The Gods Must Be Crazy The Gods Must Be Crazy
"Our government makes no sense unless it is founded on a deeply felt religious faith--and I don't care what it is." Thus spoke the noted theologian Dwight Eisenhower on Flag Day ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
The View From Vermont The View From Vermont
Dr. Deborah Richter has advocated state-sponsored health insurance for every Vermonter, at nearly fifty Rotary Clubs plus chambers of commerce and boardrooms.
Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Morton Mintz
Single-Payer: Good for Business Single-Payer: Good for Business
But corporate America isn't buying.
Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Morton Mintz
Who Rules Afghanistan Who Rules Afghanistan
Behind the democratic facade.
Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Carlyle Covers Up Carlyle Covers Up
Less than twenty-four hours after The Nation disclosed that former Secretary of State James Baker and the Carlyle Group were involved in a secret deal to profit from Iraq's debt ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Naomi Klein
Faith-based Journalism: The Refs Work Themselves Faith-based Journalism: The Refs Work Themselves
Even though we've lived with it for more than thirty years now, it's hard not to marvel at the effectiveness of the right's campaign to intimidate, cajole and complain their way ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
Voting Blocks Voting Blocks
Six more days till the election. As of this writing (October 27), nothing is certain. The election polls are bouncing around like yo-yos.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
As the final week of the campaign season expires (this column goes to press on October 27), George W.
Oct 28, 2004 / Jonathan Schell
Bill Clinton Joins the Campaign Bill Clinton Joins the Campaign
The party knows he has some faults,
But what he has they need: That's schmaltz.
And what he doesn't look is French.
So Bubba's coming off the bench.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Nation Notes Nation Notes
The Nation Institute is pleased to announce the first Alfred A. Knobler Journalism Fellow.
Oct 28, 2004 / The Editors