Hong Kong Harbor 1984 Hong Kong Harbor 1984
On this side of the window
A shower of chrysanthemum.
Outside, torrential rain.
Oct 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Robert Sawyer
French Lessons French Lessons
The history of twentieth-century France depicts a struggle between the republican ideal of a unitary state and the shifting concerns of a pluralistic society.
Oct 26, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Sunil Khilnani
Immigrants Regroup Immigrants Regroup
This year will be remembered both for massive immigrants rights marches and for the Al Qaedization of immigrants.
Oct 26, 2006 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
Bad Day in CA Bad Day in CA
While Democrats on the national level dream of a landslide, in California, the party is facing another electoral debacle.
Oct 26, 2006 / Feature / Marc Cooper
A New-Model Ford A New-Model Ford
Harold Ford has wooed and wowed white conservatives in Tennessee with a mash-up of star power, earthy eloquence and a contrarian right-wingery that has driven the GOP to take drast...
The End of Times? The End of Times?
Journalism's in crisis, crushed by Wall Street and tarnished by a failure of nerve. As newspapers die and fake news proliferates, who will provide reliable information vital to a f...
Oct 26, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
New White House Strategy on Iraq New White House Strategy on Iraq
What passes now for West Wing policy is whatever will cover their collective derrieres.
Oct 26, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Nation Notes Nation Notes
The Nation Institute establishes the Spira-Lopez Journalism Internship for college students and graduates of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Oct 26, 2006 / The Editors
A Salute to Molly Ivins A Salute to Molly Ivins
Her writing--sharp, satirical, infused with the spirit of skepticism--reminds us that dissent rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors.
Oct 26, 2006 / Lewis Lapham
Return to Chelyabinsk Return to Chelyabinsk
A G-8 plan to ramp up nuclear energy is defended as a necessary response to global warming. But the nuclear waste it generates will hurt people and the planet.
Oct 26, 2006 / Mark Hertsgaard