Double-Digit Unemployment Is Obama's No. 1 Challenge
John Nichols:Job creation is now the top issue in America. The White House and congressional Dems must recognize this or face serious setbacks politically.
John Nichols:Job creation is now the top issue in America. The White House and congressional Dems must recognize this or face serious setbacks politically.
Leslie Savan:Michelle Bachmann's "Super Bowl of freedom" becomes even more grotesque in light of yesterday's masacre.
Christopher Hayes:The filibuster has become a cancer growing inside the world's greatest deliberative body.
Eyal Press:What really changed in Tuesday's election? Not a lot.
Katrina vanden Heuvel:Tell your legislators to support the Same Day Registration Act.
Robert Dreyfuss:The US needs to be patient in talking with Iran. And Iran needs to be patient with us, too.
The Rachel Maddow Show :Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP's love/hate relationship with Sarah Palin, and Democratic dynamics since Obama's victory in 2008.
Robert Greenwald:A collection of Sarah Palin bloopers to complement Going Rouge, the collection of essays about Palin featuring Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel.
The Rachel Maddow Show :The Nation's Christopher Hayes believes one New York congressional race marks a takeover of the GOP by far-right radicals like the tea party protesters.
Thomas J. Sugrue:FDR's first hundred days were unprecedented in their ambition and scope--and anything but politically coherent.
Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act of 1935ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nicholas von Hoffman:Many comparisons have been made between Obama and FDR. But the forty-fourth president will have a very different first 100 days.
Images from the Inauguration, the Lincoln Memorial concert and celebrations in the nation's capital and beyond.

Ari Melber : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
There are the things the president is doing that he said he would do. These actions can draw plenty of criticism, but not genuine shock. Then there are the things he is not doing which he said he would do.

Christopher Lisotta : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
Since California's Prop 8, gay activists of a new generation have jumped into the fray.
Alana Levinson : Youth
Can the Republican Party survive without the enthusiasm of its young supporters?

Elizabeth Méndez Berry : Youth, Education, & Children
The 2008 election galvanized young voters and organizers. One year later, where are they?
John Nichols : Campaigns & Elections
What did we learn from the off-year elections?

The Nation uncovers interesting trends, rifts and potential problems progressives will need to confront in future elections.

The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives
| Reid announces he'll include a public option in the health care bill he brings to the floor.
Christopher Hayes
The Just Say No Democrats
| Conservative Democrats voting against healthcare reform represent constituents most in need of insurance.
Ari Berman
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The Wall Comes Down
| It was twenty years ago today. Watch it live.
Peter Rothberg
Around The Nation
| Obama, one year on. Plus: Jeremy Scahill takes your
questions, and a new video series from The Nation.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Forget GM's Plan -- Where's The Government's Plan?
| Create a demand for green cars.
Jane Hamsher
