruptio...
Jun 8, 2006 / The Editors
La Lucha Continua: Solidarity Across Time La Lucha Continua: Solidarity Across Time
Solidarity, if it is to mean much, must exist not merely in a white-hot moment. It must extend across the arc of history, at least until damage wrought in a particularly dark time...
Jun 8, 2006 / John Nichols
The Death of Zarqawi The Death of Zarqawi
It's good news that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead. Any member of the civilized world ought to cheer the demise of a terrorist who killed civilians with bombi...
Jun 8, 2006 / David Corn
Is There a Gay in the House? Is There a Gay in the House?
I dutifully sat through 85 minutes of C-SPAN's live coverage of the Senate's debate on same-sex marriage before my TV mysteriously clicked over to the French Open on ESPN. They we...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation
Think Red Thoughts Think Red Thoughts
Apropos of my last post about Francine Busby's special election loss, National Journal's Hotline blog has a good summary of where some of the most competitive House races will be ...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation
No Majority for Discrimination No Majority for Discrimination
President Bush threw what was left of his influence on Capitol Hill behind the move by social conservatives to amend the Constitution to discriminate against gays and lesbians. Bu...
Jun 7, 2006 / John Nichols
Illegal Immigration: A GOP Issue that Works? Illegal Immigration: A GOP Issue that Works?
Nancy Pelosi, put away that tape measure! That seems to be the conventional wisdom the day after a key congressional election in San Diego. And it may even ...
Jun 7, 2006 / David Corn
With Enemies Like These With Enemies Like These
The best thing to ever happen to gay rights in the country is Bill Frist's decision to introduce a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Everyone knows this is a lame atte...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation
Stooges for the Establishment Stooges for the Establishment
Five unrepentant media giants, complicit in the hidden agendas of government leakers, now pay the price for their unethical reporting on Wen Ho Lee.
Jun 7, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
After Busby: Almost is Not Enough After Busby: Almost is Not Enough
Democrats keep talking about moral victories this election cycle. But to take back the Congress in 2006, they'll need to convert symbolic wins into actual ones. In a normal elect...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation