Counting Every Vote Counting Every Vote
The Democratic platform approved this week by convention delegates in Boston contains strong language regarding the party's commitment to protect the right of Americans to vote--...
Jul 29, 2004 / The Editors
Freedom’s Trail Freedom’s Trail
As Democrats prepare for their convention in Boston, they should ponder the city's catalytic role in American history.
Jul 15, 2004 / The Editors
The Shape of Things The Shape of Things
This essay, from the July 17, 1948, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on the...
Jul 13, 2004 / The Editors
Mission Accomplished II? Mission Accomplished II?
With furtive haste, former Coalition Provisional Authority administrator Paul Bremer declared the end of the US occupation at a virtually secret ceremony and bolted for the door,...
Jul 1, 2004 / The Editors
Nation Notes Nation Notes
Announcing the winner of the Nation Button Contest!
Jun 24, 2004 / The Editors
Lies…and Lies Lies…and Lies
Let's not be naïve. Presidents, like diplomats, at times go forth and lie for their country.
Jun 24, 2004 / The Editors
Divining the Court Divining the Court
Our best legal brains are still scratching their heads about the Supreme Court decision in the Pledge of Allegiance case (see Elisabeth Sifton, "
Jun 17, 2004 / The Editors
Torture and Democracy Torture and Democracy
If there was ever any doubt, it is now clear that the torture at Abu Ghraib cannot be dismissed as the actions of a few bad actors.
Jun 17, 2004 / The Editors
A Flawed Resolution A Flawed Resolution
With its blueprint for Iraq in tatters, the Bush Administration has been forced to recognize the United Nations as the only body that can confer legitimacy on its continued occup...
Jun 10, 2004 / The Editors
The Reagan Legacy The Reagan Legacy
It's as if Gore Vidal coined the phrase "United States of Amnesia" for the moment of Ronald Reagan's death.
Jun 10, 2004 / The Editors