What Causes Cancer? Probably Not You What Causes Cancer? Probably Not You
The perennial temptation to blame disease on sin or some grave moral failing just took another hit.
Jul 19, 2007 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich
Community, Conference Calls & Our Postal Rate Campaign Community, Conference Calls & Our Postal Rate Campaign
Yesterday afternoon I had one of the most moving experiences in my time here as editor. It was on a conference call with readers and friends committed to helping The Nation deal w...
Jul 19, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Marbury vs. Jordan Marbury vs. Jordan
New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury is in the midst of a 37-city tour to promote his Starbury line of shoes and clothing for Steve and Barry's. The sneakers cost just $14....
Jul 19, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Bush to Children: Drop Dead Bush to Children: Drop Dead
On so-called philosophical grounds, President Bush opposes health care for children. A bipartisan group of Senators want to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SC...
Jul 19, 2007 / Ari Berman
Should Mothers Work Fulltime? Should Mothers Work Fulltime?
Oh dear, the bell's been rung on another round of the Mommy Wars. According to a new Pew survey, more Americans think mothers shouldn't work full time, and more mothers think tha...
Jul 18, 2007 / E.J. Graff
YearlyKos Sticks With the Issues YearlyKos Sticks With the Issues
A netroots political convention in Chicago aims to transcend the horse race and let the people, not the media, frame the questions put to candidates.
Jul 18, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber and Andrea Batista Schlesinger
A Challenge to Progressives on Choice A Challenge to Progressives on Choice
New reproductive technologies that could allow the rich to become genetically richer and the poor even more disadvantaged are challenging progressives to take a fresh look at core ...
Jul 18, 2007 / Samuel Berger
Republican Hypocrite Caucus Keeps George Bush’s War Going Republican Hypocrite Caucus Keeps George Bush’s War Going
A night of debate about the war in Iraq yielded two results: 1. Limited progress on getting an honest up-or-down vote on whether to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq on a schedu...
Jul 18, 2007 / John Nichols
Sleepless in the Senate Sleepless in the Senate
Matthew Blake reports from Capitol Hill: Full disclosure: this humble reporter left the Capitol at 1 am but continued watching on C-Span until 2:30 am before nodding off. The Sena...
Jul 18, 2007 / Ari Berman
Subpoena Watch: Tenth Time’s a Charm Subpoena Watch: Tenth Time’s a Charm
Nine times the Senate Judiciary Committee asked the Bush Administration for the legal justification of its warrantless (and illegal) domestic spying program. Nine times. To no av...
Jul 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel