Jonathan Schell

Peace and Disarmament Correspondent

Jonathan Schell (1943-2014) was the Lannan Fellow at The Nation Institute. His books include The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People, an analysis of people power, and The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger.

Letters Letters

A heated exchange of views on Lakshmi Chaudhry's slam of Harry Potter and a more civilized exchange between Jonathan Schell and Peace Action's Kevin Martin on nuclear proliferation...

Sep 12, 2007 / Jonathan Schell and Our Readers

Remembering June 12

Remembering June 12 Remembering June 12

Twenty-five years after the largest antinuclear demonstration ever, the movement has dwindled. But the threat of mass destruction grows greater.

Jun 14, 2007 / Jonathan Schell

The Torture Election The Torture Election

The GOP's one-party rule has created a constitutional crisis that threatens America's future. By pulling the right lever on November 7, voters can throw this party out of office.

Oct 30, 2006 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

Shock Waves From Kilju Shock Waves From Kilju

A forgetful world was reminded this week that Kim Jong Il now holds in his hand the same pitiless weapon possessed by a growing number of nations.

Oct 11, 2006 / Jonathan Schell

Too Late for Empire Too Late for Empire

Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn tha...

Sep 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

Too Late for Empire Too Late for Empire

Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn tha...

Jul 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

Farewell to Ground Zero Farewell to Ground Zero

The structure of our Republic is at mortal risk. Will our Constitution survive or are we in the midst of a transmutation in which the balance of powers and our personal freedoms wi...

Feb 20, 2006 / Jonathan Schell

The Hidden State Steps Forward The Hidden State Steps Forward

The Bush Administration is not a dictatorship, but it has all the markings of one in embryonic form. Bush has declared himself to be above the law, and members of Congress have no ...

Dec 20, 2005 / Jonathan Schell

The Fall of the One-Party Empire The Fall of the One-Party Empire

Unmaking the empire of fantasy and fraud that the Republican Party has created will not be done quickly and the outcome is uncertain. But historians may one day write that the fake...

Nov 23, 2005 / Jonathan Schell

Faith and Fraud Faith and Fraud

The fictional world created by the Bush Administration over its five years in power is falling to pieces, with the blood-soaked folly in Iraq, a ruined environment, massive corrupt...

Nov 3, 2005 / Jonathan Schell

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