The UN Deserves an Apology The UN Deserves an Apology
"I want to cast my vote in favor of the United Nations."
Nov 2, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Carlyle Covers Up Carlyle Covers Up
Less than twenty-four hours after The Nation disclosed that former Secretary of State James Baker and the Carlyle Group were involved in a secret deal to profit from Iraq's debt ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Naomi Klein
Faith-based Journalism: The Refs Work Themselves Faith-based Journalism: The Refs Work Themselves
Even though we've lived with it for more than thirty years now, it's hard not to marvel at the effectiveness of the right's campaign to intimidate, cajole and complain their way ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
Voting Blocks Voting Blocks
Six more days till the election. As of this writing (October 27), nothing is certain. The election polls are bouncing around like yo-yos.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Bill Clinton Joins the Campaign Bill Clinton Joins the Campaign
The party knows he has some faults,
But what he has they need: That's schmaltz.
And what he doesn't look is French.
So Bubba's coming off the bench.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Man Behind the Oval Office Curtain The Man Behind the Oval Office Curtain
It's Cheney's Administration, and it's a shame.
Oct 26, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney
Reservists mutiny in Iraq, old people keel over standing in line for flu shots and all sorts of cats leap out of Bush's bag of secrets: According to Ron Suskind's revelatory New ...
Oct 22, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
You Can’t Blame Nader for This You Can’t Blame Nader for This
Let's hedge this with all the usual qualifiers. Kerry could pull it out. The spread's within the margin of error. Respondents to polls are lying out of fear of John Ashcroft.
Oct 21, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
A President Who Listens To a Higher Authority A President Who Listens To a Higher Authority
He can't remember one mistake.
He'll stay on course till Hades freezes.
How can he be so certain still?
Because he's got the word from Jesus.
Oct 21, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The 9/11 Secret in the CIA’s Back Pocket The 9/11 Secret in the CIA’s Back Pocket
The agency is withholding a damning report that points at senior officials.
Oct 19, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer