Blair, the Go-Between Blair, the Go-Between
When Tony Blair rose to address a packed House of Commons on Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, Albert Finney had just won an Emmy for his performance as Winston Chu...
Oct 3, 2002 / Maria Margaronis
Opening to Cuba Opening to Cuba
"I am here in the hope that we can do business," Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura told a Cuban audience after cutting the ceremonial ribbon with Fidel Castro to open the recent...
Oct 3, 2002 / Peter Kornbluh
Nation Notes Nation Notes
Congratulations to Arthur Danto, whose life work will be the subject of a special conference, "Art, Action, History," open to the public, to be held October 3-5 at Columbia Uni...
Sep 26, 2002 / The Editors
Concerning Hitchens Concerning Hitchens
We note with keen regret that this week marks the final appearance of Christopher Hitchens's column, "Minority Report." We have been publishing Christopher for more than twenty...
Sep 26, 2002 / The Editors
An Open Letter to the Members of Congress An Open Letter to the Members of Congress
On the eve of the October 2002 vote to authorize the overthrow the government of Iraq by military force, a plea to members of Congress to reject Bush's pre-emptive war went unh...
Sep 25, 2002 / The Editors
Warring Democrats Warring Democrats
Before nonpresident Al Gore recently weighed in against President Bush's rush to war in Iraq (for posing "the potential to seriously damage our ability to win the war against t...
Sep 25, 2002 / David Corn
Wellstone and the War Wellstone and the War
Even as Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone announced his opposition to George W.
Sep 25, 2002 / John Nichols
A Greener Germany A Greener Germany
In the future, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his Social Democrats will have reason to treat their junior coalition partner, the Greens, with more respect.
Sep 25, 2002 / Paul Hockenos
What’s Working In Your Town? What’s Working In Your Town?
We're trying to survey all the many good ideas being tried outside the range of the Beltway pundits. So tell us about any local, state or municipal initiative in your area that you...
Sep 19, 2002 / The Nation