Harold Willens Harold Willens
The Nation lost a dear friend this week--Harold Willens, age 88. Harold was co-founder of a group of business executives against the Vietnam War (he would later recall with del...
Mar 20, 2003 / The Editors
The Big Lie The Big Lie
How bad can things get, how fast? Are we already at the point where literally nothing can derail the war machine?
Mar 20, 2003 / Russ Baker
War. What Is It Good For? War. What Is It Good For?
By the time you read this, the invasion of Iraq may have begun--or it may be over.
Mar 20, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Perle, Interrupted Perle, Interrupted
Famed Prince of Darkness Richard Perle is a political animal unique to Washington.
Mar 20, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman
Inside Baghdad Inside Baghdad
Iraqis, exhausted by years of sanctions and oppression, just want it all to end.
Mar 20, 2003 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
These United States These United States
John Leonard edited and wrote the introduction to These United States: Portraits of America (Nation Books).
Mar 20, 2003 / Feature / John Leonard
‘The Inland Empire’ ‘The Inland Empire’
It lacks beaches, but it does have the most mixed neighborhoods in California.
Mar 20, 2003 / Feature / Mike Davis
Seeking a New Globalism in Chiapas Seeking a New Globalism in Chiapas
Opponents of the neoliberal model are demanding a new social contract.
Mar 20, 2003 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Germline Warfare Germline Warfare
A most remarkable event occurred in the weeks preceding the June 2000 announcement of the completion of the first draft of the human genome DNA code: One of the leaders of the ...
Mar 20, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Ralph Brave
Against the Genetic Grain Against the Genetic Grain
I first heard of Jon Beckwith in the mid-1970s, in a question framed by my genetics professor: Why would anyone willfully disrupt a research program designed to collect useful ...
Mar 20, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Marks