Government

Undemocratic Process Undemocratic Process

There has been much comment about the take-no-prisoners approach of the Congressional Republican leadership in cramming through the Medicare prescription-drug benefit this past N...

Feb 26, 2004 / Wayne S. Smith

The New Scopes Trials The New Scopes Trials

Eric Alterman and Mark Green would like to thank Jenny Stepp for her research on this article.

Feb 19, 2004 / Feature / Eric Alterman and Mark Green

A Faithful Servant A Faithful Servant

Most Americans take their system of government for granted, as if Moses himself had delivered the Constitution engraved on marble tablets.

Feb 5, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Ian Williams

Making Money on Terrorism Making Money on Terrorism

The Bush Administration's apparent motto: "Leave no defense contractor behind."

Feb 5, 2004 / Feature / William D. Hartung

Lost in Space Lost in Space

A while back, in a column calling for more arts funding, I observed that a lot more people are interested in classical music, ballet, theater and museums than are interested in s...

Jan 15, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Stuntsmanship Stuntsmanship

This essay, from the June 10, 1961, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on the...

Jan 13, 2004 / The Editors

Mad Cow, Mad Policy Mad Cow, Mad Policy

When Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman and the agribusiness insiders-turned-"regulators" who run George W.

Jan 8, 2004 / The Editors

Coverage for No One Coverage for No One

My patient John Elias, with a fixed income from Social Security and a small pension, is a perfect candidate for prescription drug coverage.

Dec 24, 2003 / Dr. Marc Siegel

GOP Hypocrisy GOP Hypocrisy

GOP pols can pass "reforms" only by exempting themselves.

Dec 23, 2003 / George Miller

Texas, Inc. Texas, Inc.

Taking privatization to extremes, a new law ends the public sector as we knew it.

Dec 18, 2003 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein

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