It’s the War, Dummy It’s the War, Dummy
Ned Lamont keeps climbing. And Joe Lieberman keeps sinking. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Lamont leading Lieberman by 13 points, 54 to 41 percent among likely Democratic ...
Aug 3, 2006 / The Nation
Dreams Deferred in Lebanon Dreams Deferred in Lebanon
The wounds of the country's long civil war and Israeli occupation were gradually healing. That fragile recovery now lies buried under the rubble of renewed fighting.
Aug 2, 2006 / Feature / Annia Ciezadlo
Chuck Hagel: Opposition Senator Chuck Hagel: Opposition Senator
Who is the most outspoken and through-provoking Senate critic of the Bush administration's misguided foreign policies? Hint: The boldest opposition voice is not that of a Democra...
Aug 2, 2006 / John Nichols
Political Blackmail, Part Two Political Blackmail, Part Two
In her Nation weblog, Katrina vanden Heuvel recently sounded off on the shameless hypocrisy of the GOP for linking a minimum wage increase--which would be the first one in nine ye...
Aug 2, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Sticky Situations with Tony Blair Sticky Situations with Tony Blair
Reports are that Rupert Murdoch plans to offer Tony Blair a prominent position in his media empire when Bush's poodle steps down as prime minister or Gordon Brown finally stages a...
Aug 2, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Donkey Dysfunction Donkey Dysfunction
It's always nice to be validated by the Washington Post. A month ago I wrote a feature article for The Nation inquiring whether Democrats, particularly the DNC, had a sufficient ...
Aug 2, 2006 / The Nation
Israel’s Dependency on the Drug of Militarism Israel’s Dependency on the Drug of Militarism
The Jewish state's diehard supporters in the White House, Congress and the media seem unable to understand Israel can't bomb its way to security.
Aug 2, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Wedding Crasher The Wedding Crasher
Since www.beyondmarriage.org launched last week, there's been surging interest in our statement and ideas. The New York Times' Anemona Hartocollis mentioned it in a long story, "F...
Aug 1, 2006 / The Nation
Long, Hot Summer for Wal-Mart Long, Hot Summer for Wal-Mart
Anti-Wal-Mart activism is pushing some Democrats to speak out against the company's exploitative practices. While Leslie Dach and many other Democratic operatives are collecting f...
Aug 1, 2006 / The Nation
Strange Bedfellows in Iraq and Lebanon Strange Bedfellows in Iraq and Lebanon
Here's an ironic scenario: as Israel fights a proxy war against Hezbollah, the United States is propping up an Iraqi government that helped create the Lebanese militants. David C...
Aug 1, 2006 / The Nation