Inequality Counts Inequality Counts
The relentless reduction of taxes on the wealthy has created a profound inequality between the very rich and the bottom half of American society, affecting every aspect of daily li...
May 17, 2006 / Feature / Leon Friedman
Hawks for Withdrawal Hawks for Withdrawal
As centrist Democrats slowly but surely unite around a plan for military withdrawal from Iraq that is heavy with hawkish reasoning, what are the implications for the peace movement...
May 17, 2006 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Don’t Click on This Ad Don’t Click on This Ad
The Nation website has been running an ad recently urging readers to "say no to government regulation of the internet." Please don't click on it. It's a deceptive campaign created...
May 17, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Equal Opportunity Hating Equal Opportunity Hating
Since my last post bashed Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, let me indulge in a little Hillary-bashing today. If you're angry at Hillary and all she represents -- i.e.,...
May 17, 2006 / The Nation
Pelosi’s Stumble Pelosi’s Stumble
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, inspired a lot of enthusiasm among progressives when she moved into a leadership position among Congressional Democrats three yea...
May 17, 2006 / John Nichols
It’s the War, Stupid It’s the War, Stupid
Yesterday I spoke to a brilliant group of kids studying AP government at Washington's Eleanor Roosevelt High School. One student asked me, "Are politicians in Congress supporting,...
May 17, 2006 / The Nation
What Bush Got Right What Bush Got Right
Bush has taken a sensible stance on immigration, but his plummeting credibility will prevent people from embracing his proposals.
May 17, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Spreading the McPheever Spreading the McPheever
I confess. I watch American Idol. At the end of a long Tuesday or Wednesday at The Nation, I don't reach for Le Monde Diplomatique or New Left Review. I reach for my remote. And I...
May 17, 2006 / The Nation
Science and the First Amendment Science and the First Amendment
If you can lie about science and get away with it, you can lie about anything. That's why we must say no to ideological zealots who are waging war against science and against democ...
May 16, 2006 / Feature / Patricia Princehouse