Five Minutes With: Ralph Nader Five Minutes With: Ralph Nader
If any American of the past 50 years can be called a professional citizen, it's the famous--and infamous--Ralph Nader.
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Afghani Children Left Behind Afghani Children Left Behind
The poor state of education in Afghanistan.
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
What’s Right with Maryland What’s Right with Maryland
Justice Louis Brandeis once said, "It is one of the happy accidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory, and t...
Apr 10, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Getting the Lead Out Getting the Lead Out
A landmark decision in Rhode Island holding three manufacturers responsible for lead poisoning is a sign of progress nationwide.
Apr 10, 2007 / David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz
Protecting the Vote Protecting the Vote
Resolving a disputed Congressional election in Florida is key to setting the stage for a fair nationwide election in 2008.
Apr 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Bush’s Absurdist Imperialism Bush’s Absurdist Imperialism
One night when I was in my teens, I found myself at a production of Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author. I had never heard of the playwright or the play, nor had I...
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Which US Attorneys Did Rove’s Bidding? Which US Attorneys Did Rove’s Bidding?
The real story of the U.S. Attorneys scandal that has so endangered the tenure of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is not that of the eight fired prosecutors. It is that of the 8...
Apr 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Neocon Godmother Considered Iraq War a Mistake Neocon Godmother Considered Iraq War a Mistake
From the grave, Jeane Kirkpatrick, the godmother of the neoconservative movement, speaks: the Iraq war was something of a mistake.
Kirkpatrick, best...
Apr 10, 2007 / David Corn
Distorting Public Opinion Distorting Public Opinion
In his New York Times article about why US troops will (and should) remain in Iraq beyond 2008, NYU law professor Noah Feldman provides a common mischaracterization of American pu...
Apr 9, 2007 / The Nation
Bottom-Up Power Bottom-Up Power
In Montana, grassroots campaigns elected politicians and influenced policy. The same can happen across the country.
Apr 9, 2007 / Feature / Laura Flanders