‘Blowback,’ the Prequel ‘Blowback,’ the Prequel
The story of what historians call the second cold war often begins with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, which shocked Americans into their own overreaction i...
Oct 25, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
Never Shut Up, New York Never Shut Up, New York
Al Giordano is currently a free-speech defendant in the New York State Supreme Court [see Mark Schapiro, "Drug War on Trial," September 17, 2001].
Oct 25, 2001 / Feature / Al Giordano
Nuclear Power & Terrorism Nuclear Power & Terrorism
See also "Nuclear Safety" by Matt Bivens.
Oct 24, 2001 / Feature / Matt Bivens
A True Patriot Can Pose Hard Questions A True Patriot Can Pose Hard Questions
War skeptics such as Richard Gere, Susan Sontag, Rep.
Oct 23, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer
Letters Letters
TERRORI$T CA$H--$TAY$ CLEAN St. Clairsville, Ohio Lucy Komisar's June 18 "After Dirty Air, Dirty Money," on money-laundering [posted on the Nation web...
Oct 18, 2001 / Roane Carey and Our Readers
On V.S. Naipaul’s Nobel Prize On V.S. Naipaul’s Nobel Prize
So V.S. Naipaul finally gets the prize. It's said he's willing, through unblinking eyes, To make his observations, then recall The bleakest Third World countries, warts and al...
Oct 18, 2001 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Profits of Fear Profits of Fear
Every closet in my medical office is suddenly filled with samples of Ciprofloxacin, an ordinary antibiotic intended primarily for use with bladder infections. This week, every pat...
Oct 18, 2001 / Dr. Marc Siegel
Letter From Ground Zero: October 18, 2011 Letter From Ground Zero: October 18, 2011
Seven Million at Risk
Oct 18, 2001 / Jonathan Schell
War and Peace War and Peace
How depressing was the October 13 peace rally in Washington Square? Well, the Bread and Puppet Theater performed--that should give you an idea. "It's the sixties all over again,"...
Oct 18, 2001 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Can Mark Green Heal NYC? Can Mark Green Heal NYC?
New York's Democratic mayoral primary revealed the city's racial fault lines.
Oct 18, 2001 / Feature / Jack Newfield