Nation Topics - Douglas Brinkley | The Nation

Two historians discuss the similarities and differences between the two senators cum presidents from Illinois.

Conversations with Raul Castro about Obama, Guantánamo and the Pentagon; and with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on human rights in his country and the next US administration.

A batch of new books on Hurricane Katrina investigate who is to blame for the tragedy.

When liberals and conservatives discuss the United States' role in the
world, they are really talking about the narcissism of small
differences. Two new books show how both sides share a conviction in
American exceptionalism.

After years of vacillation, John Kerry has gone bold, finding his voice on Iraq and national security and thinking hard about running for President. But his future cannot be separated from his past.

On bad memories and popular delusions.