Cheney’s Cronies Cheney’s Cronies
As he prepares to debate Halliburton CEO turned Vice President Dick Cheney, Senator John Edwards would do well to study up on his Harry Truman.
Sep 30, 2004 / The Editors
Last Aid to Voters Last Aid to Voters
The position that The Nation has taken in the present campaign against both Cox and Harding and in favor of a vote either for Christensen or Debs, has aroused considerable inquir...
Sep 27, 2004 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Bush Spins at the UN Bush Spins at the UN
George W. Bush's September 21 speech to the United Nations, marked by an air of unreality and hypocrisy, was insulting to many other nations.
Sep 23, 2004 / The Editors
Command of the Truth Command of the Truth
It's one measure of the decay--and the promise--of American political discourse that Seymour Hersh's Chain of Command arrives at a moment when John O'Neill and Jerome Corsi's Unf...
Sep 16, 2004 / The Editors
Peace Demonstrations, 1971 Peace Demonstrations, 1971
This essay, from the May 10, 1971, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on Viet...
Sep 13, 2004 / The Editors
Iraq and 1,000 Deaths Iraq and 1,000 Deaths
The price we are paying for George W. Bush's unnecessary and illegal war in Iraq keeps rising: The number of Americans killed in the war has now passed the 1,000 mark.
Sep 9, 2004 / The Editors
The GOP Hijacks 9/11 The GOP Hijacks 9/11
More than a thousand days have passed since September 11, 2001, yet the wounds are still raw.
Sep 2, 2004 / The Editors
A Failed Presidency A Failed Presidency
As Republicans gather in New York City, the Bush campaign will undergo a drastic makeover, camouflaging gutter tactics with a veneer of moderation calculated to help the Presiden...
Aug 26, 2004 / The Editors
The Confusion The Confusion
After scenes of violence and a turbulence that would have passed into riot but for the repressive hand of the police, the National Convention of the Republican party came to a cl...
Aug 24, 2004 / The Editors