Nation Note Nation Note
With this issue The Nation debuts a new feature: "Back Talk," Q&A's with literary, cultural and otherwise notable figures.
Apr 17, 2008 / The Editors
Noted. Noted.
Frederika Randall on Berlusconi's return, John Nichols on fast-tracking Colombia, Jayati Vora on Patrick Cockburn's Muqtada, Christopher Hayes on the new Israel lobby.
Apr 17, 2008 / The Editors
Seeking Superdelegates Seeking Superdelegates
Online activists are shining much-needed light on superdelegates, revealing who they are and how they'll vote--and asking why we need them.
Apr 17, 2008 / Ari Melber
KBR’s Rape Problem KBR’s Rape Problem
Three women contractors raped in Iraq testify before a Senate committee: why has the Justice Department failed to prosecute crimes like these?
Apr 17, 2008 / Karen Houppert
Olympic Flame Out Olympic Flame Out
Boycotts of the Beijing Olympics are easy. What's harder is moving China towards meaningful progress on human rights.
Apr 17, 2008 / The Editors
Protecting the Women of Congo Protecting the Women of Congo
The war being waged against women in Congo is an act of criminal international misogyny.
Apr 16, 2008 / Stephen Lewis
The Nation and Hawaii The Nation and Hawaii
The questions raised by Hawaii's annexation have implications far beyond its shores: the imperial past forms the legal scaffolding of the imperial present.
Apr 10, 2008 / The Editors
Noted. Noted.
The country's off-track; Blackwater's back in business; J. Goodrich blogs at The Nation.com.
Apr 10, 2008 / The Nation
Phil Donahue’s War Phil Donahue’s War
His new documentary is breaking the taboo that says Americans cannot stomach the reality of the Iraq War.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
The Torture Memo The Torture Memo
How could two really smart government lawyers authorize torture in arguments that have no foundation in law?
Apr 9, 2008 / Stephen Gillers