A Report From Porto Alegre A Report From Porto Alegre
Optimism and antiwar fervor were both in evidence at the World Social Forum.
Feb 20, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Why International Law Matters Why International Law Matters
Pre-emptive war flagrantly contradicts the UN's legal framework.
Feb 20, 2003 / Feature / Richard Falk
What’s a Neoliberal to Do? What’s a Neoliberal to Do?
In the 1960s it seemed as if the Third World was in flames, fueled by anti-imperialist struggles from Cuba to Vietnam, Bolivia to Algeria.
Feb 20, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Cleaning Up Santa Fe Cleaning Up Santa Fe
New Mexico is on the verge of joining those happy few states that have acted to rein in the extreme influence of corporate money on US politics.
Feb 19, 2003 / Feature / Matt Bivens
Poets Against the War Poets Against the War
Here The Nation presents a few of the works posted on "Poets Against the War," (www.poetsagainstthewar.org), the website set up by Sam Hamill, poet and editor, when he ca...
Feb 19, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Alfred Corn, Sam Hamill, W.S. Merwin, Maxine Kumin, and Rita Dove
Apartheid: The Musical Apartheid: The Musical
If you've never watched Nelson Mandela dance, then you should know that he does a modified Locomotion, pumping his elbows like pistons to the immense, loving amusement of his p...
Feb 19, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Religion in the News Religion in the News
Graven Images
Feb 19, 2003 / Edward Sorel and Richard Lingeman
On the Backlash Against the Perfidious French On the Backlash Against the Perfidious French
They're relegated to the side. This role--which they cannot abide, Which torments Frenchmen day and night-- Can make them do things out of spite.
Feb 19, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Allergies, Vaccinations and Non-profit HMOs Allergies, Vaccinations and Non-profit HMOs
Dr. Marc Siegel has been appearing frequently on TV and in print addressing Americans' fears about possible bioterrorist attacks. Our government gives us advice, but as Dr.
Feb 19, 2003 / Column / Dr. Marc Siegel
Listen to George…Washington Listen to George…Washington
It would be so much easier if the Bush Administration just dropped the confusing pretension of an earnest campaign for truth, international cooperation and the rule of law.
Feb 18, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer