Nation Topics - America as Empire | The Nation

Covert operations have now assumed a dominant—and destructive—role in US foreign policy.

In the wake of 9/11, we have summoned up imaginary demons to spare ourselves from facing the all-too-real burdens of our time.

Why are poorer and less-educated citizens more likely to die in America's wars?

Clive James's erudite new collection of essays celebrates the best of twentieth-century art, thought and politics.

Are Bush and Cheney so wedded to their delusions that they might
gun the car and head directly over the cliff in a confrontation with
Iran?

Iraq is America's colonial war. Arguments for maintaining colonial rule in India are almost identical to the justifications offered for the continuing presence of US troops in Iraq and escalation of the war.

Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn that power in the nuclear, postimperial age is diplomatic, not military.

The crises faced by Bush signal not only the errors of his
Administration but the end of imperialism itself--and the emergence of
new, more dangerous forces.

Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of
Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal
healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to renewable energy.

As a political marketing device, Bush's address was brilliant.