The Rockets’ Red Glare The Rockets’ Red Glare
The fierce tableau of smoke and flames that US bombs created over Baghdad--a visual message of America's awesomely destructive power--brought to mind Shelley's meditation on an...
Mar 27, 2003 / The Editors
Harold Willens Harold Willens
The Nation lost a dear friend this week--Harold Willens, age 88. Harold was co-founder of a group of business executives against the Vietnam War (he would later recall with del...
Mar 20, 2003 / The Editors
Iraq and Beyond Iraq and Beyond
The Bush Administration has launched a war against Iraq, a war that is unnecessary, unwise and illegal.
Mar 19, 2003 / The Editors
The UN’s Relevance The UN’s Relevance
Much to the frustration of the Bush Administration, France, Russia, China and the other members of the United Nations Security Council opposing the British-US resolution on Ira...
Mar 13, 2003 / The Editors
The Vision Primary The Vision Primary
The presidential contest has begun, as usual, with the "money primary," in which major donors choose their favorites and weed out other candidates, long before any citizen has ...
Mar 13, 2003 / The Editors
Nation Notes Nation Notes
That Fox News Channel advertisement on the back cover is not a parody. We know it's hard to believe, but it's a real ad, and they paid good money to run it, too.
Mar 13, 2003 / The Editors
Dissent and Disconnects Dissent and Disconnects
History was made on February 27 when for the first time Big Labor formally broke with a sitting President's war policy.
Mar 6, 2003 / The Editors
Urgent Action Urgent Action
Below is a listing of key UN missions, embassies and consulates for countries that the Bush Administration is leaning heavily on to secure a UN resolution for war.
Mar 3, 2003 / The Editors
Iraq Endgame Iraq Endgame
Brushing aside the world's largest antiwar demonstrations ever, the United States, Britain and Spain have introduced a new United Nations Security Council resolution that would...
Feb 27, 2003 / The Editors