Articles from the Nation

Jon Stewart Blasts Beck for Bin Laden Bull

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:18 -0400

Jon Stewart is appalled by Beck and his guest Michael Scheuer's suggestion that Bin Laden should attack the US again to change Obama's policies.

How to Deal with America's Empire of Bases

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:06:42 -0400

As Congress and Obama wrangle over the cost of much needed domestic expenditures, no one suggests that closing some of these unpopular, expensive imperial enclaves might be a good way to save some money.

National Review vs The Nation: Is the US a Socialist Nation?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:46:16 -0400

The Nation's Chris Hayes and National Review's Reihan Salam debate whether the US is now a socialist nation...and whether that is a good thing.

The Nation's Chris Hayes on the Politics of Aid

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:36:22 -0400

How will Obama interpret USAID's stated mission to 'further America's foreign policy interests' while 'improving the lives of citizens'?

Ties That Bind: the NAACP and The Nation

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:03 -0400

In 1909, when the founders of the NAACP needed help organizing their new civil rights group, they reached out to Oswald Garrison Villard, The Nation's future editor and owner.

Alex Sanchez Denied Bail

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:16:09 -0400

A federal magistrate denied Alex Sanchez bail in his gang conspiracy trial, but the prosecution entered a surprisingly "weak" case, according to defense counsel.

How Bold Is Barack?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:08:33 -0400

Notwithstanding comparisons to FDR, BHO has proffered far less audacious proposals than we were led to expect.

Mirror Man

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:07:35 -0400

Michael Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers to the pursuit of whatever Mad Hatter fancy seized him--including his made-to-order kids.

Triangles

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:58:15 -0400

The latest political sex scandal isn't a scandal at all but a circumstance as old and common as time.

Noted.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:57:01 -0400

The Nation and the NAACP; democracy derailed in Honduras; Sotomayor and Ricci

Shades of Green

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:56:13 -0400

Washington and Beijing should launch an efficiency revolution, the quickest path to large emissions cuts.

Public Option Now!

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:55:11 -0400

Getting a Medicare-style public plan as part of healthcare reform is a winnable fight.

Refusing to Comply

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:46:00 -0400

The ongoing dissent that does exist in the US military, however fragmented and overlooked at the moment, should not be discounted.

Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:18:51 -0400

The funky chaos of the 2009 Venice Biennale.

Back Talk: Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:16:59 -0400

A conversation with the authors of On Kindness.

Off Dead Center: William Appleman Williams

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:15:13 -0400

William Appleman Williams and the tragedy of American diplomacy.

Mr. Sanford's Wild Ride

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:13:27 -0400

The rise and precipitous fall of the adulterous, anti-stimulus governor of South Carolina.

The Trials of Benjamin Jealous

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:11:59 -0400

Can the NAACP's new president reform the 100-year-old civil rights organization? Does he want to?

Iran's Green Wave

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:10:36 -0400

The clampdown on street protests can't disguise huge fissures among the elite.

Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:36:08 -0400

Stephen Cohen, a professor of Russian History at New York University weighs in on the future of US-Russian relations.

Puzzle No. 3178

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:20:45 -0400

Ensign, Sanford and Multi-tasking

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:18:43 -0400

Zipper trouble.

Letters

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:17:54 -0400

Saving Troy Davis

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:15:10 -0400

The president of the NAACP explains why he has joined a "strange bedfellows" coalition drawn together to fight for the reopening of Troy Davis's capital case.

Is Immigration Reform Dead Or Alive?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:08:58 -0400

Is there still hope for serious immigration reform under President Obama? Roberto Lovato, Mallika Dutt and others on where the movement stands.

Progressives and the LGBT Movement

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:29:46 -0400

The Nation's Richard Kim participates in a panel discussion on the role of LGBT politics within the progressive movement.

Sarah Palin: The Last Elephant Standing?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:28:12 -0400

The Nation's Chris Hayes reflects on the diminishing prospects of a Republican return to the White House in 2012.

The Root of Madoff's Evil

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:22:05 -0400

Congress should not be fooled by the argument of Wall Street lobbyists that Bernard Madoff was a lone rotten apple now safely discarded.

Democracy Derailed in Honduras

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:55:24 -0400

The military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya has drawn strong condemnation from President Obama and the world. But will the US government offer its unconditional support for his return to power?

Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:38:33 -0400

The military coup in Honduras puts pressure on the president to break sharply with past American policies or risk losing remains of Latin America's goodwill.

With Mercy for the Greedy

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:56:55 -0400

Why do Frederick Seidel's champions consistently transform his weaknesses into virtues?

Alex Sanchez's Arrest

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:27:42 -0400

The indictment of Alex Sanchez, a revered gangbanger-turned-peacemaker, raises doubts about the LAPD and whether it should be released from a federal court order.

Gay Rights Beyond Marriage and the Military

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:18:32 -0400

Nation contributor Lisa Duggan reflects on the state of the gay rights movement, forty years after Stonewall.

Israel's Man of Conscience

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:56:02 -0400

The author is going to prison--for peacefully resisting settler and army violence against West Bank Palestinians and the illegal expropriation of their land.

The Bagua Movement

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:13:08 -0400

Indigenous activists in Peru are challenging their government and its partners in the biofuels industry--and winning.

Ecuador President's Bold Economic Plan

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:12:59 -0400

Rafael Correa came to the United Nations this week armed with the usual anti-US rhetoric--but also with a plan for Latin American economic empowerment.

DC Metro Crash Exposes Funding Strikeout

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:44:42 -0400

Who will be the next to die because our cities spend money on sports stadiums instead of basic infrastructure?

Slide Show: The Nation's Presidents

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:57:33 -0400

As we celebrate this country's birth, here is a look back at the leaders who have shaped our times, from Lincoln to Obama.

Waste Behind Bars

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:37:24 -0400

Will the recession bring the justice-system reforms that progressives have long supported?

One View of Eisenhower

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:09:37 -0400

Portrait of Truman

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:00:23 -0400

National Review vs The Nation: US as the Global Cop

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:34:43 -0400

In part two of a three-part series, Chris Hayes of The Nation debates Reihan Salam of the National Review over the proper role of the US military in the world.

Muslim Women's Rights, Continued

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:00:14 -0400

The massive participation by women in Iran's street demonstrations is surprising only if you accept the mullahs' view of women as weak and passive vessels.

Twittergasms

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:58:15 -0400

Why is it easier to raise 3 million tweets for demonstrations in Iran than to twit about Obama's sellouts at home?

Obama's False Reform

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:53:52 -0400

Congress should step up its investigations of the roots of the financial crisis and slow down the rush to weak solutions--especially the empowerment of the Federal Reserve.

Bucking the Banks

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:51:35 -0400

How can we expect the experts to reform the financial system when it's experts who got us into this mess to begin with?

Noted.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:50:25 -0400

Sebastian Jones on healthcare reform, Nisa Qazi on refugees in Pakistan, John Nichols on NOW's Kim Gandy

Obama's Stonewall

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:49:03 -0400

Since Obama traced his dazzling arc to the presidency, his stance on gay rights has become murkier, and more Clintonian.

Iran's New Revolutionaries

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:40:30 -0400

At the heart of the Green Wave sweeping Iran are the fearless young men and women who have few illusions about the complexity of the reforms they seek.

Just a Game?

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:11:29 -0400

Agnès Varda's The Beaches of Agnès, Havana Marking's Afghan Star

Mahler's Body

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:05:39 -0400

Gustav Mahler's embrace of Germanness and battles with anti-Semitism.

Iron Hans

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:50:00 -0400

Novelist Hans Fallada resented the constraints of the Nazi era but did not desist in his craft.

Our Jobless Recovery

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:43:59 -0400

The solution to the jobs crisis depends on manufacturing and trade policy reform.

What's Right With Utah

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:37:08 -0400

In the nation's reddest state, Salt Lake City queers are making big love.

A Global Recovery for a Global Recession

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:58:14 -0400

Restructure the world's economy to ensure a more stable and shared prosperity.

Lovelorn SC Governor Admits to Just About Everything

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:17:57 -0400

Mark Sanford today took the apology press conference to a whole new level, removing yet another name from the ever-shortening list of 2012 GOP presidential contenders.

The Origin of the Specious

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:40:56 -0400

Gov. Sanford Admits to Argentina Affair

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:56:08 -0400

South Carolina governor and 2012 GOP hopeful Mark Sanford admits to an extra-marital affair, but won't say if he'll resign.

Bankrupt GM Begins Slashing Jobs

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:02:44 -0400

The government has poured money into GM to help keep the company afloat, but the company is still slashing jobs.

Foreclosure Fiasco

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:12:07 -0400

The Bush-Obama strategy of throwing trillions at the banks to solve the mortgage crisis is a huge bust. Will the president be able to extricate us from this mess?

The Talking Helix

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:41:06 -0400

DNA research increasingly allows us to collapse time and discover criminal guilt or innocence. That's why the Supreme Court's recent ruling against a prisoner's right to post-conviction DNA testing is so baffling.

On a Confession of Adultery by Senator John Ensign

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:22:48 -0400

Another creepy GOP sex scandal.

Ground Control

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:20:24 -0400

Puzzle No. 3177

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:15:23 -0400

Touring Empire's Ruins: From Detroit to the Amazon

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:57:53 -0400

The empire ends with a pullout. Not from Iraq, but from Detroit.

Icons of the New Iran

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:52:31 -0400

Neda Agha-Soltan has become a powerful and tragic icon of the new Iran--and an emblem of just how much women have lost in the thirty years of Islamic rule.

GOP Struggles to Smear Obama on Iran

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:56:38 -0400

The Nation's Chris Hayes analyzes the Republican response to the popular protests in Iran.

MoveOn Resumes Antiwar Stance

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:02:44 -0400

After months of silence on peace issues, MoveOn is mobilizing its members to demand an exit strategy for Afghanistan.

GOP Game Plan: Obstruct Obama

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:31:51 -0400

The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, explores the ways in which Republicans are becoming the 'party of no.'

Obama's False Financial Reform

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:07:38 -0400

What's missing in the President's call for reform are concrete rules that address a dysfunctional banking system. Slow down the rush to weak solutions.

Rush Limbaugh on Sotomayor: A New Low?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:34:20 -0400

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell reflects on Rush Limbaugh's sexist and racist smears on Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

Bush Is Back and Bashing Obama

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:17:00 -0400

The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses the re-emergence of George W. Bush and his criticisms of President Obama.

Do Americans Have a Right to Healthcare?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:47:36 -0400

The Nation's Chris Hayes and National Review's Reihan Salam to debate whether Americans have a 'right' to healthcare.

Obama's Transparency Problem

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:37:45 -0400

The president gets mixed grades on his promises of transparency: good to the public and the press, not so good to the other two branches.

The Civilian Casualties of War

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:04:49 -0400

The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching and often a direct result of a US foreign policy that revolves around war.

Obama's Iran Response Should be Bolder

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:36:33 -0400

This president does not need to make threats to champion democracy.

Ex-Bush Loyalists: Where Are They Now?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:07:56 -0400

A look at just a few of these fortunate folks indicates that not everybody was harmed by the Bush era.

Slide Show: Iran on the Edge

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:30:36 -0400

Images that capture history in the making from Iran's recent election and its fallout.

Healthcare Pushback

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:20:16 -0400

Taxing benefits may raise money for Obama's healthcare reform, but it would betray union members who gave up wage increases in order to get decent coverage.

Ban's Way

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:18:54 -0400

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is halfway through his first term. Whether he gets a second term depends on his ability to get results.

Noted.

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:17:46 -0400

John Nichols on antiwar Democrats, Corbin Hiar on Greenland and global warming, The Nation Associates on Ning

The Compensation Hustle

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:16:36 -0400

How will Washington recalibrate the share of gains captured by shareholders, executives and workers in a post-crash economy?

Turmoil in Tehran

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:15:46 -0400

The world is watching as the next chapter in the future of Iran unfolds.

The Triumph of Williams's 'Tragedy'

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:59:56 -0400

Still relevant, fifty years later: William Appleman Williams's Tragedy of American Diplomacy.

Israel's Crimes, America's Silence

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:17:04 -0400

There is now sufficient evidence to charge Israel with war crimes for its actions in Gaza. Why is Obama silent?

Obama's White House Reality Show

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:54:36 -0400

The Nation's Ari Melber on how the media has fused real-time lifestyle coverage with the star power of a true celebrity politician.

The Prison Dilemma: Getting Past the Punitive Turn

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:16:31 -0400

Anne-Marie Cusac examines the punitive turn in the criminal justice system.

Seed Projects: The Fiction of Alejandro Zambra

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:14:58 -0400

Does Alejandro Zambra's Bonsai mark the end of an era in Chilean literature?

A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:13:49 -0400

A shrewd history of why US presidents have failed to make Israel accept a plan for regional peace.

The Virginity Movement, Rebranded

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:11:21 -0400

It might sound milder, and appear hipper, but it traffics in the same old sexism.

The War Against the 'War on Drugs'

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:09:27 -0400

Economic necessity and shifting mores are changing the nation's approach to incarceration.

The Most Important Financial Journalist of Her Generation

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:01:16 -0400

Long before most in the business press rose to the challenge, Gretchen Morgenson was reporting that the financial sector had gone rogue.

Can Hate Crimes Be Stopped?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:57:01 -0400

What role can the federal government play in diminishing hate crimes and attacks on immigrants?

Letters

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:41:06 -0400

The Private Thoughts of a TV Anchor as He Observes the Iranian Election

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:49:06 -0400

What's in a name?

Puzzle No. 3176

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:44:52 -0400

A Tamil Reflection

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:26:52 -0400

Youth in Action: Brandon 'Abdullah' Willis, Community Organizer

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:23:36 -0400

Geoffrey Dobbins You voted. Now what? Willis hopes more musically inclined activists will consider community development as a career option.

The Obama Effect: Quick Fix for Black Achievement?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:18:31 -0400

Kameelah Rasheed Instead of magic role models we need long-term education investment.

Iran's Fabulous Oil...and Other Popular Fables

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:38:17 -0400

The west was easily gulled by the promise of a new era of progress and prosperity under the Shah.