Make Levees, Not War Make Levees, Not War
New Orleans was top-of-mind for more than 100,000 peace advocates in Washington who delivered a clear and unified message, protesting the Bush Administration's war in Iraq and its ...
Sep 25, 2005 / Liza Featherstone
Devastation in Galveston (1900) Devastation in Galveston (1900)
More than 7,000 people perished in a hurricane that swept the Texas coast on September 13, 1900. In two unsigned dispatches, The Nation described the scene. September 13 and Septem...
Sep 25, 2005 / The Nation
GOP Opportunity Zone GOP Opportunity Zone
This is a list of "Pro-Free-Market Ideas for Responding to Hurricane Katrina and High Gas Prices," circulated by the House Republican Study
Sep 23, 2005 / Feature / Naomi Klein
The Roberts Converts The Roberts Converts
The political chess match between the White House and Senate Democrats over the future of the Supreme Court took on new complexity as three Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Commit...
Sep 23, 2005 / Bruce Shapiro
How to Curb Corporate Power How to Curb Corporate Power
As corporations consolidate, they grab power from the public. Here are seven modest proposals to give power back to the public and avoid another Enron.
Sep 22, 2005 / Feature / Ralph Nader
Purging the Poor Purging the Poor
Why are the poorest victims of Hurricane Katrina being kept out of perfectly livable homes?
Sep 22, 2005 / Feature / Naomi Klein
New Orleans Is Us New Orleans Is Us
New Orleans was not an unpredictable disaster--it was a model for the incompetence of the Bush Administration. And when the next disaster comes, we will all be under water.
Sep 22, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman
Government’s the Problem Government’s the Problem
As the waters rise, how about a sea chantey for the Bush Administration?
Sep 22, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Prez on the Precipice Prez on the Precipice
The waning political power of the Bush Administration poses a huge opportunity for Democrats to revitalize the party and challenge the President's flawed vision of hurricane recove...
Sep 22, 2005 / The Editors
The Red Cross: A Question of Competence The Red Cross: A Question of Competence
The Gulf Coast hurricanes have raised new questions about the integrity and competence of the American Red Cross to respond to national emergencies. In this report from The Nation...
Sep 21, 2005 / Feature / Linda Heller