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  • Noted.

    May 8, 2008 Subscribe

    Longshoremen protest the war, Ken Livingstone loses, Zephyr Teachout blogs on The Nation.com.

  • Trust the Voters

    May 8, 2008

    Finally, the Democratic campaign can begin to focus on what really matters--healthcare, the economy and leaving Iraq.

  • Noted.

    May 1, 2008 Subscribe

    Nasty political advertising in Mississippi and your bloated grocery bill.

  • Our Lapdog Media

    May 1, 2008

    What should we do when Big Media fails democracy? First, don't let it get any bigger.

  • Noted.

    April 24, 2008 Subscribe

    A fractured death penalty ruling, the Pentagon's pimping pundits, campus antisweatshop campaigns and Guggenheims for Nation poets.

  • Bitter Politics

    April 24, 2008

    Voters and superdelegates now must ask at what cost Clinton is willing to continue this fight.

  • 'Nation' Note

    April 17, 2008

  • Noted.

    April 17, 2008 Subscribe

    Frederika Randall on Berlusconi's return, John Nichols on fast-tracking Colombia, Jayati Vora on Patrick Cockburn's Muqtada, Christopher Hayes on the new Israel lobby.

  • Olympic Flame Out

    April 17, 2008

    Boycotts of the Beijing Olympics are easy. What's harder is moving China towards meaningful progress on human rights.

  • The Nation and Hawaii

    April 10, 2008

    The questions raised by Hawaii's annexation have implications far beyond its shores: the imperial past forms the legal scaffolding of the imperial present.

  • Mark Penn Must Go

    April 9, 2008 Subscribe

    Mark Penn's quasi-demotion is too little, too late.

  • Neocon NATO Delusions

    April 9, 2008 Subscribe

    The Bush Administration's mission to transform NATO promises to do great damage to international peace and cooperation.

  • Washington at War

    April 9, 2008 Subscribe

    The Petraeus hearings reveal a political class--Democrats and Republicans--trapped in concentric circles of imperial myopia.

  • The Nation on The Overthrow

    April 8, 2008 Subscribe

    In 1893, The Nation raised a warning about how colonization would affect the state of the union.

  • Noted.

    April 3, 2008 Subscribe

    Henry Paulson's pitiful reform; Michelle Bachelet, bedeviled by Opus Dei; Pentagon follies; and indecency in Indiana.

  • Guantánamo Endgame

    April 3, 2008

    New revelations of political interference in the prosecution of Gitmo prisoners shows Team Bush scrambling to keep one step ahead of history--and of criminal charges.

  • Noted.

    March 27, 2008 Subscribe

    Prizes for The Nation, Pelosi in Tibet, counting the casualties.

  • Toward a *New* New Deal (Forum)

    March 20, 2008

    To commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal, The Nation invited a panel of activists, writers, scholars and artists to reflect on its lasting lessons.

  • Noted.

    March 20, 2008

    Congress finds a spine on wiretapping; a young writer defends the New Deal.

  • The Gentlemen's Bailout

    March 20, 2008

    The power of Wall Street money and ideas must give way to a new public agenda to restore the real economy.

  • Letters

    March 19, 2008 Subscribe

  • Hamilton Explains

    March 18, 2008

    How Alexander Hamilton "fell into as difficult a position as a public man has ever known, and extricated himself by means which show how much the conventional standards of morals have changed in America since his time."

  • Noted.

    March 13, 2008 Subscribe

  • It's the War Economy, Stupid!

    March 13, 2008

    Among the major causes of the current economic crisis is the staggering cost of the war in Iraq.

  • 'Nation' Notes

    March 6, 2008 Subscribe

  • Noted.

    March 6, 2008 Subscribe

    Victor Navasky on William F. Buckley, John Nichols on Dennis Kucinich, Amy Traub on America's mayors.

  • Will Democracy Win?

    March 6, 2008

    Clinton's scorched-earth tactics have helped put the integrity of the electoral process at risk. Do Democrats have the will to make the process fair?

  • The Faith of Roosevelt

    March 4, 2008

    "To achieve 'social values more noble than mere monetary profit,' to 'keep the money changers permanently out of the temple of our civilization'...would be to transform America."

  • The Real McCain Scandal

    February 28, 2008 Subscribe

    He doesn't just take money from lobbyists--they're running his campaign.

  • Noted.

    February 28, 2008 Subscribe

    Joseph Cirincione on shooting down satellites, John Nichols on Ralph Nader, Ari Melber tracks the net.

  • Noted.

    February 21, 2008 Subscribe

    Polk Award winners at The Nation, progressive endorsements and buyouts at GM.

  • Wiretapped Out

    February 21, 2008 Subscribe

    The House stalemate with the White House over electronic surveillance creates a rare moment to reconsider an array of unconstitutional post-9/11 laws.

  • Noted.

    February 14, 2008 Subscribe

    Uncommitted superdelegates, antiwar agitation in Berkeley, immunity for telecoms and more.

  • More Guns, No Butter

    February 14, 2008

    The bloated military budget is choking our democracy--and it must become an issue in the presidential campaign.

  • Noted.

    February 7, 2008 Subscribe

    Electoral math, post Super Tuesday; Richard Honaker's judicial activism; mobilizing for Obama.

  • Obama's Promise

    February 7, 2008

    He offers the best chance to redefine the center of American politics and forge a new progressive majority.

  • Noted.

    January 31, 2008 Subscribe

    A "green" Hummer, bad karma from Firestone tires at the Super Bowl, MIA at the Oscars, remembering Milton Wolff.

  • Bush's Last Hurrah

    January 31, 2008 Subscribe

    What happens when the President gives a State of the Union address and nobody listens?

  • Wall Street's Crisis

    January 29, 2008

    It was a record day in the history of the Stock Exchange and, coming as a climax to more than three weeks of declining prices, it was most disastrous in hammering down security values.

  • Noted.

    January 24, 2008 Subscribe

    Arguing Indiana's voter ID law; counting Bush's Iraq lies; remembering Chile's truth-teller, Patricia Verdugo.

  • The Panic of 2008

    January 24, 2008

    A humane and sensible stimulus package would put money in the hands of those who need it.

  • Noted.

    January 17, 2008 Subscribe

    Victor Navasky on failed punditry, Frida Berrigan on Bush's Israeli pilgrimage, Esther Kaplan on activist nurses.

  • Twin Disasters

    January 17, 2008

    When will the candidates cease their petty sniping and address the real issues: the Iraq War and the faltering economy?

  • Noted.

    January 10, 2008 Subscribe

    Rainbow/PUSH's Wall Street Project Economic Summit, the no-show Golden Globes, postwar suicides.

  • The Race Is On

    January 10, 2008

    Throw polls and pundits out the window: the race will be decided not by kingmakers but by the voters themselves.

  • Noted.

    January 3, 2008 Subscribe

    Guest blogging at The Nation.com, gazing into Kristol's ball, revisiting Hoover's roundup.

2007

  • 'Nation' Note

    December 20, 2007

    Welcoming Peter Gizzi, The Nation's new poetry editor.

  • Noted.

    December 20, 2007 Subscribe

    Dana Perino's ignorance, Michael Ratner's Puffin/Nation Prize.

  • Election '08

    December 20, 2007

    As Iowans are poised to kick off a front-loaded political season, do standout candidates Edwards and Obama have the potential to appeal to progressives?

  • Forum: What GWOT Has Wrought

    December 13, 2007

    George W. Bush's "global war against terror" unleashed a wave of repression felt around the globe. Reports from Egypt, El Salvador, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan.

  • Noted.

    December 13, 2007 Subscribe

    The Drum Major Institute talks politics with big-city mayors; what do we say when we talk about torture?

  • Crime and Cover-Up

    December 13, 2007

    The CIA tapes' destruction and violation of anti-torture statutes they recorded require a special prosecutor.

  • Subprime Politics

    December 13, 2007

    Keep people in their homes and start re-regulating the banking industry to end the conflicts of interest that fueled the debacle.

  • Noted.

    December 6, 2007 Subscribe

    Facebook's about-face on privacy; life in the Garden State; Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett, Australia's new environment minister.

  • Iran's Nukes Fade Away

    December 6, 2007 Subscribe

    The revised National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nukes makes a military strike less likely and opens the door to real diplomacy.

  • Noted.

    November 29, 2007 Subscribe

    Kevin Rudd's victory in Australia, Hillary's planted questions and remembering Alfred Knobler.

  • Battle of the Surge

    November 29, 2007

    Don't believe the GOP triumphalists: the decline in violence in Iraq does not mean the surge is working.

  • Noted.

    November 21, 2007 Subscribe

    A nation divided over national security; the return of the Winter Soldier.

  • Showdown at the DMV

    November 21, 2007 Subscribe

    The debate in New York State over driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants became a proxy for the unsettled issue of immigration reform.

  • Norman Mailer

    November 15, 2007 Subscribe

    Ave atque vale, Aquarius.

  • Noted.

    November 15, 2007 Subscribe

    Norman Lear on the WGA picket line, sex and teen delinquency, and the power of Pakistani attorneys.

  • Crisis as Opportunity

    November 15, 2007

    The softening economy, foreclosures, bank write-offs, the swooning dollar and stock market are intruding on the politics of 2008. Do the candidates have a clue?

  • 'Nation' Notes

    November 8, 2007 Subscribe

    Farewell, David Corn, and best of luck in your new venture. Welcome, Christopher Hayes to The Nation's Washington bureau.

  • Noted.

    November 8, 2007 Subscribe

    Peter Rothberg on extremist judges, Peter C. Baker on Radiohead.

  • Voting for Torture

    November 8, 2007 Subscribe

    By approving Michael Mukasey's nomination for Attorney General despite his evasions on waterboarding, the Senate has led us all across a dangerous line.

  • Noted.

    November 1, 2007 Subscribe

    Phony FEMA press conference, France v. Rumsfeld, Stephen Colbert and remembering Randall Forsberg.

  • Noted.

    October 25, 2007 Subscribe

    Dennis Hastert's Obama problem, California burning, Commentary old and new.

  • Stop the Media Grab

    October 25, 2007 Subscribe

    If FCC chairman Kevin Martin prevails, Americans will be stuck with one-size-fits-all media and a downsized democracy.

  • Inconvenient Truth-Tellers

    October 18, 2007

    This year's Nobel Peace Prize should spur governments and people everywhere to urgent action on climate change.

  • Noted.

    October 11, 2007 Subscribe

    Giuliani in Philadelphia, an obituary for Haldar Abdel-Shafi, an apology from Jon Stewart and more.

  • Pre-empt Preventive War

    October 11, 2007

    The path back to sanity begins by repealing the Kyl-Lieberman amendment and prohibiting military action in Iran without Congressional approval.

  • Noted.

    October 4, 2007

    The mainstream media's smear campaign against Mohamed ElBaradei, John Nichols on former NEA chair John Frohnmayer, Peter C. Baker on presidential Facebooks, and more.

  • Let Dennis Debate

    October 4, 2007 Subscribe

    Kucinich may be too idealistic to be a presidential contender, but his voice needs to be heard.

  • Noted

    September 27, 2007 Subscribe

    A new section features brief comments, late-breaking news, revealing statistics, curiousities, shout-outs, disses, obits, quotable quotes and other short notes.

  • Our New Look

    September 27, 2007 Subscribe

    Take note of our new look, new features, the return of Comix Nation in the print edition of the magazine.

  • End the Shadow War

    September 27, 2007 Subscribe

    Blackwater USA should answer for the crimes of its soldier-contractors in Iraq. Calls for withdrawal from Iraq must also include private security contractors.

  • Beware the Lame Duck

    September 13, 2007 Subscribe

    Bush may be a discredited President, but he can still do a lot of damage in the last sixteen months of his presidency.

  • Why We Must Leave Iraq

    September 6, 2007

    End the occupation, abandon the pretense that only American power can bring order to the region and atone for the human catastrophe we have caused.

  • After the Flood

    August 23, 2007

    The toxic neoliberal policies used to rebuild New Orleans have led to a spiraling social crisis.

  • Things Fall Apart

    August 9, 2007 Subscribe

    The Minneapolis bridge collapse should prod all presidential candidates, especially Democrats, to come up with real plans to fix our crumbling infrastructure.

  • The Populist Moment?

    July 26, 2007

    Economic populism is the new flavor in politics, but it won't be authentic unless it's driven by and for the people.

  • The Deadly Occupation

    July 11, 2007

    Veterans of conscience have come forward with evidence that US forces kill Iraqi noncombatants every day. America must bring this deadly occupation to an immediate end.

  • Get in It to Win It

    June 27, 2007 Subscribe

    Front-loaded primaries and a volatile '08 race are creating unprecedented opportunities for progressives. They'll gain traction only if they form a smart, tech-savvy and cohesive movement.

  • Eyeless in Gaza

    June 21, 2007

    The disaster in Gaza has many fathers, but its most direct cause was the Bush Administration's cynical manipulation of democracy promotion.

  • US Justice, Euro Prisons

    June 14, 2007

    The Council of Europe and courts at home are calling the Bush Administration to account for secret torture outposts in Poland and Romania.

  • The Great Pretender

    June 7, 2007

    The President's phony internationalism falls flat at the G-8 summit, more proof he has eroded US global leadership and cooperation.

  • Endless Occupation?

    May 31, 2007

    On the fortieth anniversary of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, the issue remains unchanged: the rights of two peoples to live in peace and dignity on fully equal terms.

  • The Honeymoon Is Over

    May 31, 2007 Subscribe

    Democrats in Congress failed to deliver on their promises, and for progressives that means there's a lot more work to do.

  • No-Sweat Sit-Ins Hit Academe

    May 24, 2007 Subscribe

    Will a donation from Nike deflect Stanford's efforts to curb sweatshop labor in the making of its sports regalia?

  • Iraq Timeline Runs Out

    May 24, 2007

    What is it that Congressional Democrats don't get about the Iraq debate?

  • Raw Deal on Immigration

    May 24, 2007

    The Senate's "grand bargain" on immigration may be the best deal to be done in the present political climate, but it's still not good enough.

  • Sick Justice

    May 24, 2007 Subscribe

    Alberto Gonzales now stands revealed as an unambiguous conspirator against the Constitution--as does his boss.

  • Dems Sell Out on Trade

    May 16, 2007

    The so-called bipartisan compromise on trade is a bad deal for all who seek to reform corporate-led globalization.

  • MacArthur Park

    May 10, 2007 Subscribe

    Advocates pushing for reform and immigrants clamoring for justice in the streets will not forget the recent violence in Los Angeles.

  • Morality Gets a Massage

    May 10, 2007

    Randall Tobias isn't the first abstinence czar to run afoul of the moral agenda he promoted. It's time Congress stopped this dangerous crusade.

  • The Shameful Truth

    May 8, 2007

    In 1975, the editors predicted will that the Vietnam War would haunt us for decades, not because we withdrew our forces but because we betrayed our national ideals.

  • 'Nation' Notes

    May 3, 2007

  • Showdown on the War

    May 2, 2007 Subscribe

    Despite the Administration's crude and dishonest attacks on efforts to end the war, Congressional Democrats can't back down now.

  • 'Nation' Notes

    April 26, 2007 Subscribe

  • Changing Course on Cuba

    April 26, 2007 Subscribe

    The US government's policy toward Cuba is imperial, irrational, arguably insane. It's time to change it.

  • Going Green

    April 19, 2007 Subscribe

    We can no longer prevent global warming, but we can survive it--if we have the collective will to act.

  • Kurt Vonnegut

    April 19, 2007 Subscribe

    Vonnegut's best novels were as profound as any writing that deals with ultimate questions.

  • Pelosi and Diplomacy

    April 12, 2007 Subscribe

    By refusing to negotiate at home and abroad, Bush has become isolated and dangerous.

  • Time to Act on Inequality

    April 5, 2007 Subscribe

    As the gap between rich and poor widens, Americans await reforms to improve the well-being of all.

  • A Wider Corruption

    April 2, 2007

    The US Attorneys scandal sheds light on a broader pattern of transforming government agencies into a permanent GOP patronage machine.

  • A Turning Point

    March 29, 2007 Subscribe

    By voting to set a timetable to withdraw from Iraq, the House and Senate are finally at the table, challenging Bush's war-making.

  • Sami Al-Arian

    March 22, 2007

    Dr. Sami Al-Arian could die in jail.

  • ACT UP at 20

    March 22, 2007

    The audacious and visionary organization has been a beacon for gay/lesbian rights and healthcare reform.

  • Robert Engler

    March 15, 2007 Subscribe

    Remembering the political economist who brought to contemporary issues the research and philosophical vision of a scholar.

  • Congress, End the War

    March 15, 2007

    After four years in Iraq, America and the world are crying for a way out of the bloodshed. Can Democrats lead the way?

  • The December 7 Massacre

    March 15, 2007 Subscribe

    The case of the Gonzales Eight proves the White House sees no legal limit on presidential power.

  • Time to Fix Healthcare

    March 8, 2007 Subscribe

    Affordable healthcare is rapidly emerging as the top domestic policy issue in the 2008 presidential race. Candidates, got ideas?

  • Rushed Primaries

    March 1, 2007 Subscribe

    Instead of front-loading political races with early primaries, we need a rotating calendar of regional primaries.

  • Home Truths

    February 22, 2007 Subscribe

    That poor children in the United States and Britain have the worst quality of life in the developed world speaks volumes about our misplaced priorities.

  • War Drums on Iran

    February 15, 2007

    Congress and the media must challenge unsourced White House allegations of Iran's involvement in Iraq or risk a disastrous, widening war.

  • Molly, in Her Own Words

    February 8, 2007 Subscribe

    From the pages of The Nation, here's a sampler of Molly Ivins at her best.

  • Into 2008

    February 8, 2007

    America's next President must have a big heart, an open mind and the passion to set the nation on the way to equality, opportunity, true democracy and social justice.

  • 'Nation' Notes

    February 1, 2007 Subscribe

  • Which Side Are You On?

    February 1, 2007

    Jim Webb's blunt talk on populist economics challenges Democrats to craft a 2008 strategy that allows all Americans to share the wealth.

  • Showing Bush the Way

    January 29, 2007

    Jim Webb's gutsy response to Bush's unconvincing State of the Union message bodes well for the Democratic Party.

  • For the Republic

    January 19, 2007 Subscribe

    Can a single man force a nation to fight an unpopular war? Here's how Congress can stand up to Bush.

  • No to Escalation

    January 12, 2007

    Blocking Bush's escalation attempt is the first step toward bringing the troops home.

  • Media Reform's Moment

    January 12, 2007 Subscribe

    The time is right to upend big media's agenda.

  • The Democrats' First Test

    January 7, 2007

    Do the Dems have the vision to force Bush to pull back on Iraq and rebuild the economy?

2006

  • The Urge to Surge

    December 28, 2006

    Democrats in Congress must remember that their midterm victory was a clear mandate to reverse Bush's war policy.

  • Recognizing Labor

    December 17, 2006

    Unions are pushing hard for the new Congress to ease the process of organizing labor by passing the Employee Free Choice Act.

  • No Graceful Exit

    December 11, 2006

    The Iraq Study Group report may slow the impetus for immediate withdrawal from Iraq. Those who seek genuine military disengagement must make their voices heard.

  • 'Nation' Note

    December 7, 2006 Subscribe

    After a memorable thirty-five years, Grace Schulman steps down as Nation poetry editor.

  • Justice Brandeis

    December 5, 2006

  • Stranger Than Truth

    November 30, 2006 Subscribe

  • Revote and Verify

    November 30, 2006 Subscribe

    Now that 18,000 electronic ballots have vanished in the flawed 13th Congressional District election in Sarasota, Florida, it's time for a revote.

  • Time to Leave

    November 30, 2006

    If the Iraq Study Group faces reality, it will conclude that the only feasible option for America is to leave Iraq--as quickly as possible.

  • The Odd Attack on Dean

    November 22, 2006

    James Carville's bizarre attack on Howard Dean exposed an explosive battle for control between Clintonistas-in-waiting and advocates of renewal. This is a good fight to have.

  • 'Nation' Notes

    November 16, 2006 Subscribe

  • Remembering 'Nation' Friends

    November 16, 2006 Subscribe

    Remembering Ellen Willis, William Styron and Richard Gilman.

  • Exorcising DeLay's Ghosts

    November 16, 2006 Subscribe

    Democratic Congressional leaders are taking the first steps toward real reform to clean up corruption, rein in lobbyists, limit earmarks and insure greater transparency in government.

  • It's Over for Bush

    November 9, 2006

    As voters expressed their disgust, this election signaled a repudiation of the corrupt Bush regime, a clear antiwar victory and the collapse of the conservative order.

  • Nation Notes

    October 26, 2006 Subscribe

    The Nation Institute establishes the Spira-Lopez Journalism Internship for college students and graduates of Hispanic or Latino origin.

  • What Is at Stake

    October 26, 2006

    November 7 is suddenly looking like a fateful election that could change the flow of politics in ways nobody anticipated.

  • In Fact...

    October 19, 2006 Subscribe

  • The War and the Election

    October 19, 2006

    Ending the Iraq War is the most pressing issue facing America today.

  • Bush Busts Unions

    October 12, 2006 Subscribe

    Bush's NLRB has redefined what it means to be a supervisor, and as a result some 8 million healthcare, construction and manufacturing workers no longer have the right to organize. Labor plans to fight back.

  • In Fact...

    October 5, 2006 Subscribe

  • Disgraced Republicans

    October 5, 2006

    America needs a new Congress--the question is, Will Americans hold the GOP to account for their corruption, ineptitude and irresponsibility?

  • Accessories to Torture

    September 29, 2006

    The only thing compromised in the Senate's catastrophic "compromise" of the enemy combatants bill is the rule of law and our democracy's basic principles.

  • Iraq and Reality

    September 28, 2006

    Throughout the Iraq debacle, intelligence and analysis have not mattered to the Bush Administration. The White House will continue to duck reality all the way to election day.

  • Deja Vu on Iran?

    September 21, 2006

    The Bush Administration is trying to use flawed intelligence to whip up public support for military action against Iran. Can they get away with this again?

  • Lawless 'Compromises'

    September 15, 2006

    Prime midyear election issues: Torture and eavesdropping are illegal. We are a nation founded on the rule of law.

  • A Scandal If Not a Crime

    September 14, 2006 Subscribe

    The White House behaved unethically by exposing Valerie Plame's identity. Escaping prosecution is not the same as escaping judgment.

  • The Path From 9/11

    September 7, 2006

    The fifth anniversary of 9/11 prompts grief and sadness, but also anger. We must free ourselves from the idea that the "war on terror" is an organizing principle for our foreign policy.

  • Katrina One Year After

    August 31, 2006 Subscribe

    Great tragedies call for visionary leadership. This is the moment for progressives to summon the guts to forge a compelling message not just about what's come apart in America, but how to pull us back together.

  • The Food Issue

    August 24, 2006 Subscribe

  • Debating Security

    August 24, 2006

    The alleged British terror plot contrasts with the fruits of Bush's "war on terror": civil war in Iraq, an empowered Iran and Arab hatred. Let us instead seek security through diplomacy.

  • Murray Bookchin

    August 10, 2006 Subscribe

  • The New Nativism

    August 10, 2006

    The nation must address the working-class anxieties underlying the anti-Hispanic sentiments now rising in Middle America--and Congress must pass an enlightened immigration bill that is both sensible and humane.

  • Crisis in Lebanon

    August 10, 2006

    The inactivity of the Bush Administration on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is armchair warfare against the interests of all. For peace, we must press for an immediate cease-fire.

  • Lamont Wins

    August 10, 2006

    As the Democratic Party embraces Ned Lamont, it must also embrace his antiwar message: It proved a winning strategy for Connecticut, and will be for the midterm elections.

  • The Fractured Mideast

    July 27, 2006 Subscribe

    Bush's Mideast strategy of inaction is a dangerous failure. He must act diplomatically to achieve a cease-fire, prisoner exchange and Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands.

  • Too High a Price

    July 14, 2006

    The spreading violence in Lebanon and Gaza demonstrate that the collective punishment of the Palestinian and Lebanese people is not only inhumane and should be condemned but also leads to more radicalization and to more chaos.

  • Lawless in Gaza

    July 14, 2006 Subscribe

    The latest bloodshed in Gaza and Lebanon demonstrates that there will be no end of violence until Israel agrees to negotiate with the democratically elected Palestinian leadership.

  • David 'Duff' Dretzin

    July 13, 2006 Subscribe

    David "Duff" Dretzin had a big heart, a social conscience and a keen sense of humor. He will be missed.

  • Mexico's Tiger Stirs

    July 13, 2006

    A recount of disputed ballots in the contested presidential election is the surest way to strengthen Mexico's fledgling democratic institutions and forestall potential political and social conflagration.

  • American Patriots

    July 2, 2006

    Here's a salute to America's true patriots: librarians on the frontlines of free inquiry, the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and peace activists across the nation.

  • Barbara Epstein

    June 28, 2006 Subscribe

  • In Fact...

    June 21, 2006 Subscribe

  • Moving Toward the Exit

    June 21, 2006

    Americans know it's time to end the US presence in Iraq. They will reward the party that offers a plan for leaving before more American soldiers--and countless Iraqis--are killed.

  • The UN Bites Back

    June 16, 2006 Subscribe

    If the Bush Administration is serious about UN reform, it should replace Ambassador John Bolton and stop linking payment of dues to action on reform.

  • In Fact...

    June 8, 2006 Subscribe

  • On the Move

    June 8, 2006 Subscribe

    It's time for conviction, not caution, as Democratic voters show they would support a party that promised the country a course correction--an exit from Iraq and an end to corruption and the ineptitude of the GOP.

  • Why Haditha Matters

    June 5, 2006

    The Haditha massacre cannot be blamed solely on soldiers gone berserk. The Marine Corps cover-up suggests that moral damage from the Iraq War has affected more than a single debased unit.

  • 'Nation' Notes

    June 1, 2006

  • Enron Rules Still Apply

    June 1, 2006

    True reform in the wake of the Enron scandal means tightening the standards of corporate law so that executives who abuse their power are held accountable for their crimes.

  • Status Quo Gitmo

    May 25, 2006

    Progressives have sparked courtroom litigation and social protest to focus public attention on Guantánamo. Now the Bush Administration should shut it down.

  • In Fact...

    May 18, 2006 Subscribe

  • Phone Spies

    May 18, 2006

    Democrats in Congress must press for a full investigation of NSA phone call surveillance and prove that the rule of law is an asset, not an obstacle, to national security.

  • Spymaster Disaster

    May 14, 2006

    The CIA is in need of reinvention and a director who can oversee the transformation. Gen. Michael Hayden is not the right man for the job.

  • In Fact...

    May 11, 2006 Subscribe

  • For a Sane Energy Policy

    May 11, 2006

    There is no piecemeal solution to the gas price crisis. It's a systemic sickness that goes to the root of the American way of life: big cars, big oil, big business and sprawl.

  • In Fact...

    May 4, 2006 Subscribe

  • John Kenneth Galbraith

    May 4, 2006 Subscribe

    Longtime Nation Associate John Kenneth Galbraith is best remembered not only as a New Dealer, old-line liberal or Keynesian economist but as a contrarian and independent thinker.

  • Saber Rattling Over Iran

    May 4, 2006

    The US and Iran are engaged in a reckless game of chicken that could end in disaster for the Persian Gulf region and the world.

  • Songs of Protest

    April 27, 2006

    As the war in Iraq causes more devastation, courageous musicians are using song to move a nation.

  • William Sloane Coffin Jr.

    April 20, 2006 Subscribe

    The Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. was one of the antiwar movement's most prophetic voices, a man who dedicated his life to the pursuit of peace and justice.

  • Nation Notes

    April 20, 2006 Subscribe

  • No Longer Sitting Pretty

    April 20, 2006

    Reality, for the moment, has trumped Bush's spin. The retired generals' revolt and the Rumsfeld imbroglio prove the President can no longer rely on false or disingenuous assertions to cover his failures.

  • In Fact...

    April 13, 2006 Subscribe

  • Suppressing the N.O. Vote

    April 13, 2006

    Fewer than half of New Orleans's black voters will be able to participate in upcoming city elections, thanks to passive opposition from the Bush Administration and listless advocacy from Democrats.

  • Immigrants and Us

    April 11, 2006

    Progressives should join forces with immigrant advocates to create a broad social movement placing the rights of immigrants at the heart of a struggle for economic justice.

  • 'The Lobby'

    April 6, 2006 Subscribe

    The recent furor over a scholarly article suggesting that the "Israel lobby" drives US Mideast policy presents an opportunity for vigorous open debate on a volatile subject.

  • Auto Recovery

    March 30, 2006 Subscribe

    GM's struggle underscores the need to create a better social contract between workers and industry, and to invest in a world beyond the internal combustion engine.

  • Neglect in New Orleans

    March 23, 2006

    A perfect storm of malign neglect is battering the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But the people of New Orleans are fighting back: They deserve our support as they press for the rights of the displaced.

  • Three Years and Counting

    March 20, 2006

    The American public acknowledges the failure of US ground forces in Iraq. With civil war imminent, when will our "leaders" in Washington accept the same conclusion?

  • An American Inquisition?

    March 16, 2006

    The case of an architect who lost lucrative contracts because of his interest in the Palestinian cause underscores how Americans are becoming inured to enforced patriotism and ideological litmus tests.

  • 'Nation' Notes

    March 9, 2006

  • In Fact...

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  • Fearmongering on Dubai

    March 2, 2006

    Democrats should see the panic over the DP World deal as an opportunity for a nervy rudder-turn and challenge the obsessive secrecy and toxic premises of Bush's national security policy.

  • 'Nation' Notes

    February 23, 2006 Subscribe

  • Leadership 101

    February 23, 2006 Subscribe

    The lesson in Harvard president Lawrence Summers's sudden demise is that his brand of neoliberalism works better on blackboards than in the real world.

  • Handling Hamas

    February 23, 2006

    Rather than undermine Hamas, the Bush Administration should accept the results of the Palestinian election and pursue a policy of cautious engagement.

  • A Fabric of Illegality

    February 23, 2006

    The White House practices the dark arts of trashing whistleblowers who exposed prisoner abuse at Guantánamo and the warrantless spying program, adding another layer of illegality to the war on terror.

  • In Fact...

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  • Cherry-picked Intelligence

    February 16, 2006 Subscribe

    It's now clear that Bush & Co. had no interest in reality-based intelligence to justify the decision to invade Iraq.

  • Less Butter, More Guns

    February 16, 2006

    If the war in Iraq is winding down, why does the Pentagon need so much money? Because the Bush Administration has visions of a permanent war economy.

  • The Cartoon Bomb

    February 8, 2006

    The controversy over cartoons is all about power: the power of images; the power that divides Muslim and non-Muslim Europeans, the West and the Middle East; the power of radical Islam to silence moderate voices--and the responsibility that comes with power.

  • Coretta Scott King

    February 2, 2006

  • Empire vs. Republic

    February 2, 2006

    Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to renewable energy.

  • In Fact...

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  • Madness of King George

    January 26, 2006

    Democrats should follow Al Gore's lead and challenge the Bush Administration's ongoing surveillance of American citizens. If this illegal action goes unchecked, our liberties will be dramatically impaired.

  • In Fact...

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  • Rocking the House

    January 19, 2006

    The time is ripe for progressives to revitalize the state of our union: Americans are ready to undo the damage of the Bush era and turn to a just and peaceful future.

  • In Fact...

    January 12, 2006

    Remembering Frank Wilkinson, American hero; full disclosure on Jack Abramoff; Dave Letterman confronts Bill O'Reilly; a new baby for Nation contributing editors Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood.

  • Kickback Mountain

    January 12, 2006

    Cleaning up Congress after the Abramoff scandal involves far more than limits on gifts and perks. It requires barring the 'legalized bribery' of major campaign contributions.

  • In Fact...

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  • The Case Against Alito

    January 5, 2006

    Samuel Alito would swing the Supreme Court to a right-wing authoritarianism that is out of step with the public and the Constitution.

2005

  • Iraq After the Election

    December 20, 2005

    In the wake of the Iraqi elections, Congress must make any future funding for American forces contingent on establishing a clear-cut deadline for withdrawal to quell the insurgency and the use of diplomacy to elicit international involvement in the rebuilding of Iraq.

  • Bush's High Crimes

    December 20, 2005

    A belligerent President has vowed that warrantless domestic spying will continue. He also hopes to quash open debate of the issue in Congress on security grounds. Given the palpable outrage over the President's contempt for basic constitutional law, will illegal wiretaps lead to the undoing of the Bush presidency?

  • In Fact...

    December 15, 2005 Subscribe

  • New Orleans Blues

    December 15, 2005

    If New Orleans is to reclaim its greatness, the scope of the solution must match the scope of the problem. The city could become the nation's classroom by re-engineering levees, responsibly building neighborhoods and schools and repairing the environment, but time is running out.

  • The War and the Elections

    December 15, 2005

    The Iraq debate will be a central issue of the 2006 Congressional elections, and there is reason to believe antiwar candidates will prevail. The first step in that process is to encourage support for such candidates.

  • John Lennon Has a Legacy

    December 8, 2005

    John Lennon opened up rock-and-roll to politics, and in an innocent, impulsive way, he worked for peace. When he died, his fans, no longer teenagers, mourned as though a President had been killed. From the December 20, 1980, edition of The Nation.

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  • Conspiracy to Torture

    December 8, 2005

    No nation is immune from the insidious downward spiral signified by torture. In this special issue, The Nation confronts the sweeping moral seriousness what the torture conspiracy will do to America and its democratic institutions. The facts are known: Now it's time to hold the conspirators accountable.

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    December 1, 2005 Subscribe

  • Anatomy of a Victory

    December 1, 2005

    George W. Bush's plan to privatize Social Security is dead, thanks to a remarkable mobilization by progressive groups. Much can be learned from the way The Campaign for America's Future, labor unions, MoveOn.org and others worked together to inform citizens and arouse opposition to the plan.

  • In Fact...

    November 22, 2005 Subscribe

  • The Murtha Moment

    November 22, 2005

    John Murtha is right: The American public has turned against the war. Democrats and Republicans must put aside politics and work together to bring the troops home quickly and focus on the real work to stabilize Iraq.

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    November 17, 2005 Subscribe

  • The GOP Retreat

    November 17, 2005

    Undoing the savage inequalities of the Bush era will require a titanic fight, but the new-found courage of GOP moderates hints that significant changes are in the wind.

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  • The Delphi Oracle

    November 9, 2005 Subscribe

    The cynical restructuring plan for bankrupt Delphi Automotive calls for massive wage and benefit givebacks for 51,000 American workers. Governors of affected states must craft strategies to minimize loss of jobs and income.

  • Democrats and the War

    November 9, 2005

    In 2005, The Nation declared it would only support candidates who made a speedy end to this war a major campaign issue.

  • Passing the Torch

    November 7, 2005

    Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel takes on the role of publisher and general partner at the magazine, and Victor Navasky becomes publisher emeritus and a member of the magazine's editorial board.

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  • Showdown on the Court

    November 2, 2005

    The nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the US Supreme Court forces the debate the President and the Senate have tried so mightily to avoid: whether the Court should shift decisively and radically to the right.

  • In Fact...

    October 26, 2005 Subscribe

  • Culture of Collusion

    October 26, 2005

    The deceit and misinformation evidenced in the CIA leak scandal is poison to an open society. We need a tough investigation of how the American people were misled on the Iraq war, a more skeptical media and real leadership from Democrats.

  • The Two-Way Squeeze

    October 25, 2005

    Rosa Parks was a quiet woman whose refusal to move to the back of a city bus in 1955 helped change the course of history. She is not identified by name in this editorial from the December 24, 1955 edition of The Nation, but the quiet purposefulness that characterized her actions bears eloquent witness to the power of her protest.

  • In Fact...

    October 20, 2005 Subscribe

  • Pyrrhic Victory in Iraq

    October 20, 2005

    For Iraqis fed up with the violence and chaos of the occupation, passage of the new Constitution is just one more US-imposed measure that will set the stage for civil war.

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    October 13, 2005 Subscribe

  • Torture on the Hill

    October 13, 2005

    War crimes are the darkest expression of the moral degradation that permeates the White House. Bush's threat to veto the Senate's anti-torture measure frames a crisis of law and legitimacy.

  • Time to Fix the System

    October 6, 2005 Subscribe

    Tom DeLay's indictments open the door for Congress to overhaul current lobbying laws and fix the broken system of campaign finance, redistricting and electoral laws that foster misconduct on both sides of the aisle.

  • Crony Constitutionalism

    October 6, 2005

    Democrats have a chance to stand up for competence, civil liberties and the integrity of the Supreme Court by challenging Harriet Miers's lack of credentials and blocking Bush from using the Supreme Court to expand presidential powers.

  • In Fact...

    September 29, 2005 Subscribe

    Critics have attacked Gulf Coast reconstruction, but the system--or at least Bush's system--is working just fine. Just ask the usual suspects who are raking in the cash.

  • Out of Gas

    September 29, 2005

    Before 9/11, the Bush Administration thought tax breaks and environmental deregulation would solve the energy crisis. They were wrong. Now it's time for policies that promote conservation and energy alternatives.

  • Prez on the Precipice

    September 22, 2005

    The waning political power of the Bush Administration poses a huge opportunity for Democrats to revitalize the party and challenge the President's flawed vision of hurricane recovery and continuing involvement in Iraq.

  • Our Two Gulf Crises

    September 15, 2005

    Our strategy ought not to be to fight every prospective terrorist to the death in Iraq, but to deny them the cause that has swollen their ranks--our continuing presence there.

  • New Orleans: Voices in the Storm

    September 9, 2005

    The chronicle of an unfolding catastrophe, as told by the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the bureaucrats, the rescuers, the journalists and the politicians.

  • The Disaster President

    September 8, 2005

    The incompetence revealed by the response to Hurricane Katrina can be traced to a twenty-five-year project, begun in the Reagan era, of discrediting government.

  • Roberts, Without Illusions

    September 1, 2005

    As confirmation hearings open, we already know a great deal about John G. Roberts Jr. He's ethically challenged, ideologically rigid and unfit for the Supreme Court.

  • In Fact...

    August 25, 2005

  • Lessons of Camp Casey

    August 25, 2005

    There is no possible strategy to win in Iraq. Now is the time for activists to reach out to the families of soldiers in Iraq who may feel betrayed.

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  • Rhetoric and Withdrawal

    August 11, 2005 Subscribe

    As withdrawal from Iraq seems imminent, the antiwar movement must remain focused and organized.

  • Echoes of Gdansk

    August 10, 2005

  • A Test for Perestroika

    August 9, 2005

  • Labor Splits

    July 28, 2005 Subscribe

    In the aftermath of the labor split, both sides must get beyond recriminations and hold themselves to common goals.

  • Voting Rights for All

    July 28, 2005

    With key provisions of the Voting Rights Act up for renewal, Congress must remain committed to the equal right to vote.

  • In Fact...

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  • Terror Comes to London

    July 14, 2005 Subscribe

    The London bombings are another reminder that Bush's invasion of Iraq was a counterproductive response to 9/11.

  • Nation Notes

    June 29, 2005

  • Giving Africa a Hand

    June 29, 2005 Subscribe

    Activists must push for more debt relief for all impoverished countries in Africa.

  • In Fact...

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  • Reality Bites

    June 23, 2005 Subscribe

    Bush's political capital can't buy him support on the Iraq war and Social Security.

  • Happy 100th, IWW

    June 16, 2005 Subscribe

  • The War Debate Reopens

    June 16, 2005

    America has reached a turning point in its debate on the Iraq war.

  • In Fact...

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  • Surrender at the SEC

    June 9, 2005 Subscribe

    Sending Christopher Cox to the SEC is as shameful as sending John Bolton to the UN.

  • Torture in the US Gulag

    June 2, 2005

    Opposing US-sanctioned torture is today's great task.

  • In Fact...

    May 26, 2005 Subscribe

  • Judicial Wars Aren't Over

    May 26, 2005

    Democrats must continue the fight to preserve an independent judiciary.

  • So Much Hypocrisy

    May 19, 2005 Subscribe

    As Bush and his allies assail Newsweek, they continue to ignore the Downing Street memo.

  • In Fact...

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  • A Note on the Cover Story

    May 12, 2005 Subscribe

    An article likely to stir controversies of various kinds.

  • Anti-war, Pro-democracy

    May 12, 2005

    The Democratic Party must become a strong voice against the occupation of Iraq.

  • In Fact...

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  • Radio Waves

    May 5, 2005 Subscribe

    The State of the Radio Union.

  • In Fact...

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  • 'Nation' Notes

    April 28, 2005

  • Ankle Deep and Sinking

    April 28, 2005 Subscribe

    The first 100 days of Bush's second term.

  • In Fact...

    April 21, 2005

  • DeLay Must Go

    April 21, 2005

    Corruption is not a partisan issue.

  • Middle-Class Blues

    April 15, 2005

    The Drum Major Institute grades Congress.

  • In Fact...

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    Passings - This Week on the Web - News of the Weak in Review

  • Patriot Act Evasions

    April 14, 2005 Subscribe

    The Patriot Act is the gateway drug for an Administration addicted to the expansion of unaccountable power.

  • In Fact...

    April 7, 2005 Subscribe

    Meet the Artist - Minority/Majority - This Week on the Web

  • Legislative Bomb

    April 7, 2005

    The Republican Senate seeks to eliminate the fillibuster.

  • The Swindling Epidemic

    March 31, 2005

  • In Fact...

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  • Schiavo as Prologue

    March 31, 2005 Subscribe

    The Terri Schiavo case goes to the heart of political choices confronting the country.

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  • The Schiavo Hypocrites

    March 24, 2005 Subscribe

  • Democrats: MIA

    March 24, 2005 Subscribe

  • In Fact...

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  • The Captive Mind

    March 16, 2005

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  • Democracy's Dilemmas

    March 10, 2005

  • Moderates' Day?

    March 3, 2005

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  • Too Young to Die

    March 3, 2005 Subscribe

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  • Sex & GOP 'Values'

    February 24, 2005 Subscribe

  • Arthur Miller

    February 17, 2005

  • Mideast Mirage?

    February 17, 2005 Subscribe

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  • Indecent Proposal

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  • Hope and Reality in Iraq

    February 3, 2005 Subscribe

  • Retirement Security Fight

    February 3, 2005 Subscribe

  • In Fact...

    January 27, 2005 Subscribe

  • Models of Opposition

    January 27, 2005 Subscribe

  • In Fact...

    January 20, 2005

  • Iraq's Lost Election

    January 20, 2005

  • In Fact...

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  • A Step for Voting Reform

    January 13, 2005 Subscribe

  • None So Blind

    January 13, 2005

  • Passings

    January 6, 2005 Subscribe

  • Tsunami and; US Priorities

    January 6, 2005 Subscribe

2004