The Editors | The Nation

Obama doesn’t have much time left to convince environmental activists that he’s worth their sweat and sacrifices in the next election.

Four things Obama can push in his speech tonight to get America back on track.

In the aftermath of that terrible day, we had a chance to build our politics around social solidarity. Instead, George W. Bush led the charge to a politics of fear.

The protesters who have filled the streets of Arab cities for months now are demanding democracy and open government, and an end to the corruption and brutal humiliations of autocracy.

Obama must stop searching for common ground—and start defining higher ground.

Rupert Murdoch is far from blameless—but he’s merely a symptom of the real disease: so much power in a single media corporation.

Republicans walked away from a budget deal not because cuts weren’t steep enough but because they included tax increases on the wealthiest. If they’re drawing a line in the sand, President Obama must, too.

The Constitution alone cannot keep the US from fighting wars it shouldn't be involved in—like the one in Libya.

President Obama is about to make a major decision regarding US troops in Afghanistan. Progressives must push him to pull out of the quagmire and reinvest at home.