The Bolton Embarrassment The Bolton Embarrassment
When the United States sought to be a true world leader, as opposed to a petulant global bully, this country's seat at the United Nations was occupied by great men and women. Cons...
Aug 1, 2005 / John Nichols
Cox in the Henhouse Cox in the Henhouse
Even his supporters acknowledged that former U.S. Rep. Christopher Cox was a controversial nominee to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. A former corporate lawyer who h...
Jul 31, 2005 / John Nichols
Anti-Sweet Victory: The Week From Hell Anti-Sweet Victory: The Week From Hell
This was supposed to be a Sweet Victory post. That's the weekly feature Sam Graham-Felsen and I started last fall. In those grim days after the election, we believed that one anti...
Jul 29, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush Meets Mick (Jagger) Bush Meets Mick (Jagger)
A couple of months ago, with the help of terrific song suggestions from Nation readers, I put together a playlist for Dubya's iPod. Radiohead's Hail to the Thief, Green Day's Amer...
Jul 29, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nation Readers Speak Nation Readers Speak
Comments on Iran, Wal-Mart and John Roberts.
Jul 28, 2005 / Our Readers
Time Out of Mind Time Out of Mind
There are no ordinary shots in Wong Kar Wai's 2046 and no ordinary sounds--which is remarkable, given that you've seen and heard everything before.
Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Fables of the Reconstruction Fables of the Reconstruction
The Informant and Son of the Rough South examine the dynamics of moral choice through the lens of the civil rights movement.
Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Diane McWhorter
The Treason of the Clerics The Treason of the Clerics
Foucault and the Iranian Revolution details the story of Foucault's induction into journalism as a political correspondent in Iran.
Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Rée
Unintended Consequences Unintended Consequences
With its war in Iraq and its talk of promoting democracy, the Bush Administration has begun to transform the Middle East--but not always in ways it may have intended.
Jul 28, 2005 / Feature / The Nation