Rod Blagojevich, ‘Bumbling Crook,’ Gets Off With Only One Conviction Rod Blagojevich, ‘Bumbling Crook,’ Gets Off With Only One Conviction
How did Rod Blagojevich get off found guilty on only one count? Because the line between criminal corruption and corruption-as-usual is far too blurry, says Christopher Hayes.
Aug 18, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia
Our country has a pattern of losing its mind over issues that later turn out to be insignificant.
Aug 17, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
End of the Tea Party? End of the Tea Party?
The Nation's Ari Melber and Andrew Langer of the Institute for Liberty debate the reason the Tea Party lost to the GOP in three primaries this week.
Aug 6, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics
The right is using the internet and social networking sites to make stuff up about undocumented immigrants. On The Rachel Maddow Show, Melissa Harris-Lacewell asks why the left is...
Aug 5, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Is the Tea Party Falling Apart? Is the Tea Party Falling Apart?
Melissa Harris-Lacewell talks about the key losses for the Tea Party in the Michigan and Missouri primaries.
Aug 5, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Obama’s Plan for Iraq Is the Petraeus-Bush Iraq Plan Obama’s Plan for Iraq Is the Petraeus-Bush Iraq Plan
"The idea that Obama is making good on a campaign promise to end the war is playing with words,” says The Nation's Jeremy Scahill.
Aug 3, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Nation Makes the Case for Independent Journalism in New TV Ad The Nation Makes the Case for Independent Journalism in New TV Ad
The Nation has made a splash before with provocative and sharp television ads on cable television nationally. The magazine is now going up with its newest ad—about the challenges facing independent journalism, and suggesting The Nation as a smart way to "counter the toxic nonsense on the right." Our new ad is below; what do you think? Did we make our case, or could we have done better. Let us know in the comments, and please share this ad on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere if you'd like an easy way to support the magazine and independent journalism at large.
Aug 3, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Bernie Sanders: Rally the People Bernie Sanders: Rally the People
Closing the gap between the wealthy and the poor is not as cut-and-dried as Obama paints it to be, but Senator Bernie Sanders has some alternative solutions for the problem.
Jul 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Big Oil’s Next Stop: The Arctic Big Oil’s Next Stop: The Arctic
Deep water oil spills, shallow water spills, bursting pipelines: there's got to be a safer way to fulfill our energy needs.
Jul 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law
The nationwide boycott of the Arizona law has hit the sports arena: demonstrators outside ball parks in cities across the country are demanding that baseball owners move the 2011...
Jul 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room