Send in the Clowns Send in the Clowns

I was a child who, when taken to the circus, spent all her time trying to see past the greasepaint and illusion.

Sep 11, 2003 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

‘Behold, the Head of a Neocon!’ ‘Behold, the Head of a Neocon!’

Beating up on neocons used to be a specialize sport without wide appeal. With all due false modesty I offer myself as an early practitioner.

Sep 11, 2003 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

In Fact… In Fact…

TAKING MCCAIN-FEINGOLD TO COURT

Sep 11, 2003 / The Editors

To Old Europe From the Last Remaining Superpower: A Polite Request for Help in Iraq To Old Europe From the Last Remaining Superpower: A Polite Request for Help in Iraq

Well, yes, we may have used the word "appease."
We may have called you weenies who munch cheese.
But now we're asking nicely for your aid--

Sep 11, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Nation Notes Nation Notes

The Nation has a new look to go with our rising circulation. Avenging Angels, an advertising firm that works for progressive causes and that is responsible for our "celebrity r...

Sep 11, 2003 / The Editors

Children Left Behind Children Left Behind

In his State of the Union speech this past January, President Bush appeared to make a compassionate gesture toward children with incarcerated parents when he proposed an initia...

Sep 11, 2003 / Chesa Boudin

Why Estrada Went Down Why Estrada Went Down

A few hours after Miguel Estrada withdrew his name for a judgeship on the Court of Appeals for the Washington, DC, Circuit, a leading Senate liberal was asked about the meaning...

Sep 11, 2003 / Jack Newfield

Bush’s Unreality Show Bush’s Unreality Show

Competing in prime time with a docudrama celebrating his heroics after the attacks of September 11, 2001, George W.

Sep 11, 2003 / The Editors

Dirty Tricks in the War on Terror? Dirty Tricks in the War on Terror?

The rising death toll in Iraq, Israel and Palestine has kept media coverage of the War on Terror focused squarely on the Middle East. Lost in this reporting are serious allegati...

Sep 11, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

American Rebels and You… American Rebels and You…

We received much mail on "American Rebels," our Independence Day issue from the forthcoming Nation Books release edited by Jack Newfield [ Sep 10, 2003 / Our Readers