Imitation of Life Imitation of Life
To return to Chekhov in this cultural moment makes you feel as if you were experiencing spring in Russia.
Nov 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Lee Siegel
Cultivating Opium, Not Democracy Cultivating Opium, Not Democracy
Afghanistan's crop "has spread like wildfire."
Nov 23, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer
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 / Joy Gordon
Under Siege With Arafat Under Siege With Arafat
One symbol of Palestine is now gone, but the Palestinian people continue to suffer under the tyranny of occupation.
Nov 12, 2004 / Feature / Adam Shapiro
Letter From Spain Letter From Spain
When she was 30, Mónica M. fled her violent husband, taking her two small children and only the clothes on her back. But leaving did not solve her problems.
Nov 11, 2004 / Feature / Samuel Loewenberg
After Arafat After Arafat
"My first reaction is: God bless his soul," answered George W.
Nov 11, 2004 / Graham Usher
Yasir Arafat Yasir Arafat
Yasir Arafat died just as he lived most of his life, giving mixed signals to the world, provoking rivalries among intimates and arousing wild speculation from allies and enemies ...
Nov 11, 2004 / The Editors
Fears of a World Divided Fears of a World Divided
Disillusionment is the most painful of emotions.
Nov 4, 2004 / Maria Margaronis
Who Rules Afghanistan Who Rules Afghanistan
Behind the democratic facade.
Oct 28, 2004 / Feature / Christian Parenti
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