The Case for Nuclear Abolition The Case for Nuclear Abolition
The Nation's Jonathan Schell has spent the better part of a enormously productive career making the case for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The new president seems more open ...
May 27, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength
There is little doubt that Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, when and if she is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, will be a role model. As the first Latina on the...
May 27, 2009 / John Nichols
Supporting Sotomayor Supporting Sotomayor
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to replace David Souter as Supreme Court Justice is a nice reminder of the type of change that the Obama administration does represent. Though no...
May 26, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
The Front Lines of the Economic (and Democracy) Crisis The Front Lines of the Economic (and Democracy) Crisis
On May 12, in a packed hearing room on Capitol Hill, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) held a spirited briefing for its Members and their staffs -- "Voices from the Front...
May 26, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama Pick Sonia Sotomayor Reflects America Obama Pick Sonia Sotomayor Reflects America
When Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his planned retirement, the pressure was on President Obama to add a second woman to a bench. At the same time, Obama was encour...
May 26, 2009 / John Nichols
More On That Bogus “Terrorist” Plot in New York More On That Bogus “Terrorist” Plot in New York
That bogus "terrorist plot" in New York has fallen from the headlines, but its pernicious impact lingers on. My earlier piece on this story, written late last week, drew a lot of ...
May 25, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Feingold’s Constitutional Objection to ‘Prolonged Detention’ Feingold’s Constitutional Objection to ‘Prolonged Detention’
Barack Obama's speech last week at the National Archives, delivered with the Bill of Rights as a backdrop, eloquently expressed a president's faith that it is possible to keep the...
May 24, 2009 / John Nichols
The First Great Constitutional Debate of the 21st Century The First Great Constitutional Debate of the 21st Century
Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are squaring off in a grand debate about the character and the content of the American experiment. Unfortunately, the U.S. news media, and much of th...
May 22, 2009 / John Nichols
A Call For Universal Voter Registration A Call For Universal Voter Registration
This is the third in a series of posts concerned with just democracy.The first was an overview of the current state of our electoral system;the second a look at the prospects for...
May 22, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Yet Another Bogus ‘Terror’ Plot Yet Another Bogus ‘Terror’ Plot
By the now, it's maddeningly familiar. A scary terrorist plot is announced. Then it's revealed that the suspects are a hapless bunch of ne'er-do-wells or run-of-the-mill thugs wit...
May 22, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss