Fighting for Youth or Fighting Youth? Fighting for Youth or Fighting Youth?
A new push for gang legislation ignores the economic causes of crime.
Aug 1, 2007 / The Nation
Worse Than You Think Worse Than You Think
The non-stop violence in Iraq is overshadowing a humanitarian crisis, with eight million Iraqis--nearly one in three--in need of emergency aid, says a new report released by the i...
Jul 31, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Wall Street Journal Gone Wild Wall Street Journal Gone Wild
There will be plenty of formal responses to the news that The Wall Street Journal will soon join the "stable" of Rupert Murdoch's "media properties. But few will to...
Jul 31, 2007 / John Nichols
The New Bipartisan Capitalism The New Bipartisan Capitalism
A new study addressing the plight the American worker in a global economy tries to solve economic inequity through tax policy rather than systemic change. A much broader vision is ...
Jul 31, 2007 / Daniel Morris
“The President Cannot Ignore an Impeachment” “The President Cannot Ignore an Impeachment”
After months of revelations about his ham-handed attempts to politicize investigations and prosecutions by U.S. Attorneys and sections of the Department of Justice he heads, after...
Jul 31, 2007 / John Nichols
A Reply to Dave Zirin A Reply to Dave Zirin
In The Nation's web-letters, Dave Zirin repliesto my post about his column on Michael Vick. In the nicest possibleway, he suggests that I'm out of my depth in tackling a sportssub...
Jul 31, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Soccer Lions of Mesopotamia Soccer Lions of Mesopotamia
Don't buy the argument that Iraq's triumph in the Asian Cup is a miracle moment brought to you by Uncle Sam.
Jul 31, 2007 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter
Why Pelosi Opposes Impeachment Why Pelosi Opposes Impeachment
If she were not in the House--and not Speaker of the House--Nancy Pelosi says she "would probably advocate" impeaching President Bush. But given her current role as part...
Jul 31, 2007 / Ari Berman
Whatever These People Are On, I Want Some Whatever These People Are On, I Want Some
Who knew what kind of people would be drawn to hop a cruise ship plying the glacial waters off the coast of Alaska to talk about--politics?
Jul 31, 2007 / Feature / Annabelle Gurwitch
Vitter’s Close Call Vitter’s Close Call
Imagine this scenario: A young congressional aide who moonlights for an escort service receives a call from her madam. The woman who owns the service asks h...
Jul 31, 2007 / David Corn