Nation Notes Nation Notes
George Fuchs, The Nation's controller since 1995, died recently, far too young. We knew George for his quick check-writing, his help with our taxes, his ironic sense of humor, his...
Jul 27, 2001 / The Editors
Kosovo: A General Lament Kosovo: A General Lament
In mid-June of 1999 NATO's first military campaign ended in victory over Yugoslavia. It may have been the first war in history in which the winning side suffered no combat casualt...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Dusko Doder
A Bush Summer Rerun? A Bush Summer Rerun?
The next scene in Return of the Bushies may feature Brent Scowcroft, who was National Security Adviser to Bush I. The anonymous leakers of Washington are whispering that Scowcroft...
Jul 27, 2001 / David Corn
She Needed Fewer Friends She Needed Fewer Friends
Joe Pulitzer famously said, "A newspaper should have no friends." Looking at the massed ranks of America's elites attending Katharine Graham's funeral in Washington on July 23, i...
Jul 27, 2001 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine
"Bustin' Out," episode six of R.J. Cutler's breakthrough reality TV series American High, opens on 17-year-old Morgan Moss pointing a pistol at his mother's head and barking deman...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Paul Bravmann
Junk Journalism Junk Journalism
Although it happened in early July after ethically challenged Congressman Gary Condit finally admitted to police that he'd had an adulterous affair with 24-year-old Chandra Levy, ...
Jul 27, 2001 / Eric Boehlert
Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy a Bridge? Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy a Bridge?
The problem of punditocracy ignorance does not usually constitute a national security threat. If most Americans walk around misinformed about Gary Condit's sexual escapades or El...
Jul 27, 2001 / Column / Eric Alterman
Violence in Genoa Violence in Genoa
Violence in Genoa Demonstrations at the recent G-8 summit in Genoa resulted in
Jul 26, 2001 / Nicholas Jackson, Andrea Pertosa, Alex Crowley, Faith Hareldson, Troy Davis, Rob Miller, and Louise C. Hensleigh
The Battle of Genoa The Battle of Genoa
Organizers of the anti-G8 protest in Genoa say that 200,000 people came from all over Italy and Europe to join the mammoth demonstration yesterday.
Jul 21, 2001 / Feature / Walden Bello
Plan Colombia Broadens Plan Colombia Broadens
These days, the buzz on Capitol Hill seems loudest about Gary Condit.
Jul 17, 2001 / Feature / Jason Vest