He’s Got a Little List He’s Got a Little List
The Nation is pleased that so many of its contributors are included on a right-wing list of the most dangerous academics in America.
Feb 23, 2006 / Richard Lingeman
Tortured Exceptionalism Tortured Exceptionalism
Despite a recent federal district court ruling, the prohibition on torture knows no geographical boundaries and applies to all, no matter what passport they hold--even Americans.
Feb 23, 2006 / David Cole
Leadership 101 Leadership 101
The lesson in Harvard president Lawrence Summers's sudden demise is that his brand of neoliberalism works better on blackboards than in the real world.
Feb 23, 2006 / The Editors
A Fabric of Illegality A Fabric of Illegality
The White House practices the dark arts of trashing whistleblowers who exposed prisoner abuse at Guantánamo and the warrantless spying program, adding another layer of illeg...
Feb 23, 2006 / The Editors
The Olympics We Missed The Olympics We Missed
The Winter Olympics are to NBC what icebergs were to the Titanic. Jingoistic, condescending coverage missed the real drama.
Feb 22, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin
In Defense of Free Thought In Defense of Free Thought
An Austrian court sends a crackpot historian to prison for denying the Holocaust; why shouldn't Muslims protesting the Muhammad cartoons question a double standard?
Feb 22, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Farewell to Ground Zero Farewell to Ground Zero
The structure of our Republic is at mortal risk. Will our Constitution survive or are we in the midst of a transmutation in which the balance of powers and our personal freedoms wi...
Feb 20, 2006 / Jonathan Schell
Only Pictures? Only Pictures?
Two prominent cartoon artists discuss their perspective on the worldwide protests over the Muhammad cartoons.
Feb 20, 2006 / Joe Sacco and Art Spiegelman
The Palestinian Patient The Palestinian Patient
Gate of the Sun follows the odyssey of Palestinians driven to refugee camps in Lebanon by Israeli forces in 1948.
Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
Envisioning Another World: Integración Desde Abajo Envisioning Another World: Integración Desde Abajo
Immigrant advocates at the World Social Forum offered real alternatives to the narrow debate over how to fix the system.
Feb 16, 2006 / Feature / Roberto Lovato