Torture for Dummies Torture for Dummies
The new attorney general says he doesn't know if waterboarding is torture. Of course it is.
Nov 15, 2007 / The Nation
Don’t Sell Your Soul Don’t Sell Your Soul
National Service provides service opportunities--and paychecks--to college graduates.
Nov 15, 2007 / The Nation
Taking a Stand? Taking a Stand?
Lions for Lambs relies on the same oversimplified talking points it condemns.
Nov 15, 2007 / The Nation
What Did the US Expect? What Did the US Expect?
What no one seems to be saying is that US dollars are going to help Musharraf repress the Pakistani people.
Nov 15, 2007 / The Nation
Saving Johnny’s Lumbar Vertebrae Saving Johnny’s Lumbar Vertebrae
Pop quiz. How much money do America's public elementary and secondary schools spend each year on textbooks?
Nov 15, 2007 / The Nation
The War Comes Home The War Comes Home
Three young Iraq war veterans process their varied experiences before and after the service. What can their reflections tell us about war, peace and ourselves?
Nov 15, 2007 / The Nation
State Department Auditor: Blackwater-Connected, Mean State Department Auditor: Blackwater-Connected, Mean
There are so many accusations directed at State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard for preventing inspections of State Department mismanagement in Iraq, it can get confu...
Nov 14, 2007 / The Nation
What’s Next For ‘ENDA With No Gender’? What’s Next For ‘ENDA With No Gender’?
Congressional democrats, civil rights groups and now the New York Times frame The Employment Non-Discrimination Act as an example of the politics of the possible. But an almost-de...
Nov 9, 2007 / The Nation
Terror Watchlist Membership Really Taking Off Terror Watchlist Membership Really Taking Off
Congress is, gradually, dealing with the consequences of a federal terrorist watchlist that in four years has swelled to 860,000 records. Today, New York Democrat Yvette Clark pro...
Nov 8, 2007 / The Nation
Time to Choose Time to Choose
Eight Nation contributors make the best case for their candidate.
Nov 8, 2007 / Feature / The Nation