Rush to Judgment in the Ex-Spy Poisoning Rush to Judgment in the Ex-Spy Poisoning
As the mystery of Alexander Litvinenko's death by polonium 210 continues to unfold--and the shadowy world of spies, former agents, defectors and seedy characters revealed seems li...
Dec 11, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Demand Democracy for Florida Demand Democracy for Florida
I suspect even many well-informed Nation readers don't know about the 18,382 votes that were lost in one Congressional district in Sarasota, Florida, on Election Day. (I didn't un...
Dec 11, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Pinochet Is Dead. His Legacy Lingers Pinochet Is Dead. His Legacy Lingers
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died of complications from a heart attack Sunday at age 91. His death has cheated justice, snatching him from the material world just as h...
Dec 10, 2006 / The Nation
Who’s Paying for Rummy’s Final Show? Who’s Paying for Rummy’s Final Show?
I have a short, direct question. Don Rumsfeld's shameful tenure as Defense Secretary comes to an end a week from Monday. Meanwhile, he jaunts off on a "secret trip" to Baghdad th...
Dec 10, 2006 / The Nation
Dictator Slays Millions in Last-Minute Push to Be Time’s Man of the Year Dictator Slays Millions in Last-Minute Push to Be Time’s Man of the Year
Myanmar's brutal ruler Than Shwe is angling for the honor.
Dec 9, 2006 / The Nation
A Closing Call for Impeachment A Closing Call for Impeachment
"President George W. Bush has failed to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States; he has failed to ensure that senior members of his administration do t...
Dec 9, 2006 / John Nichols
Iraqis Seek to Stem Sectarian Violence Iraqis Seek to Stem Sectarian Violence
As the situation worsens and pressure builds for new US strategies, Iraqi groups are making tentative moves to stem sectarian violence.
Dec 8, 2006 / Feature / David Enders
Battleground Cinema Battleground Cinema
Video activists and independent filmmakers are on the ground in war zones from Iraq to Lebanon and Gaza, using documentaries as instruments of peacemaking.
Dec 8, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Huff-Hannon
McCain’s Hatchet Man McCain’s Hatchet Man
During the 2000 Republican primary in South Carolina, GOP operatives spread the lie that Senator John McCain had fathered an illegitimate black child, when in fact his family had ...
Dec 8, 2006 / The Nation
9/11: The Roots of Paranoia 9/11: The Roots of Paranoia
Public paranoia and a credulous establishment media that have failed to aggressively report on 9/11 have allowed a cult-like ''Truth Movement'' to fill in the gaps.
Dec 8, 2006 / Feature / Chris Hayes