Hillary’s E-mail Hillary’s E-mail
In the March 27 issue of The Nation, Ari Berman writes of top Democratic consultants' strategy to either completely avoid discussing Iraq or support the war while criticizing Georg...
Mar 18, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
Pledging to Vote for Peace Pledging to Vote for Peace
How many Americans would pledge to cast their votes in November only for candidates who want to end the war in Iraq? According to a poll conducted for the new group Vote for Peace...
Mar 17, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
Censure Update Censure Update
The editors at the New York Times belatedly decided that SenatorRuss Feingold's censure resolution is front-page news after all. Onlytheir storytoday has a cute twist: Censure is a...
Mar 16, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
The Standard-Bearers The Standard-Bearers
In a 1990 cover story for The Nation, Contributing Editor Kai Bird called Jimmy Carter "the very model of an ex-president." He described his work on human rights, educat...
Mar 16, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
California’s Cannibal Republicans California’s Cannibal Republicans
Want another way, other than Bush's rock-bottom poll numbers, to measure the depth of the Republican crisis? Take a look at what happened late Wednesday night out here in Californ...
Mar 16, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
Another Cover-Up? Another Cover-Up?
The patient reader can find much to entertain and enlighten in theNew York Times, if one searches diligently. I came acrossthis pearl today, entitled "Editors' Note." &...
Mar 15, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
Denny Hastert’s Very Long, Very Bad Day Denny Hastert’s Very Long, Very Bad Day
Watch the news out of House Speaker Dennis Hastert's office today. It may well be the site of the best the debate about the continued funding of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Anti-...
Mar 15, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
Feingold Day Two: The Dems Fold Feingold Day Two: The Dems Fold
Last night I raised some strategic questions about Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold's move to formally censure President Bush. On the conclusion of Day Two of this drama, I have mor...
Mar 15, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp
Political corruption, the world's second oldest profession, just isn't as easy as it used to be. Take defense contractor Mitchell Wade, for example. He had a good thing going with...
Mar 14, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard
The War’s More Popular Than Bush The War’s More Popular Than Bush
George Bush's approval ratings have hit a record low according to a new poll released Monday night, but what does that really mean? Well, consider this: Bush's approval rating ha...
Mar 14, 2006 / The Notion / Adam Howard