LeftWatch.Com - The Nation http://www.leftwatch.com/faq/organizations/nation.html RSS Feed of Articles about The Nation en-us Copyright 2002, Brian Carnell brian@carnell.com (Brian Carnell) brian@carnell.com (Brian Carnell) Jonathan Schell on the Importance of Losing the War in Iraq http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2003/000058.html Schell writes in the nation on the need for the United States to lose in Iraq. Cuba Tries to Discredit Dissident -- And Where Was the Leftist During the Crackdown? http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2003/000044.html Cuba throws dissidents in jail . . . and it's all the fault of the imperialist Americans. The Nation Endorses McCall, But on the WFP http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000115.html Doesn't bother to mention Democrats' nightmare scenario of a third-place McCall finish. It Helps If You Actually Read Novak's Op-Eds http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000112.html The Nation pegs Robert Novak as a supporter of the Bush administration's Iraq position. Apparently at The Nation actually reading columnists isn't a requirement before criticizing them. The Nation's Embarrassing Take on Michael Bellesiles http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000111.html The Nation publishes an article defending discredited historian Michael Bellesiles -- the same week Bellesiles resigns after an independent review board confirms the numerous problems with his award-winning book Arming America. Alterman's Alter Ego -- Ashcroft http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000099.html Wherein Eric Alterman and John Ashcroft are finally on the same page. Cathy Young on Eric Alterman and Israel http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000048.html Cathy Young responds to Eric Alterman, who still has not done anything to retract or correct his error. Eric Alterman's Making a List (But Not Checking It Twice) http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000043.html Alterman's blacklist of allegedly "reflexively" pro-Israeli journalists appears to have a glaring error. Eric Alterman Dissembles about Andrew Sullivan http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000036.html It turns out, corporate payments to writers are not such a big deal after all. Say What You Will about Eric Alterman, He's Still an Idiot http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000013.html If you're going to accuse someone of plagiarism, make sure you've got your timeline straight. Enron, Bush and the Houston Astros? http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000012.html The Nation posts and then pulls an article claiming Enron helped Bush out by agreeing to fork over $100 million for a new stadium for the Houston Astros. Did the West "Tolerate" the Taliban? http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2002/000003.html An article in "The Nation" claimed the West "tolerated" the Taliban because it pacified Afghanistan. The Nation Reprints Robert Scheer's Fabrications http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2001/000087.html The Nation Outraged: Businessman Portrayed as Greedy http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2001/000086.html Do Compact Discs Cost Too Much? http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2000/000030.html Music is cheaper and of higher quality than at any time in history. So why do record companies suck so bad and why does everyone insist on glorifying music pirates?