What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
In 1865 22-year-old Henry James contributed a scathing book review titled "The Noble School of Fiction" to the very first issue of The Nation.
May 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Hatch-Miller
Congress Tunes In Congress Tunes In
Chastened by voter response to their earlier errors, many legislators push reform.
May 5, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols, Robert W. McChesney, and Ben Scott
Amy Goodman’s ‘Empire’ Amy Goodman’s ‘Empire’
How a prospective biochemist became a muckraker and champion of media reform
May 5, 2005 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Prometheus Unbound Prometheus Unbound
The once-hunted outlaw of low-power radio is now a hero--including at the FCC.
Calling Air America Calling Air America
Launched last year on a wing and a prayer, it's still aloft and gaining altitude.
May 5, 2005 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
George W. Bush, Who Says He’s a Man With a Lot of Political Capital, Finds That He Has No Liquidity George W. Bush, Who Says He’s a Man With a Lot of Political Capital, Finds That He Has No Liquidity
Remember what Bush was like before bin Laden?
May 5, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Property Rights and Health Care in the States Property Rights and Health Care in the States
State Rep. Wes McKinley of Colorado stays in the minority, while Democrats and Progressives in Vermont move toward the majority.
May 5, 2005 / David Sirota
Bush’s Bitburg? Bush’s Bitburg?
In visiting discriminatory Latvia, Bush invites criticism from Russia.
May 5, 2005 / Mark Ames
Labor’s Lost in LA Labor’s Lost in LA
By supporting LA's incumbent mayor, the labor movement may have weakened its hand.
May 5, 2005 / Marc Cooper
Southern Man Southern Man
Strom Thurmond's black daughter tells her story.
May 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Darryl Lorenzo Wellington