Politics

On the President’s Boast That He Knew Osama Bin Laden Rather Than Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/1 On the President’s Boast That He Knew Osama Bin Laden Rather Than Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/1

That's excellent. So tell us: Why did you For months imply the opposite was true? And why does Cheney (Nanny Dick) still flog

Oct 7, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Union Makes Its Bed Union Makes Its Bed

On September 29 in San Francisco, 4,000 hotel employees--all members of the newly merged union UNITE HERE--walked out on strike or were locked out of their workplaces after their...

Oct 7, 2004 / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

The Happy Warrior The Happy Warrior

William Greider interviews David Cobb this week in a web-only feature.

Oct 7, 2004 / William Greider

Springsteen for Change Springsteen for Change

A culture war's going on. The 2004 election does not merely pit red states against blue states; it places the cultural community against the Bush establishment.

Oct 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / David Corn

Election Matters Election Matters

In his 1988 song "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards," British troubadour Billy Bragg promised, "The Revolution is just a T-shirt away." It's taken a while, but the 2004 electio...

Oct 7, 2004 / John Nichols

The Forgotten Issue The Forgotten Issue

In The Nation's October 9, 2000, special report on the Supreme Court, Tom Wicker wrote, "No issue is more vital...repeat, no issue is more important than the makeup of the next S...

Oct 7, 2004 / The Editors

The Buck Stops in the Voting Booth The Buck Stops in the Voting Booth

It is difficult for members of the US Senate, where even the best are uncommonly proud, to admit that they are not always in the know. Perhaps that explains why Sen.

Oct 5, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer