The Tragedy of Iraq The Tragedy of Iraq
With the August 19 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, and with the deaths of twenty-three people so far--including the chief of the UN mission, Sergio Vieir...
Aug 28, 2003 / The Editors
California Scheming California Scheming
California has often spun the cautionary tales of American progress. Smog. Sprawl. Ronald Reagan.
Aug 14, 2003 / The Editors
Present at the Dissolution Present at the Dissolution
Washington has shifted into scandal gear.
Jul 31, 2003 / The Editors
End the US Occupation End the US Occupation
The test of a great nation is whether it has the capacity to own up to its mistakes and change course for the sake of the country and the world.
Jul 17, 2003 / The Editors
Nation Notes Nation Notes
"Diary of a Mad Law Professor" columnist Patricia J. Williams is on leave to work on a book. Her column will resume in September.
Jul 2, 2003 / The Editors
Nation Note Nation Note
Floyd Abrams, Laurence Tribe, Robin Williams, Margaret Cho, Martin Garbus and others are supporting a petition asking New York State Governor George Pataki to pardon legendary ...
Jun 26, 2003 / The Editors
Affirmative Action Lives Affirmative Action Lives
In one of its most important cases in decades, the Supreme Court on June 23 upheld the prerogative of colleges and universities to give preferences to members of minority group...
Jun 26, 2003 / The Editors
Taking Back America Taking Back America
As America's jobless rate hit a nine-year high and after-the-fact analyses of the Republican tax plan revealed that the Bush Administration and its allies in Congress had denie...
Jun 12, 2003 / The Editors