We Need a Nobel Prize in Law We Need a Nobel Prize in Law
Those who serve the law in dangerous and original ways are deserving of the recognition--and the protection--that a Nobel Prize would bring them.
Oct 10, 2007 / Garrett Epps
Malcolm Suber: Good for New Orleans Malcolm Suber: Good for New Orleans
A longtime activist, running in a special City Council election, is just what New Orleans needs.
Oct 10, 2007 / Adolph Reed Jr.
Veterans’ Health-Care System Does Not ‘Support The Troops’ Veterans’ Health-Care System Does Not ‘Support The Troops’
With soldiers being endlessly deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, the system that is supposed to provide the injured with disability benefits is broken. So says an independent commi...
Oct 10, 2007 / The Nation
Getting Real About China Getting Real About China
From product safety to piracy, human rights and the Olympic Games, isn't it time we started being realistic about the way we treat China?
Oct 10, 2007 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
John Templeton’s Universe John Templeton’s Universe
The right-wing philanthropist is pushing the phony science of positive psychology to numb Americans into smiley-faced acquiescence to the status quo.
Oct 10, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
America’s Early Role in the Congo Tragedy America’s Early Role in the Congo Tragedy
How US financiers helped Belgium's King Leopold rape the homeland of some 20 million Africans.
Oct 10, 2007 / Feature / Robert Wuliger
Five Years On…. Five Years On….
This week marks the fifth anniversary of Congress's vote to authorize the Bush Administration to overthrow the government of Iraq by military force. The Nation opposed the war aut...
Oct 10, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Martyrdom of Che Guevara The Martyrdom of Che Guevara
The CIA's role in his assassination managed to turn a failed--and flawed--guerrilla fighter into an enduring symbol of resistance to oppression.
Oct 10, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The “Draft Gore” Moment The “Draft Gore” Moment
Al Gore may well win a Nobel Peace Prize this week, which is no small accomplishment. But the more relentless of the former vice president's political proponents are saying, "Why ...
Oct 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Mitt Romney Goes All Alberto Gonzales on the Constitution Mitt Romney Goes All Alberto Gonzales on the Constitution
Call it the Alberto Gonzales approach to the system of checks and balances. Asked whether he would obey the Constitution and consult Congress before sending US troops into combat...
Oct 10, 2007 / John Nichols