For Democrats, Mr. Right is Mr. Wrong For Democrats, Mr. Right is Mr. Wrong
Anyone who has spent time on the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign trail is familiar with the phrase "Except Lieberman." When grassroots Democrats gather to talk about the cro...
Aug 5, 2003 / John Nichols
The Emperor Has No Evidence The Emperor Has No Evidence
Call me naive. But I still am occasionally surprised that George W. Bush keeps getting away with his dog-ate-my-homework presidency. The latest exam...
Aug 1, 2003 / David Corn
Taking Back the Tax Debate Taking Back the Tax Debate
Maybe it's the summer heat, but I thought I was hallucinating when I picked up Monday's Washington Post and read the headline, "Democrats Not Shying Away from Tax Talk." It s...
Aug 1, 2003 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iran’s New Strong Man Iran’s New Strong Man
This essay, from the September 5, 1953 issue, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on Iran, click he...
Jul 31, 2003 / Feature / Andrew Roth
Failed ‘Plan’ in Colombia Failed ‘Plan’ in Colombia
If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on Plan Colombia, the War on Drugs and US drug policy, click here for information on how to acquire individual access t...
Jul 31, 2003 / Feature / Peter Clark
The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence
If you've seen Pleasantville--the story of teenagers who are magically transported from 1990s reality into 1950s television--you know that its writer-director, Gary Ross, has a...
Jul 31, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Paint It Black Paint It Black
If the idea of monochrome painting occurred to anyone before the twentieth century, it would have been understood as a picture of a monochrome reality, and probably taken as a ...
Jul 31, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Thieves Like Us Thieves Like Us
In March 2001 a small Internet website in Delhi, tehelka.com, revealed that two of its reporters had used a secret camera to tape senior defense officials and political leaders...
Jul 31, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Amitava Kumar
Soul Man Soul Man
Pop music's eternal appeal can be found in one instance out of many: "This Magic Moment," a 1960 song by The Drifters.
Jul 31, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Armond White
In Our Orbit In Our Orbit
American troops have been in Iraq since March, and their reception has been decidedly chillier than promised.
Jul 31, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Emily Biuso