Letter From Ground Zero Letter From Ground Zero
For some time now, American political discussion has seemed to revolve around little stock phrases, such as "defining moment" (at the time of the first Gulf War), "the end of his...
Nov 18, 2004 / Editorial / Jonathan Schell
UN Oil for Food ‘Scandal’ UN Oil for Food ‘Scandal’
The CIA's Duelfer report may have confirmed the gross falsity of the WMD claims invoked by the Bush Administration to justify its war against Iraq, but it has also triggered a fe...
Nov 18, 2004 / Editorial / Joy Gordon
No Victory in Falluja No Victory in Falluja
After a week of fighting, US military commanders have proclaimed victory in the battle for Falluja.
Nov 18, 2004 / Editorial / The Editors
Taking the Hospital Taking the Hospital
In the postelection world, holding evangelical Protestantism up to the light has become all the rage, which does seem somewhat like shutting the barn door after the horse has lef...
Nov 11, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Costs of War The Costs of War
TERI WILLS ALLISON Teri Wills Allison, a massage therapist and a member of Military Families Speak Out, lives near Austin, Texas.
Nov 4, 2004 / Feature / Various Contributors
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
Antifeminists Hit Iraq Antifeminists Hit Iraq
As the right wing's antifeminist front, the sisters of the Independent Women's Forum have been such a hit in this country that they're now getting taxpayer money to take their ac...
Oct 28, 2004 / Editorial / Laura Flanders and Laura Ross
Iraq’s Civilian Casualties Iraq’s Civilian Casualties
The civilians of Falluja are negotiating to stave off a threatened US-led military incursion.
Oct 28, 2004 / Editorial / Jefferson Morley
Because We Could Because We Could
When George H.W.
Oct 21, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Cockburn
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 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn