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Faggot Feud Faggot Feud

So Ann Coulter called John Edwards a "faggot." All this proves is that the woman's gaydar is seriously on the fritz. Last year she diagnosed Bill Clinton as a "latent homosexual" ...

Mar 3, 2007 / The Nation

Fighting for the Right to Organize Fighting for the Right to Organize

Working people scored at least a temporary victory Thursday when the House voted for legislation that would make it easier for workers to form unions. (Thanks to all Nation reader...

Mar 2, 2007 / Peter Rothberg

Libby Trial: More Waiting, More Jury Notes Libby Trial: More Waiting, More Jury Notes

The jurors in the obstruction of justice trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby left early on Friday. But they do appear still to be diligently working through t...

Mar 2, 2007 / David Corn

Black Snake Groan Black Snake Groan

I saw Hustle and Flow, and while I liked, even admired, parts of the film, I could never get over the fact that the movie seemed to simply refuse to interrogate or grapple with it...

Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation

Will Blood Run in the Gutters (of the Iraq Memoirs)? Will Blood Run in the Gutters (of the Iraq Memoirs)?

In recent days, we've have two reports on timing, when it comes to the future of the President's "surge" plan for Baghdad. According to Richard A. Oppel of the New York Times, "T...

Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation

Vermont Puts Impeachment on the Table Vermont Puts Impeachment on the Table

NEWFANE, Vermont -- Cindy Sheehan and I are traveling Vermont this weekend, stopping in close to a dozen towns from Burlington to Brattleboro, to talk about why we think the presi...

Mar 2, 2007 / John Nichols

Autism on Campus: The Other Diversity Autism on Campus: The Other Diversity

Personal Voice: "I spent my days as tense as a hunted animal, fearing the scornful gazes of students who shunned me like they would a person who'd committed a heinous crime."

Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation

Notes on Activism and Loyalty Notes on Activism and Loyalty

Writer, activist, and recording artist Marisa Handler discusses her new book, her new album and why the road less traveled often leads to activism.

Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation

BAYAN USA: Filipino Voices for Political Change BAYAN USA: Filipino Voices for Political Change

As many in the Philippines continue to suffer through political repression and poverty, young Filipinos at home and abroad organize to make change.

Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation

Katrina, Eighteen Months Later Katrina, Eighteen Months Later

Look at the devastated Gulf Coast, and it seems like only yesterday that the storm hit. Here's what Washington can do to speed a criminally slow recovery.

Mar 1, 2007 / Feature / Chris Kromm and Sue Sturgis

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