Katrina’s Hidden Race War Katrina’s Hidden Race War
White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
True Leadership True Leadership
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the best presidents are humble, open to new options and eager to learn.
Ending Student Debt Ending Student Debt
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the new president needs to take definitive action toward eliminating student debt.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Sean Dennison
Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster
The $50 billion fraud is bad enough. But the disgraced trader has done even more serious damage. He's destroyed trust in our financial system.
Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Letters Letters
Postcard From Nebraska
Dannebrog, Neb.
Dec 17, 2008 / Our Readers and William Deresiewicz
Will War Crimes Be Outed? Will War Crimes Be Outed?
After the primary players in the Bush administration leave office, will they be held accountable for war crimes?
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
NATO in Palestine? Not A Good Idea NATO in Palestine? Not A Good Idea
Pro-Israel activists in the United States and Israeli defense officials are already getting energized in opposition to the idea of a NATO military force in Palestine, as part of a...
Dec 17, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Answer Answer
a moment of stillness, demanding an answer. When does a moment end? * Starbucks prayer, "Make morning good again." * Leaf shadows on pavement: word meaning to slide carelessly, repeatedly, to absentmindedly caress. * For I so loved the world that I set up my only son to be arrested.
Dec 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rae Armantrout
Bush’s Midnight Regulations Bush’s Midnight Regulations
President Bush may have hospitably welcomed his successor and his wife into the White House while promising a "transition of the highest order," but despite voters' overwhelming r...
Dec 17, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Is Bush Tying Obama’s Hands on Gitmo? Is Bush Tying Obama’s Hands on Gitmo?
Glenn Greenwald discusses the implications of lame duck Bush actions on Barack Obama's plan to close Gitmo.
Dec 17, 2008 / The Rachel Maddow Show