Shine a Light Shine a Light
Kudos to new Senator Jon Tester and Representative Kirsten Gillibrand. They've become the only two members of Congress to post their work schedules online. That doesn't sound like...
Jan 31, 2007 / The Nation
Chuck Schumer Has Half of a Plan Chuck Schumer Has Half of a Plan
In the car this morning, I was listening to Chuck Schumer being interviewed by Terry Gross. I have to say, I've always had a soft-spot for the guy. First, he's just so New York (t...
Jan 30, 2007 / The Nation
Winning the (Anti)War and Rebuilding Political Imagination Winning the (Anti)War and Rebuilding Political Imagination
Opinion: "We are proposing a dramatic change in the strategy and tactics of the antiwar movement."
Jan 30, 2007 / The Nation
Choice Up Front Choice Up Front
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the "We Had Abortions" campaign invites students to add their name to the growing list of women hoping to rid the abortion debate of shame and si...
Jan 30, 2007 / The Nation
Senate Stalling on Iraq, Minimum Wage Senate Stalling on Iraq, Minimum Wage
The first thing the Senate did after the House overwhelmingly passed a minimum wage increase was to load up the bill with tax breaks for business. Then they began a seemingly endl...
Jan 30, 2007 / The Nation
Chicago: This Is What Democracy Looks Like? Chicago: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
I ask this question not in reference to the anti-war protests this weekend in the nation's capital, but of the municipal elections here in Chicago. Every four years we have a camp...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
Edwards’s Iran Problem Edwards’s Iran Problem
George W. Bush is upping the ante towards a war with Iran. And a number of prominent Democrats seem to be telling the President to go all in. Take one recent example: John Edwards...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
Tancredo the Terrible Tancredo the Terrible
Rep. Tom Tancredo displays all the qualities of an ignorant, xenophobic racist and yet he has recently taken a stand against what he considers to be discrimination. Last week, the...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
The Forgotten American Dead The Forgotten American Dead
In an important study that has gotten too little attention, a demographer, William O'Hare, and a journalist, Bill Bishop, working with the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Ins...
Jan 29, 2007 / The Nation
And the Winner Is…Iran And the Winner Is…Iran
The Washington Post tells us two things about Iran today, one that we knew and one that we didn't. First, the obvious: "Tehran's Influence Grows as Iraqis See Advantages." Second,...
Jan 26, 2007 / The Nation