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Nation Notes Nation Notes

We're happy to welcome to the masthead two contributing writers whose beats will include media, politics and in particular ideas and intellectual debates.

Mar 4, 2004 / The Nation

Debating Nader Debating Nader

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Jan 14, 2004 / The Nation

Protesting to Protect the Constitution Protesting to Protect the Constitution

Three states (Alaska, Arizona and Hawaii) and 219 cities, towns and counties have passed anti-Patriot Act resolutions, ordinances or ballot initiatives. Hundreds more are in prog...

Dec 4, 2003 / The Nation

In Our Orbit In Our Orbit

One of the nation's finest historians, Studs Terkel has told the story of twentieth-century America through the voices of ordinary people.

Nov 26, 2003 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Pillage Is Forbidden Pillage Is Forbidden

Frequently Asked Questions

Nov 6, 2003 / Feature / The Nation

Protest Postcards Protest Postcards

Nation interns march in New York City and Washington, DC.

Oct 28, 2003 / The Nation

Two Poems by Marianne Moore Two Poems by Marianne Moore

Eight of Marianne Moore's major poems were published in The Nation in the 1940s and '50s, including "The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing," "In Distrust of Merits" and "A Carriage F...

Oct 9, 2003 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

California Politics: From Our Archives California Politics: From Our Archives

This letter, from our December 7, 1911 issue, and editorial, from October 27, 1962, are special selections from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Natio...

Aug 14, 2003 / Feature / The Nation

Letters Letters

Direct Legislation in California To the Editor of The Nation:

Aug 14, 2003 / The Nation

Humanitarian Intervention: A Forum Humanitarian Intervention: A Forum

Richard Falk, Mary Kaldor, Carl Tham, Samantha Power, Mahmood Mamdani, David Rieff, Eric Rouleau, Zia Mian, Ronald Steel, Stephen Holmes, Ramesh Thakur, Stephen Zunes

Jun 26, 2003 / Feature / The Nation

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