Walking into War Walking into War
President Bush ended an hour-long summit in the Azores today by giving the UN a deadline of 24 hours to act on a resolution authorizing war with Iraq, marking an abrupt end to si...
Mar 17, 2003 / Peter Rothberg
Kumbaya Dammit–and Nine More No-Brainers for a Smarter Left Kumbaya Dammit–and Nine More No-Brainers for a Smarter Left
George Bush is not the only one who has to fight a two-front war in the months ahead. So do progressives who want to take power in 2004--and beyond.
Mar 15, 2003 / Dan Carol
Harkin Stumps for Peace Harkin Stumps for Peace
No one has made life on the campaign trail more difficult for several of the frontrunning candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination than US Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. L...
Mar 13, 2003 / John Nichols
The UN’s Relevance The UN’s Relevance
Much to the frustration of the Bush Administration, France, Russia, China and the other members of the United Nations Security Council opposing the British-US resolution on Ira...
Mar 13, 2003 / The Editors
The Vision Primary The Vision Primary
The presidential contest has begun, as usual, with the "money primary," in which major donors choose their favorites and weed out other candidates, long before any citizen has ...
Mar 13, 2003 / The Editors
Military Globalism Military Globalism
One of the first casualties of war may be those happy-talk forecasts of a robust recovery once the bombing starts in Iraq, but a far more momentous economic question accompanie...
Mar 13, 2003 / Books & the Arts / William Greider
Selling the War on TV Selling the War on TV
Let's say you have a war to sell. You have the usual public relations tools at your disposal: highly scripted press conferences, stories leaked by White House officials to a co...
Mar 13, 2003 / Susan J. Douglas
Dissent and Basketball Dissent and Basketball
During the Vietnam War the heavyweight boxing champion of the world, Muhammad Ali, refused to serve in the Army.
Mar 13, 2003 / Murray Polner
A Cheer for the New Nation of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro A Cheer for the New Nation of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro
Whose name stands out like banners made of Day-Glo? The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro! What sounds as if it's jerry-built by Lego?
Mar 13, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Nation Notes Nation Notes
That Fox News Channel advertisement on the back cover is not a parody. We know it's hard to believe, but it's a real ad, and they paid good money to run it, too.
Mar 13, 2003 / The Editors