Democrats for McCain Democrats for McCain
It was only a matter of time before some Democrats began jumping ship to join the all-but-announced McCain for President campaign. The first casualty is Nicco Mele, the former we...
Aug 24, 2006 / The Nation
Hillary’s Opportunity Hillary’s Opportunity
The New York Times reports yesterday that some progressive Democrats are "deeply reluctant, and in some cases scared, to criticize or abandon Mrs. Clinton, who supported the invas...
Aug 24, 2006 / The Nation
The JonBenet Effect The JonBenet Effect
It's August, a string of brilliantly blue, placid days. We might be at the beach or taking a long lunch outdoors, but instead we're glued to the TV, transfixed by the latest, sord...
Aug 22, 2006 / The Nation
One Year Later One Year Later
One year. It's been one year since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. One year since the levees broke and the city of New Orleans drowned. One year since the poor people of New...
Aug 22, 2006 / The Nation
Gore vs. Clinton in ’08? Gore vs. Clinton in ’08?
The latest Time magazine poll has Al Gore at 41%, right behind Hillary Clinton at 46 percent. (The poll also shows that Clinton remains a polarizing figure--surprise!--among Repub...
Aug 21, 2006 / The Nation
In Search of Bill Clinton In Search of Bill Clinton
I'd just finished reading a wonderful book, In Search of WillieMorris, when I got a note from Rahm Emanuel. Nothingpersonal. It was a (mass) e-mail asking me to join him in wishin...
Aug 21, 2006 / The Nation
Identity Crisis Identity Crisis
The question of party identity takes on weird new relevance now thatJoe Lieberman is cross-dressing in Connecticut. Defeated once as aDemocrat, tiresome Joe is now running again a...
Aug 20, 2006 / The Nation
Iraq > World War II Iraq > World War II
The war in Iraq has lasted three days longer than US involvement in World War II. Germany declared war on the US on December, 11, 1941, four days after Pearl Harbor. The US annou...
Aug 18, 2006 / The Nation
A Letter from 18 Writers A Letter from 18 Writers
Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal, Toni Morrison and other luminaries call to resist Israel's undeclared political aim: the liquidation of the Palestinian state.
Aug 18, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
The Results Are In… The Results Are In…
My earlier post on Fair Trade coffee drew plenty of responses. Some readers were eager for guidance on tasty Fair Trade blends, and encouraged me to keep looking. Others provided...
Aug 16, 2006 / The Nation