Tree-Huggers No Longer! Tree-Huggers No Longer!
It's official now: The United States has a policy on climate change. President Bush announced it on Valentine's Day at a government climate and oceans research center. "My approa...
Mar 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Frank Ackerman
The Senate’s Fighting Liberal The Senate’s Fighting Liberal
Sen. Ted Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77. This 2002 Nation profile by the late Jack Newfield captures the essence of what this legend meant to the progressive movement.
Mar 7, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield
The Marvel of the Obvious The Marvel of the Obvious
"There are things/We live among 'and to see them/Is to know ourselves.'" These three lines are among the most stirring written by George Oppen, a poet whose modesty and honesty p...
Mar 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The Still Bad New Old Nixon The Still Bad New Old Nixon
It's been three decades since President Richard M.
Mar 5, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer
Organizing for Social Change After Suffrage Organizing for Social Change After Suffrage
Now that women have the vote, what will they do with it?
Mar 5, 2002 / Stella Crossley Daljord
H. Rap Brown/Jamil Al-Amin: A Profoundly American Story H. Rap Brown/Jamil Al-Amin: A Profoundly American Story
Die Nigger Die!, the autobiographical political memoir by H. Rap Brown, is a vital American historical document--historical almost in the sense of a message found in a time capsu...
Feb 28, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Ekwueme Michael Thelwell
Messenger Messenger
The birds stopped coming after the annuals died. I didn't realize how much I missed them until the bluebird Returned, lured by the burgundy haze of the fall pansies Pour...
Feb 28, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Franklin
The Base Camp of Christendom The Base Camp of Christendom
Pat Buchanan surely holds the record for the greatest impact on a presidential election with the fewest votes. With less than 0.43 percent of the tally nationally, he still manag...
Feb 21, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Philip A. Klinkner
Denmark Vesey: A New Verdict Denmark Vesey: A New Verdict
A historian questions whether he led a slave revolt, but his heroism still stands.
Feb 21, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Not Betsy Rosses Not Betsy Rosses
For a while I thought about designing a flag. Something bigger, blurrier than "nation." I imagined a hovering planet on a field of blue, and "United We Stand" could be written un...
Feb 21, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eileen Myles