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McCain vs. Obama McCain vs. Obama

In case you weren't paying attention, since yesterday there's been a very public war of words between the Senate's two most hyped members, Barack Obama and John McCain, over lobbyi...

Feb 7, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Christians Dodge Spears Christians Dodge Spears

NBC has abandoned, in the words of the American Family Association website , its plans to "Attack Christians with Spears." Britney Spears, that is. The pop sensation tur...

Feb 7, 2006 / The Notion / Christine Smallwood

It’s Ken (Mehlman) Who Has Anger Management Problems It’s Ken (Mehlman) Who Has Anger Management Problems

GOP Chairman, Ken Mehlman, made the talk show rounds on Sunday in order to dismiss Hillary Clinton as a woman who "seems to have a lot of anger." And what was Mehlman's ...

Feb 7, 2006 / The Notion / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why We Fight Why We Fight

The twin headlines on the front page of the Washington Post today, "Gonzales Defends Surveillance," and "Bush's Budget Bolsters Pentagon," made me think of Euge...

Feb 7, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Going Postal Going Postal

Did you see last week's horrifying stories about the shootings at the Southern California mail distribution center? A 44 year old woman shot three employees in a parking lot, and t...

Feb 7, 2006 / The Notion / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Boehner’s Broken Promises Boehner’s Broken Promises

In his victory over Roy Blunt to replace Tom DeLay as House Majority Leader, John Boehner ran as the reformer. This weekend he hit the Sunday talk shows to explain just which refor...

Feb 6, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Texas Judge Denounces New Bankruptcy Law Texas Judge Denounces New Bankruptcy Law

I received this email from my colleague Doug Henwood last week: A bankruptcy judge in Texas, by all accounts a sober and respected fellow, wrote the attached opinion, denouncing ...

Feb 6, 2006 / The Notion / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Arnie’s Favorite Double Dipper Arnie’s Favorite Double Dipper

To some California conservatives, she's no less than Satan. To Governor Schwarzenegger, she's his Chief of Staff and his favorite Democrat. To some reformers, she's the embodiment ...

Feb 6, 2006 / The Notion / Marc Cooper

Nipplegate’s Legacy Nipplegate’s Legacy

Though it has only been two years since it made its live debut on national television, Janet Jackson's right nipple has already left an indelible mark on American society. Many tho...

Feb 5, 2006 / The Notion / Richard Kim

Detroit: Super Bowl City on the Brink Detroit: Super Bowl City on the Brink

Must read article--by The Nation's very own sportswriter Dave Zirin--about the bacchanalia atmosphere of the Super Bowl set against the ravaged backdrop of America's most impoveris...

Feb 5, 2006 / The Notion / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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