July 19, 2004 Issue

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Feature

My First (and Last) Time With Bill O’Reilly

How bias works on The O'Reilly Factor.
David Cole
Dean Debates Nader

Dean advises quitting. Nader calls him "a detergent for the dirty linen of the Democratic Party."
John Nichols
Senate WMD Report Whacks CIA, Not Bush

The panel says there was no immediate threat from Iraq.
David Corn
Ken Lay, Enron and the US Public

Lay's belated indictment reminds one of the limp response of Washington politics.
William Greider
Edwards Journal

A Dud of a Debate
01/23/2004
David Corn
Cautious Kerry Chooses Charisma

Never let it be said that John Kerry rushes to judgement.
John Nichols
The News From Planet Falluja

As the siege drags on, this insurgent stronghold descends into chaos.
Christian Parenti
German Greens and Pax Europa

Joschka Fischer envisions a European alternative to American hegemony.
Paul Hockenos
Incarceration, Inc.

Private prisons thrive on cheap labor and the hunger of job-starved towns.
Sasha Abramsky
Letter From Athens

Pre-Olympics, anxious bravado prevails.
Maria Margaronis
The Rough Guide to Baghdad

Searching for order in Sadr City.
Christian Parenti

Editorial

Fighting Israel’s Wall

The International Court of Justice has ruled Israel's "Separation Wall" illegal and has called on Israel to dismantle the wall.
Ann Petter
Out With Gerrymanders!

This April, in the case of Vieth v. Jubelirer, the Supreme Court came close to burying any hope of curing one of the worst diseases in our ailing democracy--the partisan gerrymander.
Herman Schwartz
Ri¢hie Bu$h

Peter Kuper
True Patriotism

The Fourth of July is traditionally a time for reading the Declaration of Independence and listening to patriotic speeches.
Eric Foner
SweatX Closes Up Shop

The pilot manufacturing factory for SweatX, the noble anti-sweatshop brand that aspired to prove that fully unionized and even worker-owned garment factories can thrive in a sea of sweatshops, qu
Peter Dreier and Richard Appelbaum
A No to Media Monopoly

Media monopolists were dealt a rare setback when the Philadelphia-based US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit blocked implementation of last year's decision by the Federal Communications Comm
John Nichols
Election Matters

The striking distinction between the Green Party's national gathering in late June and the Democratic and Republican national conventions, which will come later this summer, was the element of su
John Nichols
No Blank Check

"A state of war is not a blank check for the President." The Bush Administration's claims "would turn our system of checks and balances on its head." "If civil rights are to be curtailed during w
David Cole
Mission Accomplished II?

With furtive haste, former Coalition Provisional Authority administrator Paul Bremer declared the end of the US occupation at a virtually secret ceremony and bolted for the door, enclosed in the
the Editors
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Column

Fact of the Matter Is That Facts Didn’t Matter

The Senate panel's report is a damning indictment of the Bush Doctrine.
Robert Scheer
The VA, Vanity and Duragesic

Dr. Marc regularly answers readers' questions on matters relating to medicine, healthcare and politics. To send a query, click here.
Dr. Marc Siegel
Even a Tyrant Is Entitled to Due Process

Hussein's trial is shaping up as just US theatrics.
Robert Scheer
Moore 1, Media 0

I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.
Katha Pollitt
On the Prime-Time Schedule for the Republican National Convention

The wacko right has mostly just disdain
For Schwarzenegger, Rudy and McCain.
But they'll be featured at the prime-time mike
As just the sort of folks swing voters like.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Body and Soul

In the 1960s, the New York Jewish Museum became the unlikely leading venue for contemporary avant-garde art in America.
Arthur C. Danto
Requiem for a Dream

In a cluster of beach bungalows in Ghana in December 2000, my wife and I encountered the Peace Corps dream.
Matt Steinglass
The Rootless Cosmopolitan

This essay appears as the foreword to Edward Said's From Oslo to Iraq and the Road Map, which will be published in August by Pantheon.
Tony Judt
Moore 1, Media 0

I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.
Katha Pollitt
True Patriotism

The Fourth of July is traditionally a time for reading the Declaration of Independence and listening to patriotic speeches.
Eric Foner
What Are They Reading?

It's the first three chapters of Yuri Olesha's Envy that really bite, that really get across the impotent sting of the emotion.
Nicholas Jahr
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Letters

Iraq, Love It or Leave It

We invited readers to respond to our May 24 forum, edited by Scott Sherman, of eleven writers discussing "How to Get Out of Ira
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July 19, 2004 Issue

Feature

How bias works on The O'Reilly Factor.

Dean advises quitting. Nader calls him "a detergent for the dirty linen of the Democratic Party."

The panel says there was no immediate threat from Iraq.

Lay's belated indictment reminds one of the limp response of Washington politics.

A Dud of a Debate 01/23/2004

Never let it be said that John Kerry rushes to judgement.

As the siege drags on, this insurgent stronghold descends into chaos.

Joschka Fischer envisions a European alternative to American hegemony.

Private prisons thrive on cheap labor and the hunger of job-starved towns.

Pre-Olympics, anxious bravado prevails.

Searching for order in Sadr City.

Editorial

The International Court of Justice has ruled Israel's "Separation Wall" illegal and has called on Israel to dismantle the wall.

This April, in the case of Vieth v. Jubelirer, the Supreme Court came close to burying any hope of curing one of the worst diseases in our ailing democracy--the partisan gerrymander.

The Fourth of July is traditionally a time for reading the Declaration of Independence and listening to patriotic speeches.

The pilot manufacturing factory for SweatX, the noble anti-sweatshop brand that aspired to prove that fully unionized and even worker-owned garment factories can thrive in a sea of sweatshops, qu

Media monopolists were dealt a rare setback when the Philadelphia-based US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit blocked implementation of last year's decision by the Federal Communications Comm

The striking distinction between the Green Party's national gathering in late June and the Democratic and Republican national conventions, which will come later this summer, was the element of su

"A state of war is not a blank check for the President." The Bush Administration's claims "would turn our system of checks and balances on its head." "If civil rights are to be curtailed during w

With furtive haste, former Coalition Provisional Authority administrator Paul Bremer declared the end of the US occupation at a virtually secret ceremony and bolted for the door, enclosed in the

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Column

The Senate panel's report is a damning indictment of the Bush Doctrine.

Dr. Marc regularly answers readers' questions on matters relating to medicine, healthcare and politics. To send a query, click here.

Hussein's trial is shaping up as just US theatrics.

I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.

The wacko right has mostly just disdain For Schwarzenegger, Rudy and McCain. But they'll be featured at the prime-time mike As just the sort of folks swing voters like.

Books & the Arts

In the 1960s, the New York Jewish Museum became the unlikely leading venue for contemporary avant-garde art in America.

In a cluster of beach bungalows in Ghana in December 2000, my wife and I encountered the Peace Corps dream.

This essay appears as the foreword to Edward Said's From Oslo to Iraq and the Road Map, which will be published in August by Pantheon.

I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.

The Fourth of July is traditionally a time for reading the Declaration of Independence and listening to patriotic speeches.

It's the first three chapters of Yuri Olesha's Envy that really bite, that really get across the impotent sting of the emotion.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Letters

We invited readers to respond to our May 24 forum, edited by Scott Sherman, of eleven writers discussing "How to Get Out of Ira

A Dud of a Debate
01/23/2004

The wacko right has mostly just disdain
For Schwarzenegger, Rudy and McCain.
But they'll be featured at the prime-time mike
As just the sort of folks swing voters like.