"Diary of a Mad Law Professor" columnist Patricia J. Williams is on leave to work on a book. Her column will resume in September.
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Noted.
The I-word, back on the table; Fannie Lou Hamer and the Democrats.
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For a New Economics
The tepid platform Democrats will adopt in Denver isn't a new social contract, but it does go places Republicans never will. Let's hope Obama does better.
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1988: A Charismatic Candidate
Flawed and flamboyant, the charismatic Jesse Jackson wasn't the perfect candidate, but his idealism and progressive message led The Nation to endorse his bid for the White House.
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1908: The First Denver Convention
When Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan as their presidential candidate, The Nation was skeptical.
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Noted.
Naomi Sobel on efforts to improve conditions at the notorious Postville, Iowa kosher slaughterhouse; Nation correspondents on Obama's world tour.
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The Nation Sues the Government
The Nation joins the ACLU and several other organizations and attorneys in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the FISA act.
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Noted.
Ari Melber tracks the continuing fight over FISA; Stuart Klawans remembers Thomas Disch.
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