January 24, 2005

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BROWSE GUIDES FROM RECENT YEARS

Feature

Afghan Poppies Bloom

The war-ravaged, opium-dependent country lives in fear of a new drug war.
Christian Parenti
Kicking the Grant Habit

Hello. My name is Michael and I’m a grantaholic.
Michael H. Shuman
Profits for Justice

It’s time to pay for the revolution ourselves.
Michael H. Shuman and Merrian Fuller

Editorial

Passings

At the close of the old year this magazine lost three contributors, all distinguished and influential public intellectuals who brought passion and erudition to the search for a better world.
The Editors

Letter From Ground Zero

As I followed the initial coverage of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, I was reminded of a time in the early1980s when I spent some months researching the effects of a nuclear war– the thermal p
Jonathan Schell

The Hero Within

If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics or philosophy.
Earl Shorris

Babe Lincoln

Robert Grossman

The Country Doctor

It’s a time of sudden hope in the crisis between the Palestinians and Israelis, a weird time of moderation and calls for renewed negotiations.
Amy Wilentz

An Appropriate Objection

American elections never play out perfectly.
John Nichols

Tsunami & US Priorities

As the death toll from the tsunami disaster continued to grow, the Bush Administration scrambled to answer widespread criticism that it responded too slowly and with too little aid for the victim
The Editors

Gonzales: The Fight Is On

Click here for info on how you can help oppose Gonzales’s nomination.
Bruce Shapiro

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Column

Is Al Qaeda Just a Bush Boogeyman?

A BBC film challenges many articles of faith in the so-called war on terror.
Robert Scheer

Bittersweet Bomblets

I was listening to Morning Edition on December 30, and up came one of those end-of-the-year heart-warmers that’s supposed to make you feel there’s hope for this old world yet.
Katha Pollitt

The Pen of Swift, the Brush of Bosch… as Usual

The new year promises a rich manure of hypocrisy and bad faith.
Alexander Cockburn

Assigning Responsibility

Defending Rumsfeld, Bush says Rummy’s great,
That as a planner he has been first rate–
Respected in the White House and the ranks.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Before Night Falls

The Chilean coup of 1973 was carried out with a Lone Ranger comic book, a bicycle and several cans of condensed milk.
Stuart Klawans

Infinite Jest

This past March, on the closing day of an international literary conference held in Krakow, Poland, an elderly woman stood up before hundreds of scholars and admirers gathered to mark the 100th b
Benjamin Paloff

And Justice for All

Affirmative action, in theory, is a matter of distributive justice, which is why liberals and progressives tend to look benevolently on it while conservatives and libertarians consider it a trave
Michael Bérubé

Assigning Responsibility

Defending Rumsfeld, Bush says Rummy’s great,
That as a planner he has been first rate–
Respected in the White House and the ranks.
Calvin Trillin

The Hero Within

If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics or philosophy.
Earl Shorris

Babe Lincoln

Robert Grossman

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Letters

Letters

PEOPLE POWER IN OHIO & THE NATION

Cleveland
William Greider , Our Readers and Mike Marqusee

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January 24, 2005

Feature

The war-ravaged, opium-dependent country lives in fear of a new drug war.

Hello. My name is Michael and I’m a grantaholic.

It’s time to pay for the revolution ourselves.

Editorial

At the close of the old year this magazine lost three contributors, all distinguished and influential public intellectuals who brought passion and erudition to the search for a better world.

As I followed the initial coverage of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, I was reminded of a time in the early1980s when I spent some months researching the effects of a nuclear war– the thermal p

If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics or philosophy.

It’s a time of sudden hope in the crisis between the Palestinians and Israelis, a weird time of moderation and calls for renewed negotiations.

American elections never play out perfectly.

As the death toll from the tsunami disaster continued to grow, the Bush Administration scrambled to answer widespread criticism that it responded too slowly and with too little aid for the victim

Click here for info on how you can help oppose Gonzales’s nomination.

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Column

A BBC film challenges many articles of faith in the so-called war on terror.

I was listening to Morning Edition on December 30, and up came one of those end-of-the-year heart-warmers that’s supposed to make you feel there’s hope for this old world yet.

The new year promises a rich manure of hypocrisy and bad faith.

Defending Rumsfeld, Bush says Rummy’s great, That as a planner he has been first rate– Respected in the White House and the ranks.

Books & the Arts

The Chilean coup of 1973 was carried out with a Lone Ranger comic book, a bicycle and several cans of condensed milk.

This past March, on the closing day of an international literary conference held in Krakow, Poland, an elderly woman stood up before hundreds of scholars and admirers gathered to mark the 100th b

Affirmative action, in theory, is a matter of distributive justice, which is why liberals and progressives tend to look benevolently on it while conservatives and libertarians consider it a trave

Defending Rumsfeld, Bush says Rummy’s great, That as a planner he has been first rate– Respected in the White House and the ranks.

If many strangers die all at once, as in the tragedy of the tsunami or the Rwanda massacre or a war like the one in Iraq, it is a moral problem, to be dealt with through politics or philosophy.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Letters

PEOPLE POWER IN OHIO & THE NATION Cleveland

Defending Rumsfeld, Bush says Rummy’s great,
That as a planner he has been first rate–
Respected in the White House and the ranks.

Defending Rumsfeld, Bush says Rummy’s great,
That as a planner he has been first rate–
Respected in the White House and the ranks.

PEOPLE POWER IN OHIO & THE NATION

Cleveland