Reagan in Truth and Fiction Reagan in Truth and Fiction
Nixon thought Reagan was "strange" and, so he told the secret tape recorder in the Oval Office in 1972, "just an uncomfortable man to be around." The late President certainly was...
Jun 10, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Nation Note Nation Note
With this issue, Liza Featherstone joins the masthead as a contributing editor.
Jun 10, 2004 / The Nation
Concerning Speculation On the Political Impact of President Ronald Reagan’s Death Concerning Speculation On the Political Impact of President Ronald Reagan’s Death
Though theories of conspiracy crop up, In fairness, one of them should be dissolved. He died not in October but in June; It should be clear that Rove was not involved.
Jun 10, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Solidarity in Wartime Solidarity in Wartime
In a Service Employees union hall in Boston, a hospital worker raises her hand.
Jun 10, 2004 / David Bacon
Outlaws on Torture Outlaws on Torture
The "war on terrorism" is in trouble, and at the very moment the Bush Administration needs it most--election season. George W.
Jun 10, 2004 / David Cole
Beloved by the Media Beloved by the Media
Ronald Reagan lived a charmed life in many respects, none more so than in his relationship with the news media.
Jun 10, 2004 / Mark Hertsgaard
Cold War to Star Wars Cold War to Star Wars
Perhaps the most important question--for present policy-makers as well as historians--posed by the presidency of Ronald Reagan is what role he played in ending the cold war.
Jun 10, 2004 / Jonathan Schell
The Gipper’s Economy The Gipper’s Economy
The Gipper had a certain goofiness about him that was impossible not to like. He told "war stories" borrowed from old movies with such sincerity you were sure he must have been t...
Jun 10, 2004 / William Greider
A Flawed Resolution A Flawed Resolution
With its blueprint for Iraq in tatters, the Bush Administration has been forced to recognize the United Nations as the only body that can confer legitimacy on its continued occup...
Jun 10, 2004 / The Editors
The Reagan Legacy The Reagan Legacy
It's as if Gore Vidal coined the phrase "United States of Amnesia" for the moment of Ronald Reagan's death.
Jun 10, 2004 / The Editors