Cannabis Interrupted

The Supreme Court's medical marijuana decision was a major setback for common sense.

Herman Schwartz

Chinese Shark Attack!

China panic can be found at the progressive end of the spectrum.

Doug Henwood

London After the Bombing

The attacks seemed designed to maximize fear, not casualties.

Maria Margaronis

O’Connor and the Parameters of Possibility

Bruce Shapiro argues that O'Connor's resignation poses a conundrum for Republicans.

Bruce Shapiro

Profiles in Cowardice

Senate Democrats are preparing to take a dive on the issue they have righteously hammered for four years--the estate tax.

William Greider

Nation Notes

Our Deadline Poet is on vacation this week. And speaking of vacation, with this issue The Nation goes on its biweekly summer schedule.

The Editors

Support Our Truth

Jules Feiffer

Plan B for Plan B

The FDA's refusal to issue a decision on Plan B reflects the influence of the Christian right over Bush Administration policy.

Ayelish McGarvey

Reviewing the Estate Tax

Two states recently restored the estate tax to fund critical middle-class programs.

David Sirota

Climate and the G-8

Though the G-8 leaders should subsidize zero-carbon energy sources, they should resist Bush's advocacy of nuclear energy.

Mark Hertsgaard

Giving Africa a Hand

Activists must push for more debt relief for all impoverished countries in Africa.

The Editors

The Real Rove Scandal

Truth and competence are virtues easily shed by the Bush Administration.

Robert Scheer

Bush Is Serving Up the Cold War Warmed Over

The "war on terror" is turning out to be nothing more than a recycled formulation of the dangerously dumb "domino theory."

Robert Scheer

Lying Liars & the Presidents Who Employ Them

The media passed along without prejudice Karl Rove's deliberate distortions of Richard Durbin's words.

Eric Alterman

Extrajudicial Activism

The Klan was willing to risk that their victims were innocent; we can't take that risk today with accused terrorists.

Patricia J. Williams

Nation Readers Speak

Articles on the estate tax, college Republicans and patriotism attract comments and questions.

Our Readers

Letters

PRIESTS' ENTRAILS & PROFS' FREEDOM

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Katha Pollitt and Our Readers