Chile Looks (Slightly) Left Chile Looks (Slightly) Left
Michelle Bachelet has vowed Chile will be a different country by the end of her four-year term. But she will likely be remembered more for continuity than for change.
Mar 2, 2006 / Pascale Bonnefoy
Defusing the Iran Crisis Defusing the Iran Crisis
A peaceful resolution to the nuclear dispute with Iran is possible if world leaders work to eliminate the obstacles to intelligent compromise.
Mar 2, 2006 / Michael T. Klare
Fearmongering on Dubai Fearmongering on Dubai
Democrats should see the panic over the DP World deal as an opportunity for a nervy rudder-turn and challenge the obsessive secrecy and toxic premises of Bush's national security p...
Mar 2, 2006 / The Editors
The March of Progress The March of Progress
A comparative list of how our cultural life has changed in the progression from the modern age to the postmodern.
Feb 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Norman Mailer
‘Nation’ Notes ‘Nation’ Notes
For the next three months, while she finishes a book of essays, Katha Pollitt will not be writing her "Subject to Debate" column. We eagerly anticipate her return in May.
Feb 23, 2006 / The Editors
He’s Got a Little List He’s Got a Little List
The Nation is pleased that so many of its contributors are included on a right-wing list of the most dangerous academics in America.
Feb 23, 2006 / Richard Lingeman
The Better Choice in Ohio The Better Choice in Ohio
Sherrod Brown is the right candidate to be the Democratic Senate nominee in Ohio because he has the support of grassroots voters whose energy is essential to win.
Feb 23, 2006 / John Nichols
Challenging Musharraf Challenging Musharraf
Massive protests over the Muhammad cartoons add to the growing sense that Pakistani President-General Pervez Musharraf is losing control.
Feb 23, 2006 / Graham Usher
Tortured Exceptionalism Tortured Exceptionalism
Despite a recent federal district court ruling, the prohibition on torture knows no geographical boundaries and applies to all, no matter what passport they hold--even Americans.
Feb 23, 2006 / David Cole
Leadership 101 Leadership 101
The lesson in Harvard president Lawrence Summers's sudden demise is that his brand of neoliberalism works better on blackboards than in the real world.
Feb 23, 2006 / The Editors