Ugly Beauty Ugly Beauty
In the fall of 1958, the second book by a young British poet named Philip Larkin made it across the ocean and into the consciousness of American poetry.
Jun 10, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Melanie Rehak
On Native Ground On Native Ground
I've long considered E.L. Doctorow the most American of contemporary writers--in a particularly classic sense.
Jun 10, 2004 / Books & the Arts / David L. Ulin
Letter From Cambodia Letter From Cambodia
Still recovering from the Khmer Rouge.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Noy Thrupkaew
Where Are the Jocks for Justice? Where Are the Jocks for Justice?
Cultural changes and lucrative endorsements may explain a drop in activism.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
Fear of a Brown Planet Fear of a Brown Planet
A wave of minority politics is cresting in California--white minority politics.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge? Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge?
Under the gun, unions are realizing they have to think outside the big box.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
To See or Not to See To See or Not to See
Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority recently announced a new policy of stopping people "randomly" to request identification from those whom police believe to be a...
Jun 10, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Reagan in Truth and Fiction Reagan in Truth and Fiction
Nixon thought Reagan was "strange" and, so he told the secret tape recorder in the Oval Office in 1972, "just an uncomfortable man to be around." The late President certainly was...
Jun 10, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Nation Note Nation Note
With this issue, Liza Featherstone joins the masthead as a contributing editor.
Jun 10, 2004 / The Nation
Concerning Speculation On the Political Impact of President Ronald Reagan’s Death Concerning Speculation On the Political Impact of President Ronald Reagan’s Death
Though theories of conspiracy crop up,
In fairness, one of them should be dissolved.
He died not in October but in June;
It should be clear that Rove was not involved.
Jun 10, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin