False Alarm False Alarm
A predawn fire drill propels a writer into an unexpected encounter with a former CIA director--and an unexpected lesson on the uses and limits of intelligence.
Dec 10, 2007 / Ted Gup
It’s Our Web It’s Our Web
Stop corporate robots from taking over the Web. Freespeech.org explains how relentless marketing and data-mining puts your privacy in peril.
Dec 10, 2007 / The Nation Video
A Precious and Painful Vision of the Future A Precious and Painful Vision of the Future
We have everything we need to address the environmental crisis, save perhaps political will. But political will is a renewable resource.
Dec 10, 2007 / Al Gore
Our Inalienable Human Rights Our Inalienable Human Rights
Despite their political differences, Americans are strikingly united on the value of human rights, according to a new poll sponsored by The Nation.
Dec 10, 2007 / Feature / Alan Jenkins
Pelosi and Torture Pelosi and Torture
That House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been a disappointing leader for House Democrats, few serious observers of the congressional condition will deny. But, now, she appears to be so...
Dec 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Is The New York Times Obsessed with Moscow’s Oligarch-ettes ? Is The New York Times Obsessed with Moscow’s Oligarch-ettes ?
In the last few weeks, the New York Times has devoted at least four articles to extolling the opulence of the"new" Russia --especially the orgy of conspicious consumption...
Dec 10, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Help Keep Bookwoman Alive! Help Keep Bookwoman Alive!
Remember when feminist bookstores dotted the land? In l993 there were 124. A woman writer could give readings in women's bookstores from Los Angeles to Baltimore. But 1993 was th...
Dec 7, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Setting the Record Straight on FISA Setting the Record Straight on FISA
Civil liberties and national security are not contradictory: they are inextricably linked.
Dec 7, 2007 / Rep. John Conyers
Sovereign Wealth: Theirs, Not Ours Sovereign Wealth: Theirs, Not Ours
As the US economy sickens, foreign governments are on a shopping spree, scooping up bargains paid for by sovereign wealth funds.
Dec 7, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Fear on the Campaign Trail Fear on the Campaign Trail
As Democratic candidates strive to keep their messages upbeat and cheerful, they should take a lesson from the environmental movement on the power of fear to motivate political cha...
Dec 7, 2007 / Feature / Glenn Hurowitz