Society

Postcards From the Abyss Postcards From the Abyss

Anthony Shadid's Night Draws Near is a moving account of life in Iraq before and after the US occupation. Liberal hawk George Packer's The Assasins' Gate delves into the history be...

Nov 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Chris Toensing

The World According to Dowd The World According to Dowd

Maureen Dowd has done her best to declare feminism dead. But by insisting that men are scared of spunky successful women, it doesn't occur to her that she is promoting, rather than...

Nov 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and Publisher Victor Navasky pose for a joint portrait at the offices of The Nation on December 4, 2001.

Letter From the (Outgoing) Publisher Letter From the (Outgoing) Publisher

As Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel becomes the latest in a long line of publisher/owners of The Nation, Victor Navasky looks ahead to his new role as publisher emeritus and member of ...

Nov 10, 2005 / Victor Navasky

Darwin on Trial Darwin on Trial

As the site of a trial on including intelligent design in biology textbooks, Dover, Pennsylvania, is a focal point of a national debate on science and religion. But a look at the t...

Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Eyal Press

Students Confront Sweatshops Students Confront Sweatshops

With a new wave of activism against sweatshops sweeping college campuses, student interest in the morality of their clothing choices can set a standard for the rest of us.

Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Richard Appelbaum

Why Is France Burning? Why Is France Burning?

Fires and rioting in France are the result of thirty years of government neglect and the failure of the French political classes to make any serious effort to integrate Muslim and ...

Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Doug Ireland

Germ Boys and Yes Men Germ Boys and Yes Men

Stewart Simonson is a former Amtrak corporate attorney with zero medical experience. So why is he in charge of emergency health and bioterrorism in the federal government?

Nov 9, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

The Soccer Star and the President The Soccer Star and the President

Who is Diego Maradona, and how did a former Argentinian soccer star become the nemesis of an American President?

Nov 8, 2005 / Feature / Dave Zirin

Passing the Torch Passing the Torch

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel takes on the role of publisher and general partner at the magazine, and Victor Navasky becomes publisher emeritus and a member of the magazine's...

Nov 7, 2005 / The Editors

Sheryl Swoopes: Out of the Closet–and Ignored Sheryl Swoopes: Out of the Closet–and Ignored

WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes has just come out of the closet. But why didn't anyone care?

Nov 4, 2005 / Dave Zirin

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