Man Out of Time Man Out of Time
In Hari Kunzru's captivating new novel My Revolutions, a former anti-Vietnam terrorist is dredged up after half a lifetime underground.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin
Where Now? Let’s Go! Where Now? Let’s Go!
The nonsensical funhouse of Donald Barthelme's fiction celebrates the cosmic joke of life and the pathos of grappling with it.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Joanna Scott
“Half Devil and Half Child” “Half Devil and Half Child”
Petraeus today on the Iraqi government: Assisting the new Iraqi government is like teaching a young child how to ride a bicycle, Petraeus observed, noting the United States is "t...
Apr 9, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test
The Colombia Free Trade Agreement is best summed up as a proposal to formalize U.S. support for the assassination of labor union organizers by death squads, impoverishment of work...
Apr 9, 2008 / John Nichols
Painful Performance Painful Performance
By urging lawmakers to stay the course in Iraq, General David Petraeus remained loyal to his President, but failed the American people.
Apr 9, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Rush to Pass This Bill Rush to Pass This Bill
Today, while Congress listens to the latest spin from the Bush Administration on "democracy building" in Iraq, an important pro-democracy effort continues to be waged at home by R...
Apr 8, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Petraeus, Crocker, McCain, Clinton, Obama and… Petraeus, Crocker, McCain, Clinton, Obama and…
Sure, Arizona Senator John McCain's campaign may still be selling him as some kind of "maverick" or "independent thinker" -- and most of the media may still be buying that ridicul...
Apr 8, 2008 / John Nichols
Filling Mark Penn’s Somewhat Mucky Shoes Filling Mark Penn’s Somewhat Mucky Shoes
Don't these people ever learn?
Apr 8, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Hawaii Needs You Hawaii Needs You
Hawaiian activists call on the US left to help stop massive military expansion and federal legislation that would stifle their quest for independence.
Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / The Nation
Letters Letters
Readers weigh in on the cost of war, efforts to smear Obama and gas-guzzling Hummers.
Apr 8, 2008 / The Nation