Surge, Reset, Escalate Surge, Reset, Escalate
Say it: escalation. More and more that's what the geniuses in Washington have come up with as a way of ending the war in Iraq. Instead of calling it an escalation of the war, they...
Dec 22, 2006 / The Nation
Two Cheers for Paul Krugman Two Cheers for Paul Krugman
Rubinomics may still reign over the Democratic party, but thehair-shirt economic orthodoxy has taken an influential hit. New YorkTimes columnist Paul Krugman today renounced his f...
Dec 22, 2006 / The Nation
Holy Homophobia Holy Homophobia
For religion-watchers, the decision by several northern Virginia parishes to split with the Episcopal Church and join Nigerian Archbishop Peter Akinola's crusade against Anglican ...
Dec 21, 2006 / The Nation
Brownback Molehill Brownback Molehill
Once again, being on the losing side of history is driving social conservatives mad. Senator Sam Brownback, currently the only presidential hopeful beloved by the far right wingnu...
Dec 20, 2006 / The Nation
Taking Marriage Amendments to School: Students–and professors–challenge benefit bans Taking Marriage Amendments to School: Students–and professors–challenge benefit bans
Students--and professors--challenge benefit bans.
Dec 20, 2006 / The Nation
Constructing Progress: To build better campuses, students should get more involved Constructing Progress: To build better campuses, students should get more involved
To build better campuses, students should get more involved.
Dec 20, 2006 / The Nation
Kids Kids
Spring Awakening is a highly politicized play that explores the sexuality of young teenagers and the adult heartache that can accompany it.
Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Oil Law Oil Law
Listening to the President's press conference just now, something caught my ear. In discussing the new "strategy forward," in Iraq, Bush mentioned that a key to unifying the count...
Dec 20, 2006 / The Nation
New Leadership on Ethics? New Leadership on Ethics?
For most of the last Congress the House Ethics Committee was dormant or dysfunctional, for reasons I described in the article Ethics Go-Round. Even when Howard Berman replaced A...
Dec 19, 2006 / The Nation
Good Evening, Vietnam Good Evening, Vietnam
Although Vietnam flooded instantly back into American consciousness as the invasion of Iraq was launched in March 2003--along with its ancient vocabulary from "hearts and minds" t...
Dec 19, 2006 / The Nation