How Sweet It Is How Sweet It Is
The virtual political earthquake this week--or what President Bush likes to call "a thumping"--put some truly progressive Senators in line for important Committee chairs. There's ...
Nov 10, 2006 / The Nation
Veteran’s Day: America and Iraq Veteran’s Day: America and Iraq
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, an armistice was signed that ended World War I, the first great bloodletting of the twentieth century, "the war to end ...
Nov 10, 2006 / The Nation
The Wimp Party The Wimp Party
Has the war party turned into the wimp party? I hate to sound like Maureen Dowd, but Republicans have never looked so weak. With barely a whimper of protest Senators George Allen...
Nov 9, 2006 / The Nation
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
I've received some sad news. The writer Ellen Willis, one of my heroes, died this morning of lung cancer, much too young (64). I will miss her lucid thinking about culture and pol...
Nov 9, 2006 / The Nation
We Voted for Peace We Voted for Peace
End-the-war energy fueled the success of "Bring Our Troops Home" ballot initiatives in communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Massachusetts on Tuesday. In Wisconsin, vo...
Nov 9, 2006 / The Nation
Tuesday’s Stunners Tuesday’s Stunners
Few people thought there would be a competitive race in Iowa's 2nd Congressional district, including myself--and I grew up there! The local Congressman, Jim Leach, was an old-sch...
Nov 9, 2006 / The Nation
White Resentment in Michigan White Resentment in Michigan
By a large margin -- sixteen percentage points --Michigan voters have rejected some forms of affirmative action. State Proposal 2 forbids the use of race and gender preferences in...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Donald Rumsfeld Is Stepping Down Donald Rumsfeld Is Stepping Down
Who says elections don't change anything? On the day after Democrats took control of the House of Representatives and, by all indications, the Senate, word comes that Secretary o...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
Five Questions Five Questions
The wave -- and make no mistake, it's a global one -- has just crashed on our shores, soaking our imperial masters. It's a sight for sore eyes. As all of us look ahead, here are ...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation
The Sun Rises in the East The Sun Rises in the East
The Northeast is now to Democrats what the South has recently been for Republicans: an absolute political stronghold. "A Category 5 political storm hit the shores of the Northeas...
Nov 8, 2006 / The Nation