Infinitesimal Silver Lining Infinitesimal Silver Lining
The Nader Vote, we find, did not exist. No harm was done by Ralph, that avis rarest. So, not a factor, as he was before,
Nov 11, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
He Won. Live With It, for Now. He Won. Live With It, for Now.
In no time at all, Bush will be the lamest of ducks.
Nov 10, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
In the Executive Suite of a Major Insurance Company, As Dark Clouds Gather Over New York State… In the Executive Suite of a Major Insurance Company, As Dark Clouds Gather Over New York State…
The CEO now wants a drink-- And something stronger than a spritzer. His worry's not a storm or flood; The dread calamity is Spitzer.
Nov 4, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
"Why Is He Losing?" was the title I initially gave my last column here two weeks ago, and my Nation editor, Roane Carey, worried that this was maybe too pessimistic, amid suppose...
Nov 4, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The UN Deserves an Apology The UN Deserves an Apology
"I want to cast my vote in favor of the United Nations."
Nov 2, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Carlyle Covers Up Carlyle Covers Up
Less than twenty-four hours after The Nation disclosed that former Secretary of State James Baker and the Carlyle Group were involved in a secret deal to profit from Iraq's debt ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Naomi Klein
Faith-based Journalism: The Refs Work Themselves Faith-based Journalism: The Refs Work Themselves
Even though we've lived with it for more than thirty years now, it's hard not to marvel at the effectiveness of the right's campaign to intimidate, cajole and complain their way ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
Voting Blocks Voting Blocks
Six more days till the election. As of this writing (October 27), nothing is certain. The election polls are bouncing around like yo-yos.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Bill Clinton Joins the Campaign Bill Clinton Joins the Campaign
The party knows he has some faults, But what he has they need: That's schmaltz. And what he doesn't look is French. So Bubba's coming off the bench.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin