Three Who Made a Revolution Three Who Made a Revolution
Rachel Carson, Betty Friedan and Jane Jacobs opened vast new possibilities for social transformation by writing about widespread attacks on nature, women and the poor.
Mar 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Solnit
Censure Update Censure Update
The editors at the New York Times belatedly decided that SenatorRuss Feingold's censure resolution is front-page news after all. Onlytheir storytoday has a cute twist: Censure is a...
Mar 16, 2006 / Adam Howard
Iraq: The Democrats’ Dilemma Iraq: The Democrats’ Dilemma
With Bush's popularity dropping and Iraq in chaos, Democrats must provide clear leadership without making themselves targets of political assassination by the right. How can they d...
Mar 16, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
Truth or Consequences Truth or Consequences
OK, kids: With conservatives on the hunt for dangerous left-wing academics, take this SAT (Save America from Treachery) test. See if you can tell the difference between a terroris...
Mar 16, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Standard-Bearers The Standard-Bearers
In a 1990 cover story for The Nation, Contributing Editor Kai Bird called Jimmy Carter "the very model of an ex-president." He described his work on human rights, educat...
Mar 16, 2006 / Adam Howard
George W. Bush’s Approach to Maintaining Constitutional Rule in a Democracy Through a Series of Checks and Balances George W. Bush’s Approach to Maintaining Constitutional Rule in a Democracy Through a Series of Checks and Balances
Bush's approach to maintaining control: Can you say Caine Mutiny?
Mar 16, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Patriot Act Post-Mortem Patriot Act Post-Mortem
The failure of a complaisant, Republican-controlled Congress to enact meaningful changes to the Patriot Act means that midterm elections are the only true path to reform.
Mar 16, 2006 / David Cole
An American Inquisition? An American Inquisition?
The case of an architect who lost lucrative contracts because of his interest in the Palestinian cause underscores how Americans are becoming inured to enforced patriotism and ideo...
Mar 16, 2006 / The Editors
Too Hot for New York Too Hot for New York
My Name Is Rachel Corrie was a big hit in London, but the New York Theatre Workshop backed off from producing the play. Why is it so hard for Americans to have a healthy debate abo...
Mar 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Philip Weiss