Surgeon General Nominee’s Gay Fascination Surgeon General Nominee’s Gay Fascination
Bush's nominee for surgeon general, Dr. James Holsinger, has come under fire this week for his anti-gay politics (first documented by Bible Belt Blogger Frank Lockwood). By day Hol...
Jun 6, 2007 / The Notion / Richard Kim
Hillary vs. Labor Hillary vs. Labor
A few weeks ago The Nation disclosed that Hillary Clinton's chief strategist and pollster, Mark Penn, leads a giant PR firm, Burson-Marsteller, that aggressively helps corporations...
Jun 5, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Berman
The Six-Day War, 40 Years Later The Six-Day War, 40 Years Later
Israel went to war 40 years ago this week more because of "psychological weakness" than because of a genuine strategic threat--that's the conclusion of Tom Segev, one of ...
Jun 4, 2007 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
The War Over “War on Terror” The War Over “War on Terror”
Bill Clinton made a habit of blurring the differences between Democrats and Republicans. Now his wife is doing the same to her Democratic rivals.
Jun 4, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Berman
The Somalia Strike The Somalia Strike
Here's something that didn't come up at Sunday's Democratic debate: Under what authorization did President Bush order a military strike on Somalia this past Friday--essentially wi...
Jun 4, 2007 / The Notion / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dan Bartlett’s Exit Strategy Dan Bartlett’s Exit Strategy
White House counselor Dan Bartlett, the man who unwittingly confirmed that President Bush participated in discussions with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and political czar Karl...
Jun 1, 2007 / The Notion / John Nichols
One Memorial A Month One Memorial A Month
Here is a stark consequence of the human costs of the Iraq war. It was reported Thursday that because so many Fort Lewis soliders are being killed in Iraq, the Washington State arm...
Jun 1, 2007 / The Notion / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Thompson’s Team Thompson’s Team
For eighteen years Fred Thompson was a lobbyist in Washington, a part of his biography his jump-start presidential campaign is not likely to highlight.
May 31, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Her Way, Her War Her Way, Her War
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign would like voters to forget that she supported the war in Iraq. "Senator Clinton believes things are not going well [In Iraq], wants to...
May 30, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Colombia’s Plan Clinton Colombia’s Plan Clinton
The right-wing government of Colombia, which stands accused of collaborating with militias that kill union workers, is feting Bill Clinton at a "Colombia is Passion" awar...
May 29, 2007 / The Notion / Ari Berman