Prosaic Judgments Prosaic Judgments
Adam Kirsch prefers his own ideas about poetry to actual poems.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The Theater of Cruelty The Theater of Cruelty
The detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib were both a continuation and a divergence from historical prison practices.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Amitav Ghosh
Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness Avian Flu: A State of Unreadiness
America remains unprepared for a possible avian flu pandemic.
Jun 29, 2005 / Feature / Mike Davis
Beyond Gay Marriage Beyond Gay Marriage
By engaging the marriage debate only in terms of "gay rights," progressives have put themselves in a losing position.
Jun 29, 2005 / Feature / Richard Kim and Lisa Duggan
The Big Lie The Big Lie
"We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th attacks." George W. Bush -- September 17, 2003 To the extend that George Bush had retained the sl...
Jun 29, 2005 / John Nichols
Reconnecting to the World Reconnecting to the World
The US must make full employment and ample demand the guiding principles of its international economic policy.
Jun 29, 2005 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger
Lying Liars & the Presidents Who Employ Them Lying Liars & the Presidents Who Employ Them
The media passed along without prejudice Karl Rove's deliberate distortions of Richard Durbin's words.
Jun 29, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman
Extrajudicial Activism Extrajudicial Activism
The Klan was willing to risk that their victims were innocent; we can't take that risk today with accused terrorists.
Jun 29, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Nation Notes Nation Notes
Our Deadline Poet is on vacation this week. And speaking of vacation, with this issue The Nation goes on its biweekly summer schedule.
Jun 29, 2005 / The Editors