GOPers Assail Nation Institute GOPers Assail Nation Institute
A year ago, The Nation Institute and the Fertel Foundation awarded former Ambassador Joseph Wilson the first annual Ron Ridenhour Award for Truth-Telling. I...
Oct 20, 2004 / David Corn
The 9/11 Secret in the CIA’s Back Pocket The 9/11 Secret in the CIA’s Back Pocket
The agency is withholding a damning report that points at senior officials.
Oct 19, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
The L Word The L Word
Mary Cheney has devoted her entire career to providing cover for lesbian-hating organizations.
Oct 19, 2004 / Richard Kim
Washington Votes for War in Colombia Washington Votes for War in Colombia
The US troop presence is doubled--as Colombia's civil movement says no to more war.
Oct 19, 2004 / Feature / Bill Weinberg
Taking it to Crossfire Taking it to Crossfire
Nation readers don't need to be told that what passes for TV punditry is far more degrading than uplifting for the national conversation. With talking heads ranting at each othe...
Oct 19, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Scowcroft Blasts W. Scowcroft Blasts W.
Remember how Bush One's National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft used a Wall Street Journal op-ed in the run-up to the Iraq war to warn Bush Two about the perils of an invasion? ...
Oct 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Orwellian Twist on the Campaign Orwellian Twist on the Campaign
"Political language...is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind." -- George Orwell George Orwell shaped...
Oct 18, 2004 / John Nichols
Faux-Outrage Faux-Outrage
Have you noticed that when Lynne Cheney thunders about being an "indignant mother" she can't repress a smile? And when husband Dick says he's an "angry father," he's smirking? T...
Oct 17, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Debate III: Return of the Frat Boy Debate III: Return of the Frat Boy
What did we learn about Bush from the last debate? He doesn't believe terrorism can ever be reduced to a "nuisance," which means he believes the War of Terror will be a war witho...
Oct 15, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Pay Attention Pay Attention
A star is on the rise for Death Cab for Cutie. The Seattle-based indie band's last record, Transatlanticism (Barsuk), has sold just over 184,000 copies.
Oct 14, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey