Editorial

Wanted: A Real Leader Wanted: A Real Leader

Steny Hoyer spouts Beltway conventional wisdom no matter what the cost to his party; Jack Murtha has the potential to help revise our national security and economic priorities. Is ...

Nov 14, 2006 / David Sirota

Ellen Willis, 1941-2006 Ellen Willis, 1941-2006

Friends and colleagues remember Ellen Willis, political essayist, journalist, rock critic and valued contributor to The Nation, who died November 9.

Nov 11, 2006 / The Nation

A Win for Women A Win for Women

Thanks to a thoughtful grassroots campaign, voters in South Dakota rejected a draconian abortion ban.

Nov 9, 2006 / Liza Featherstone

Haggard Values Haggard Values

The homophobic values vote took a body blow in the midterm elections, helped along by hypocrisy in high places.

Nov 9, 2006 / Richard Kim

Fixing Elections Fixing Elections

Let's stop obsessing over conspiracy and focus on the real problem: lack of reliability, transparency and accountability in our electoral system.

Nov 9, 2006 / Andrew Gumbel

A New Southern Strategy A New Southern Strategy

The midterm elections proved to Democrats that the South must not be written off. The key to winning rural and working-class voters in Dixie is the same as anywhere else.

Nov 9, 2006 / Bob Moser

And Now, Iraq And Now, Iraq

The election is over; the war is not. And George W. Bush is suddenly in one tight corner.

Nov 9, 2006 / David Corn

Measuring the Mandate Measuring the Mandate

Democrats will claim their electoral mandate by understanding how they won: by fielding activist candidates with a clear antiwar message and by defending civil liberties.

Nov 9, 2006 / John Nichols

It’s Over for Bush It’s Over for Bush

As voters expressed their disgust, this election signaled a repudiation of the corrupt Bush regime, a clear antiwar victory and the collapse of the conservative order.

Nov 9, 2006 / The Editors

Questionable Verdict Questionable Verdict

Even the most naive American voter cannot be expected to see the morally, legally and politically questionable death sentence given to Saddam Hussein a milestone in the Bush Admin...

Nov 6, 2006 / Richard Falk

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