Election Matters Election Matters
Rosa DeLauro, the savvy Connecticut Congresswoman whom Democratic leaders and the Kerry for President campaign put in charge of drafting the party's 2004 platform, says, "It refl...
Jul 15, 2004 / John Nichols
Freedom’s Trail Freedom’s Trail
As Democrats prepare for their convention in Boston, they should ponder the city's catalytic role in American history.
Jul 15, 2004 / The Editors
The Shape of Things The Shape of Things
This essay, from the July 17, 1948, issue of The Nation, is a special selection from The Nation Digital Archive. If you want to read everything The Nation has ever published on the...
Jul 13, 2004 / The Editors
Fact of the Matter Is That Facts Didn’t Matter Fact of the Matter Is That Facts Didn’t Matter
The Senate panel's report is a damning indictment of the Bush Doctrine.
Jul 13, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Dean Debates Nader Dean Debates Nader
Dean advises quitting. Nader calls him "a detergent for the dirty linen of the Democratic Party."
Jul 9, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Senate WMD Report Whacks CIA, Not Bush Senate WMD Report Whacks CIA, Not Bush
The panel says there was no immediate threat from Iraq.
Jul 9, 2004 / Feature / David Corn
Even a Tyrant Is Entitled to Due Process Even a Tyrant Is Entitled to Due Process
Hussein's trial is shaping up as just US theatrics.
Jul 6, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
Cautious Kerry Chooses Charisma Cautious Kerry Chooses Charisma
Never let it be said that John Kerry rushes to judgement.
Jul 6, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Out With Gerrymanders! 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 gerryman...
Jul 1, 2004 / Herman Schwartz