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This article appeared in the July 21, 2003 edition of The Nation.

July 2, 2003

"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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    Electoral Politics

    The I-word, back on the table; Fannie Lou Hamer and the Democrats.

  • For a New Economics

    Economic Policy

    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.

  • 1988: A Charismatic Candidate

    Nation History

    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.

  • 1908: The First Denver Convention

    Nation History

    When Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan as their presidential candidate, The Nation was skeptical.

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    Naomi Sobel on efforts to improve conditions at the notorious Postville, Iowa kosher slaughterhouse; Nation correspondents on Obama's world tour.

  • The Nation Sues the Government Subscribe

    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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    Ari Melber tracks the continuing fight over FISA; Stuart Klawans remembers Thomas Disch.

With this issue The Nation goes on its summer biweekly schedule. We'll return to weekly publication in late August.

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