Matthew Blake

Matthew Blake is a 2007 intern in The Nation's Washington, DC, bureau.

The Myopic Iraq Debate

September 8, 2007

Like the war itself, the unfolding Congressional hearings on what to do next raise more questions than answers.
Whole Foods CEO Sows Wild Oats

August 28, 2007

America's favorite natural grocery chain is looking like just another greedy, antiunion corporation.
Learning to Love the Farm Bill

August 7, 2007

The bipartisan farm bill making its way through Congress offers real hope to feed the hungry at home and abroad and improve nutrition for poor kids. But it faces a likely presidential veto over, you guessed it, taxes.

Bill Moyers Tells a Tale of Two Quagmires: Vietnam & Afghanistan | "Once again, the loudest case for enlarging the war is being made by those who will not have to fight it..."
John Nichols
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Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
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Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
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Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
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