The Death of the “Values Voter” The Death of the “Values Voter”
Since the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its ruling on same-sex unions, Bush and the religious right have amped up their gay-baiting rhetoric in a last ditch effort to turn out s...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
A Referendum on Rumsfeld A Referendum on Rumsfeld
George Bush brought it upon himself. He could have seen out the 2006 campaign season without discussing the fact that no one – with the exception of some joker who rode out the...
Nov 5, 2006 / The Nation
Neo Culpa Neo Culpa
As I left work yesterday, on the eve of this referendum on the Bush Administration's failed, disastrous policies--especially the neocon-led invasion of Iraq, I got a PR email blas...
Nov 4, 2006 / The Nation
Soldiers Get Political Soldiers Get Political
Vote Vets, a coalition of soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, have produced three of the best and most powerful tv ads of this political season. These ads show how prof...
Nov 3, 2006 / The Nation
Another GOP Sex Scandal Another GOP Sex Scandal
It's becoming to difficult to keep track of all the Republican sex scandals these days. The latest "moral values" offender is Reverend Ted Haggard, head of the 14,000-member New L...
Nov 3, 2006 / The Nation
Shut ‘Em Up Shut ‘Em Up
Shut 'em up – that's the tried-and-true policy of the Bush gang when it comes to people whose views contradict their own. Scientists want to speak out on global warming? Mu...
Nov 2, 2006 / The Nation
Extraordinary Rendition, Deluxe Extraordinary Rendition, Deluxe
The evil nature of our enemies has, it turns out, certain advantages -- at least when secret imprisonment and torture are at stake. The Bush administration has proved adamantly un...
Nov 2, 2006 / The Nation
Bullish Democrats Bullish Democrats
Senator Chuck Schumer, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), held a press conference with reporters this afternoon and was absolutely bullish about the ...
Nov 2, 2006 / The Nation
Dear John Kerry: Shut Up! Dear John Kerry: Shut Up!
With all due respect to my Notion colleagues, John Kerry is a pathetic loser --indeed, an almost compulsive gaffe-maker -- and we shouldn't waste time and energy defending him. He...
Nov 2, 2006 / The Nation
New Voter ID Requirement: Platinum AmEx Card New Voter ID Requirement: Platinum AmEx Card
What are the new voter ID requirements set by Republicans? "You can vote if you present a Platinum Visa or American Express card; a signed golf scorecard; a yacht license, a $10,...
Nov 1, 2006 / The Nation