Nation Topics - Theodore Roosevelt | The Nation

A famous indictment from a century ago aptly describes today’s corrupt legislative body.

Inspired by struggles overseas and in the past, the protests have brought the wealth gap back to the center of political debate.
 

A new biography shortchanges the poetic achievement of William Carlos Williams.

After 100 years, the tragedy still inspires outrage and grief. Why does it have a hold on us?

One US billionaire has already passed away since the estate tax expired. Will Senate Democrats get it together to push for reform in reinstatement?

In the face of a Supreme Court
decision that eliminates crucial checks on corporate political
spending nationwide, we must demand greater accountability and
transparency around how corporations spend money in elections across the country.

For Jackson Lears, the United States remains in thrall to a bogus spiritual quest born of a refusal to face the tragedy of the Civil War.

Some National Football League players appear to be turning over a new leaf when it comes to gay rights, but a history of homophobia still haunts the sport.

The former president's personality was part of the national wealth.

He may have been one of the 'nine old men' of the Supreme Court, but he was a great old man.