On the Congressional Response to the ‘Under God’ Controversy On the Congressional Response to the ‘Under God’ Controversy
They pledge allegiance to the thought That every politician ought To take a stand that's foursquare for the Lord. They think if they say, "God is great! Don't separate him fr...
Jul 3, 2002 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Who’s Afraid of Cornel West? Who’s Afraid of Cornel West?
Writing in a forthcoming issue of The Journal of Israeli History about Israeli revisionism, Mark Lilla of the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought makes the obse...
Jun 27, 2002 / Column / Eric Alterman
Endless Military Superiority Endless Military Superiority
The new defense doctrine calls for meeting any threat, anywhere, at any time.
Jun 27, 2002 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
The Boondocks The Boondocks
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Jun 27, 2002 / Feature / Aaron McGruder
Death and Taxes 2010 Death and Taxes 2010
"How long do I have?" James Pierson asked, trying to maintain eye contact with the man behind the desk. "Three months, eleven days, seven hours and forty-three minutes," David Ba...
Jun 27, 2002 / Calvin Trillin
Letters Letters
CLUELESSNESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS Jefferson Valley, NY When I took my copy of The Nation from my mailbox today, I was appalled at the cover showing George...
Jun 27, 2002 / Our Readers
The Road to Nowhere The Road to Nowhere
In reiterating his vision for the Middle East--two states living side by side in peace and security--George W. Bush failed to lay out a viable path for reaching this essential goa...
Jun 27, 2002 / The Editors
‘The Enemy Within’ ‘The Enemy Within’
There are perfectly respectable reasons to disagree with, dislike or distrust Jesse Jackson. His flaws as a human being are pretty well-known at this point. Some feel his politics...
Jun 27, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
The Ventura Legacy The Ventura Legacy
$icapstyle, letter=>'"A' &>rguing with intelligence, a massive array of facts and a sly wit, Sifry claims that our two-party system is a 'duopoly' that decisively dictates nation...
Jun 27, 2002 / Micah L. Sifry
Bush Overplays the Terror Card Bush Overplays the Terror Card
Has the war on terrorism become the modern equivalent of the Roman Circus, drawing the people's attention away from the failures of those who rule them?
Jun 26, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer