Video Nation

Trials and Terror

Countdown : Terrorism Targeting the US

Four Republicans continue to misrepresent the rights of the accused "underwear" bomber--despite having been briefed on those rights on Christmas Day.
Do Terrorists Deserve Due Process?

MSNBC : Law & Justice

Hayes debates Scarborough over the constitutional rights of terrorists.
Obama's Betrayal

MSNBC : Congress

Lawrence Lessig explains how Obama's surrender in the fight for Congressional reform betrayed Washington.
Sparking a Media Revolution

Democracy Now : Media Analysis

Authors of The Death and Life of American Journalism propose the government grant subsidies to ensure that democracy and a thriving press survive.
Let All Super Bowl Ads Advocate

The Rachel Maddow Show : Sports

David Zirin argues for a Super Bowl chock-full of advocacy ads.
Republican Senators: You Lie

The Rachel Maddow Show : Conservatives & The American Right

Republican Senators come out against the Obama administration's handling if the Underwear bomber, yet, they are "wrong, wrong, wrong."
The Death and Life of American Journalism

GRIT TV : Journalists & Journalism

John Nichols and Bob McChesney explain why the government should provide subsidies for media outlets.
Video: How to Get Our Democracy Back

VideoNation : Congress

Find out Professor Lawrence Lessig's solutions and ideas for how to fix Congress in this video companion to his cover story, "How to Get Democracy Back."
Working America's Unwanted Jobs

MSNBC : Labor & Immigration

Gabriel Thompson's book Working in the Shadows reveals what working like an immigrant in America is really like.
Secret Afghan Prisons Revealed

Democracy Now : Afghanistan War

Anand Gopal details the inhumane treatment of prisoners caught in secret Afghan prisons on US military bases.
Journalism in 10: The Future of News and Media

Various Contributors : Journalists & Journalism

What does the future of journalism look like? What's next for media? The Nation asks a range of journalists and media makers to tell us what they predict.
Video: Blackwater's Youngest Victim

Jeremy Scahill : Blackwater

On September 16, 2007, Blackwater employees killed at least 14 Iraqis in the infamous Nisour Square massacre. The youngest victim was nine-year-old Ali Kinani. In this exclusive interview, produced for Democracy Now by The Nation's Jeremy Scahill and Richard Rowley of Big Noise Films, Ali's father Mohammed talks about his son, the shootings, and his struggle to win justice.
Students on the Future of Media

VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

Student journalists at The Nation and Campus Progress's Annual Student Journalism Conference talk how news media will be produced, consumed and funded in the next five to ten years.
The Right-Wing's Dirty Tricks

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

Chris Hayes explains why O'Keefe's attempt to wiretap Senator Landrieu's office is so outrageous.
Governor Meg Whitman?

MSNBC : Campaigns & Elections

Katrina vanden Heuvel sits on a panel questioning GOP frontrunner, Meg Whitman, on her bid for California's gubernatorial seat.
Slowly but Surely for Health Care Reform

The Rachel Maddow Show : Health Care Policy

Chris Hayes shares his optimism about passing health care reform and his concern over the Senate's lack of leadership.
Who Are You Calling Crazy?

GRIT TV : Barack Obama

Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses Obama's desire to keep democratic processes intact and what being "crazy" can really mean.
Are We a Center-Right Nation?

MSNBC : Campaigns & Elections

Chris Hayes argues that voters' anti-incumbent attitude is more about anger and frustration with the current economy than political ideology.
Change Won't Come Easy

GRIT TV : Barack Obama

Katrina vanden Heuvel urges Democrats to mobilize their base and stop making damaging compromises with the Right.
Nation Pushes IMF to Cancel Haiti's debt

The Rachel Maddow Show : Disaster Capitalism

Amid mounting public pressure and calls for restructuring from The Nation, the IMF turns its $100 million loan to Haiti into a grant.
America's Anti-Incumbent Mood

Countdown : Barack Obama

Chris Hayes argues that anger and frustration about the economy are at the root of America's disapproval of Obama's first year in office.
Security Contractors Set Sights on Haiti

Countdown : War Profiteering

Jeremy Scahill discusses how Haiti's earthquake creates the perfect environment for security contractors to intervene and take advantage of the lawless state.
Kushner on Obama and Gay Rights

VideoNation : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

Leading gay rights activist Tony Kushner explains why Obama's first year signals a bright future for LGBT issues.
The Right Wing's Haiti Politics

The Joy Behar Show : Haiti

Ari Melber discusses the political implications of Pat Robertson's statement about Haiti's curse.
Organizing For America's First Year

MSNBC : Activism & Organizing

Ari Melber reviews OFA's strengths and weaknesses on its first anniversary.
Government Regulation's Value

GRIT TV : Economic Policy

Katrina vanden Heuvel wonders if we can radically rethink our economic system.
Balancing U.S. Deficit: All Crazy Talk

MSNBC : Economic Policy

Chris Hayes argues that the US budget deficit can be resolved--even in the short term.
Why Liz Cheney is Irrelevant

The Rachel Maddow Show : Conservatives & The American Right

Chris Hayes discusses Liz Cheney and Keep America Safe, her useless neoconservative 'pressure group.'
Jane Mayer on Protecting Sources

VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

The New Yorker's Jane Mayer reflects on the perils of reporting in a post-9/11 world.
Blackwater at the Center of CIA Ops

The Rachel Maddow Show : Blackwater

The death of two contractors on a CIA base in Afghanistan signals their ongoing ties with US intelligence.
What Happened to Obama's Movement?

GRIT TV : Activism & Organizing

The Obama campaign was a massive grassroots mobilization, but a year later, has the organization that grew out of it failed to keep up the momentum?

2009

Why Attack Obama for Terrorist Acts?

MSNBC : Terrorism Targeting the US

The Nation's Chris Hayes challenges the right wing rhetoric of conservative Rep. Peter King regarding the attempted terror attack on Christmas.
Dave Zirin on the Year in Sports

MSNBC : Sports

The Nation's Dave Zirin weighs in on the year's biggest controversies from A-Rod to Michael Vick to Tiger Woods.
Dan Rather on the Future of Media

VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

Legendary ex-CBS anchor Dan Rather weighs in on the positives and negatives of transitioning predominantly to online media.
2009: Looking Back on the Year and a Decade

GRIT TV : US Politics & Government

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel joins a panel discussion and takes a look back on the past decade, which some are calling "the worst ever."
GOP Gets Desperate to Block Health Reform

Countdown : Health Care Policy

The Nation's DC editor Chris Hayes weighs in on the petty tone currently defining the Senate's healthcare battle.
Investigative Reporting: 'Luxury Item'?

VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

Jane Mayer offers a perspective on the troubling losses in the field of investigative reporting. Investigative reporting, which is a slow, expensive undertaking, has become a "luxury item" for many outlets.
The Nation Interviews David Plouffe

Ari Melber : Campaigns & Elections

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, David Plouffe, former campaign manager of Obama for America, talks healthcare, messaging, and organizing after election day.
Congress Launches Investigation into Taliban Payola

CNN : Afghanistan

Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) discusses his subcommittee's investigation into charges that the Department of Defense is essentially bribing Taliban warlords so US supply lines can safely travel through Afghanistan.
The GOP Smear Machine

Countdown : Health Insurance

Did the White House threaten to close a military base in Nebraska if Sen. Nelson didn't vote for health reform? No, but the accuracy is meaningless when it comes to the GOP smear machine.
Afghanistan Escalation Ramps Up Contractor Presence

MSNBC : US Military

Jeremy Scahill argues that as the Afghanistan escalation ramps up, President Obama is "surpassing Bush-era level of reliance on...for for-profit war corporations."
Save the Dream, Keep the Home

Greg Kaufmann & Ryan Carpenter : U.S. Economy

The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America helps prevent foreclosures by bringing banks to the negotiating table with mortgage holders.
Naomi Klein: US Politicians, Don't Come to Copenhagen

Katherine Goldstein : Environment

The climate talks are heading into their final three days, and Naomi Klein worries that US politicians have run out of time to broker the deal that's needed.
What I'd Like to Say to Lieberman

MSNBC

Everyone has something to say about Joe Lieberman, something to say to Joe Lieberman, and something they'd say if they were Joe Lieberman.
Banks Nudged, Not Forced, to Lend

MSNBC : U.S. Economy

The White House's latest attempt to persuade the big banks to lend as a boost to the economy is like kabuki theater, Christopher Hayes argues.
Tiger Woods Takes Five (Or More)

Countdown : Sports

Woods's indefinite departure from golf is changing the sports landscape of the coming year, both for sports editors and for the golf industry.
Palin's Climate Change Conspiracy

Countdown : Sarah Palin

The Nation's Chris Hayes debunks the latest Sarah Palin op-ed which tries to give voice to the far right's absurd climate change lies.
The Revolution Will Be Televised

YouTube : Film

The oral history of America's radical tradition--performed by big Hollywood names like Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Danny Glover.
Provide Money for Jobs From TARP

GRIT TV : Employment/Unemployment

The Nation's John Nichols cautions against a tepid response to our most pressing crisis: unemployment.
Congress Missing on War Debate

GRIT TV : Afghanistan War

The Nation's John Nichols wants Congress, not President Obama, to define the debate on what's at stake in Afghanistan.
The Media Needs an Exit Strategy

ABC News : Media Analysis

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel weighs in on the biggest news story of the week: the White House party crashers.
How Should the Role of Reporters Change?

VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

David Schimke stresses the role of the trained citizen journalist in shaping coverage--and how mainstream reporters should learn to stray beyond the press conference model of news.
Crowdsourcing Can Save Media

VideoNation : Internet & New Media

Mark Luckie argues that interaction will be key for future business models in media--involving what the user thinks not only in choosing your story, but in packaging the story.
Blackwater's Secret War Against Al Qaeda

The Rachel Maddow Show : Blackwater

Jeremy Scahill discusses Blackwater founder Erik Prince's secret involvement with CIA actions against Al Qaeda.
Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation

Countdown : Afghanistan War

Is it possible to oppose the war in Afghanistan and still support the president? The Nation's Chris Hayes thinks so.
Heathcare Finally Hits the Senate Floor

GRIT TV : Health Care Policy

The Nation's John Nichols and others speculate about what the Senate healthcare bill will ultimately look like and if it can be more progressive than the House's.
Will Cheney Really Run for President?

MSNBC : Dick Cheney

The Nation's Chris Hayes explains why a Dick Cheney run for the presidency in 2012 is pretty much inconceivable.
Tiger Is Not Out of the Woods Yet

The Rachel Maddow Show : Sports

The Nation's Dave Zirin attempts to steer the Tiger Woods buzz away from his crash and onto his questionable endorsements.
Tony Kushner on Climate Change

VideoNation : Global Warming & Climate Change

Kushner speculates on why it's so hard as an artist to write meaningfully about climate change--and why policy change has come so slowly.
Blackwater's Secret War in Pakistan

MSNBC : Blackwater

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on how the US Joint Special Operations Command has hired some Blackwater operatives to plan assassinations.
2012: The Year of Sarahpocalypse

Countdown : Sarah Palin

Keith Olbermann sounds off on Sarah Palin's apocalyptic political career, and what we can really expect in the future.
It Isn't Easy Being Pro-Palin

New Left Media : Sarah Palin

It's not just the left that can't understand the appeal of Sarah Palin. Even her supporters have hard a time explaining themselves.
A Conversation About Cuba and Castro

VideoNation : Cuba

Cuban novelist José Manuel Prieto and Nation contributor Daniel Wilkinson discuss the consequences of his country's revolution.
Gore to 'Get Crazy' on Climate Change

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Because no one is responding to his more rational pleas, Al Gore has some new, creative ideas that might finally elicit a response.
Journalism in 10: Ana Marie Cox on the Future of Media

VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

Ana Marie Cox reflects on her experiences during the 2008 presidential election and suggests that we might see an influx of reporters that are hired by specific candidates to do opposition research and reporting.
Is Sarah Palin Barbie Gone Bad?

The Joy Behar Show : Sarah Palin

The Nation's Naomi Klein on Palin: "She's a gun toting Barbie created in the basement of the Heritage Found."
Jon Stewart on Why He Hates Sarah Palin

The Daily Show : Sarah Palin

It's not the fact that she's pretty or that she shoots things, says Stewart--"that's actually my favorite part."
Fox Accidentally Promotes Going Rouge

Talking Points Memo : Media

Fox News apologizes for accidentally drawing even more attention to The Nation's book criticizing Sarah Palin.
Unemployment and the Afghan Debate

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

The Nation's John Nichols discuss the correlation between the low unemployment numbers and our foreign policy.
Going Rouge: An American Nightmare

MSNBC : Sarah Palin

Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel weighs in on Sarah Palin's book tour and our magazine's book countering it.
Sex, Lies and Sarah Palin

GRIT TV : Sarah Palin

The Nation's Richard Kim joins a conversation on Sarah Palin's recent media blitz and the impact it could have on our country's politics.
What's Next for Lou Dobbs?

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Dobbs proclaims that the Latin takeover of news is upon us, as he is outraged to reveal that 99 percent of Telemundo programming is in Spanish.
Why Is the US Paying Off the Taliban?

MSNBC : US Military

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill appears on MSNBC to discuss his colleague Aram Roston's new investigation into how the US funds the Taliban.
Journalism in 10: Nick Penniman on the Future of Media

VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

Nick Penniman, executive director of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund talks about the impending chaotic media landscape.
Outrage Over US Funding the Taliban

The Ed Show : Afghanistan War

Brave New Films founder Robert Greenwald praises Aram Roston's shocking new Nation piece on how the US funds the Taliban.
New Report Reveals US Funds the Taliban

Democracy Now : Afghanistan War

Nation contributor Aram Roston on how the US government is financing the very same insurgent forces in Afghanistan that American and NATO soldiers are fighting.
Right-Wing Rep's Fort Hood Fumble

The Rachel Maddow Show : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Christopher Hayes comments on GOP Rep. Pete Hokestra's decision to leak details of the ongoing Fort Hood investigation.
America's Future: What Can We Do?

GRIT TV : Activism & Organizing

Americans voted for change and are getting frustrated with the lack of it, mainly because powerful forces are holding the status quo in place.
Money Talks for Blackwater in Iraq

The Rachel Maddow Show : Blackwater

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the revelation that Blackwater bribed local Iraqis following the Nisour Square massacre.
Abortion Battle Puts Health Reform at Risk

Countdown : Health Care Policy

Nation editor Christopher Hayes is "infuriated" by the last-minute add-on that prohibits coverage for abortion in the House health plan.
SNL Spoofs Fox News' Election '09 Coverage

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Glenn Beck, Karl Rove and the rest of the Fox News crew declare the Obama presidency over after just ten months in office.
Healthcare Reform's 'Historic Day'

MSNBC : Health Insurance

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on Morning Joe to weigh in on the House's Saturday evening healthcare vote.
What Is the Future of Journalism?

VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

The Nation's John Nichols offers his view on where the media is heading, and how the changes in journalism will impact political reporting
Jon Stewart's Brilliant Beck Parody

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stweart says there's a war going on in America, and the stakes are nothing less than Glenn Beck's internal organs.
Did Republicans Rally the Stock Market?

CNBC : U.S. Economy

The Nation's Christopher Hayes disproves claims that the November 4 jump in the markets is directly correlated with "the Republican sweep" on election day.
Obama and Organizing: One Year Later

GRIT TV : Activism & Organizing

Nation contributor Elizabeth Mendez Berry discusses how the Obama administration has tried to harness its grassroots efforts post-election.
Obama: One Year Later, What's Changed?

GRIT TV : Barack Obama Administration

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and others discuss what's changed, what's stayed the same and what we still hope to see happen under Obama.
Obama Youthquake: One Year Later

VideoNation : Activism & Organizing

One year after young voters and organizers helped propel President Obama to victory, are "Obama's youth" still active?
Limbaugh: Old News or Future of the GOP?

The Joy Behar Show : Conservatives & The American Right

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and Arianna Huffington discuss Rush Limbaugh's inaccurate and gratuitous Sunday morning appearance on Fox.
Republican Party Rejects the Middle

The Rachel Maddow Show : Republican Party

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.
GOP Shuns Palin; Will Obama Help Dems?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Campaigns & Elections

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP's love/hate relationship with Sarah Palin, and Democratic dynamics since Obama's victory in 2008.
The Antidote to Going Rogue

Robert Greenwald : Conservatives & The American Right

A collection of Sarah Palin bloopers to complement Going Rouge, the collection of essays about Palin featuring Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel.
A 'Coal' Building on Campus?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Sports

The Nation's sports editor Dave Zirin argues that corporate naming rights on college campuses are a bad idea.
Republican = Conservative = Fox?

MSNBC : Media Analysis

The Nation's John Nichols talks to Hardball's Chris Matthews about President Obama's decision to marginalize Fox News.
Reid to Back 'Opt-Out' Public Option

MSNBC : Health Insurance

Sen. Harry Reid will introduce a healthcare reform bill including an "opt-out" public option--grounds for disappointment, says Ari Melber.
The Future of the Public Option

The Rachel Maddow Show : Health Insurance

Chris Hayes, The Nation's Washington editor, clears up some of the confusion regarding the future of the public optio
The Goal of Going Rouge

Entertainment Tonight : Conservatives & The American Right

Nation editors Betsy Reed and Richard Kim's Going Rouge is not out to confuse, but to inform.
The Down Side of Thinking Positive

GRIT TV : Cultural Criticism & Analysis

Nation contributor Barbara Ehrenreich presents Bright Sided, her new book about the negative aspect of positive thinking.
Olbermann on Going Rouge

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

Keith Olbermann weighs in on the Sarah Palin "companion" book Going Rouge, edited by Nation staffers Betsy Reed and Richard Kim.
Can We Turn Pain to Power in the Congo?

GRIT TV : Congo

More than 5 million have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and violence against women is so common that it's been called femicide-genocide. What can we here in the US do about it?
The Return of 'The Rock' Obama

Saturday Night Live : Humor

President Obama gets really tough with Senators McConnell, Baucus and Snowe in this Incredible Hulk-inspired sketch.
Will Congress Pass a Strong Public Option?

GRIT TV : Health Care Policy

Author Sharon Lerner and Rep. Raul Grijalva discuss flaws in the Senate Finance Committee's health bill and increased popular support for a public option.
Is Congress Opting Out of Real Reform?

GRIT TV : Health Care Policy

Is the so-called opt-out provision a worthy compromise for progressives who've already compromised just to get to a discussion of a public option?
NFL: Are You Ready for Some Limbaugh?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Sports

The Nation's Dave Zirin weighs in on Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy the the St. Louis Rams football team.
The Right's Hate Doesn't Equate

The Joy Behar Show : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Ari Melber debates Meghan McCain over the nature of right-wing extremism versus the criticism leveled at President Bush by the "so-called liberal media."
The Bailout in Under Ten Minutes

VideoNation : U.S. Economy

How much money did we really spend on the bailouts? Where did it go? Are we getting it back? The Nation's Chris Hayes answers these questions and more.
Why We Can't Weaken Healthcare Reform

ABC News : Health Care Policy

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel thinks that we need to stop fixating on debt and unemployment benefits, and instead focus on a job creation program.
Inside the Value Voters Summit

GRIT TV : Conservatives & The American Right

Jeff Sharlet says the conservative Christian movement in the US is far more complicated, diverse and powerful than most coverage of events like the 9/12 Tea Party protests suggests.
Republican Gomorrah and the GOP Crackup

VideoNation : Conservatives & The American Right

Nation contributor Max Blumenthal on the right-wing tea-baggers, sex scandals, religious fanaticism and zombie mentality that are driving today's Republican party.
Progressives and the Fight for Healthcare

VideoNation : Health Care Policy

Marcy Wheeler talks strategy, saying that Democrats need to "push the positive" to encourage people to not accept anything but the public option.
Right-Wing Ponders Overthrow of Obama

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Christopher Hayes weighs in on of the recent "treasonous rhetoric from the right" and the danger that it could lead to real violence.
Who's Afraid of the Independent Press?

GRIT TV : Media

Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald discuss the decline of establishment media and who's afraid of the independent press.
Jon Stewart Defends Kids From the GOP

The Daily Show : Humor

Stewart takes on the crazy conspiracy theories of the right, starting with the recent Fox News coverage of ACORN.
Iron City in the Shadow of G-20

VideoNation : Globalization

G-20 protesters and Pittsburgh locals take a stand against the summit and the corporate globalization they feel it supports.
How Did ACORN Become a Target?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Blackwater

Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill say that this witch-hunt against ACORN 'isn't really about upholding the law.'
Glenn Beck's Madness Mocked in Prime-Time

Saturday Night Live : Humor

The inevitable Glenn Beck impression makes its debut, complete with a trembling voice, blatant factual inaccuracies and Hitler salutes.
Stiglitz on the G-20 and the Meltdown

VideoNation : U.S. Economy

The Nation's John Nichols sits down with Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh to discuss our economic crisis.
Moral Kombat: The Values Voters Summit

The Daily Show : Conservatives & The American Right

Jon Stewart lampoons the far right-wing's obsession with pre-marital sex, homosexuality and pornography.
The Politics of Global Climate Change

GRIT TV : Global Warming & Climate Change

Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai of Kenya on the UN deliberations and what can be expected at the climate summit in December.
Can Capitalism Be Saved?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

On the eve of the G-20 summit, The Nation's Alexander Cockburn and others discuss the future of capitalism.
PSA Parody: Protect Insurance Companies

Funny or Die : Humor

Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde and other popular entertainers speak out in defense of greedy health insurance execs backed by an ominous soundtrack.
Is the President Just Another Celebrity?

MSNBC : Barack Obama

The Nation's Ari Melber defends Obama's recent media blitz, arguing that he can inform the public about what he stands for and helps maintain a healthy democracy.
Racism Tarnishes News Coverage

GRIT TV : Racism & Discrimination

How did the mainstream media cover this week's Iranian election, tea-bagger rally in DC or former President Carter's comment about racism and politics in the US?
Lewis Black Takes on Angry Outbursts

The Daily Show : Humor

Has 2009 been the year of the angry outburst? Lewis Black breaks down recent bad behavior from Joe Wilson, Kanye West and Serena Williams as only he can.
Anatomy of Wilson's 'You Lie' Outburst

Saturday Night Live : Humor

What if all the GOP congressmen were supposed to yell 'you lie' but changed their minds at the last minute while Joe Wilson was in the bathroom?
Obama Is Fired Up About Healthcare

MSNBC : Health Care Policy

The Nation's Ari Melber on Obama's speech to the AFL-CIO which seemed to inspire the president's populist side and showed an eagerness to engage with the public.
Republicans Run for the Border

The Rachel Maddow Show : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Chris Hayes illuminates the repercussions that will result from the right's continued praise for Joe Wilson's false claim.
The Right Reacts to Racism Allegations

Countdown : Racism & Discrimination

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the importance of President Carter's remark that racism has played a role in the opposition to Obama's agenda.
Is The Economic Storm Over?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

David Cay Johnston, Robert Johnson and Barrett Sheridan on whether the worst is over. And if it is, what's to prevent another economic storm from happening again?
The Unauthorized 9/12 Teabagger Tour

Max Blumenthal & AlterNet : Conservatives & The American Right

Nation contributor Max Blumenthal captures the protest's atmosphere of ignorance by interviewing the rally's most delusional attendees.
Stewart Slams Beck, Tea Party Protesters

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart reveals the not-so-subtle hypocrisy of Fox News' laudatory coverage of the so-called '9-12 movement' and tea party events held in the nation's capital.
Triple Canopy Iraq and Electrocution Deaths

Democracy Now : Iraq War

Jeremy Scahill appears with the Hermanson family, whose son Adam was killed in Iraq while employed with Triple Canopy, the "new Blackwater."
Obama Admin Under Siege by Right Wing

GRIT TV : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Ari Melber, Aimee Allison of KPFA Radio and others discuss the resignation of Van Jones and what it means for the larger political atmosphere.
The Right Finds 9/11 Ripe for Exploitation

The Rachel Maddow Show : September 11

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell reacts to Glenn Beck's '9/12 movement' and the right-wing's tone deaf response to Obama's healthcare speech.
President Obama: 'The Time for Action Is Now'

C-SPAN : Health Care Policy

President Obama invokes history and offers a robust vision of progressive governance (if not the public option) in his major address to Congress on healthcare.
Obama's Health Speech and the Big Sleazy

The Rachel Maddow Show : Health Care Policy

The Nation's Chris Hayes looks back on the impact of right-wing 'death panel' attacks of August and sounds an optimistic note about the future.
Why Would States Withold Stimulus?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Christopher Flavelle of Pro Publica and others on why states are ignoring the stimulus welfare fund and what this could mean for the future of the program.
Who Will Obama's Health Speech Target?

MSNBC : Health Care Policy

Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, talks about Obama, healthcare reform and the coming anniversary of the economic collapse.
The War on President Obama's Czars

Countdown : Barack Obama Administration

The Nation's Chris Hayes weighs in on steady growth of "bizarre mythology" about Obama and the ongoing witchunt aimed at his administration.
Robert Reich Explains the Public Option

YouTube : Health Care Policy

Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, explains how the public healthcare option would work.
Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan

MSNBC : Blackwater

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill describes the blurring of lines between the military and companies like Blackwater, who are engaging in armed combat in the current wars.
Planet Cheney and the Secret Government

The Rachel Maddow Show : Dick Cheney

The Nation's Chris Hayes calls for a wide-ranging investigation of torture policies similar to the Church Committee of the 1970s.
Cheney Continues to Defend False Truths

Countdown : Torture

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill criticizes the former vice president's recent defense of torture and the media outlets who let him get away with it.
Revealing Hate: Inside White Supremacy

YouTube : Racism & Discrimination

The upcoming film, Revealing Hate takes an in-depth look at the chilling history and present of America's white supremacist organizations.
Katrina's Hidden Race War: Four Years Later

CNN : Law & Justice

A segment on Anderson Cooper 360 investigates the white vigilante justice that tore through New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Kennedy's Passion for Healthcare Reform

YouTube : Ted Kennedy

In this moving April 2008 speech, Sen. Ted Kennedy explains why providing healthcare coverage for all Americans is the 'cause of his life.'
GOP's Healthcare Message Malfunction

Countdown : Health Care Policy

The Nation's Chris Hayes says Republicans want to kill healthcare reform, not put forth any credible alternatives, so their arguments are a 'logical mess.'
Capitalism: A Love Story

VideoNation : Film

In his latest film, Michael Moore goes after Wall Street fat cats and congressmen who love them, tracing the path of the economy through Bush, bubbles and bailouts.
How Can Obama Win His Base Back?

Countdown : Barack Obama Administration

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses Obama's declining poll numbers and what the president needs to do to make a comeback.
CIA Outsources Murder to Blackwater

Countdown : Blackwater

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the latest devastating news about Blackwater: its involvement with the CIA's covert assassination program.
Healthcare Debate: Crossing Mountains

Sum of Change : Health Care Policy

The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the difficulty of achieving progressives' goals in today's highly charged political climate.
CIA Hires Blackwater for Assassinations

Democracy Now : Blackwater

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill talks about the possible involvement of the private contractor's owner Erik Prince in multiple murders.
Can Michael Vick Make a Comeback?

MSNBC : Sports

The Nation's Dave Zirin defends Michael Vick and talks about how his story is not just about sports but also how we treat our nation's ex-cons.
Is the Right Moving Towards Violence?

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell takes a look at the recent threats of right-wing violence emerging in the healthcare debate.
The Power of Online Politics

MSNBC : Internet & New Media

The Nation's Ari Melber shares his insights from the Netroots Nation conference on the direction Internet-based organizing is taking.
What Is the Public Option?

Sum of Change : Health Care Policy

The Nation's Chris Hayes explains the proposed healthcare reforms as part of a panel discussion at the Netroots Nation conference.
Sanders: Lies, Fibs and Anti-Reformers

Brave New Films : Health Care Policy

Since many Americans are misinformed about the opportunities a healthcare reform will bring, Sen. Bernie Sanders tries to expose the lies surrounding the bill.
Netroots Nation: Sestak vs. Specter

VideoNation : US Politics & Government

From the annual Netroots Nation conference, The Nation's Ari Melber and Pennsylvania blogger Susie Madrak moderate the first forum between the two candidates.
What's Ahead: Obama's Next Six Months

MSNBC : Barack Obama Administration

The Nation's Ari Melber discusses four major steps that President Obama should undertake to prevent his ratings from declining and gain more support for healthcare reform.
Racism Runs Wild at Town Halls

Countdown : Racism & Discrimination

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the racist undercurrent of the anti-healthcare reform crowds, the "birthers" and the recent trend of hanging public officials in effigy.
Sarah Palin Hypes 'Death' Panels

Countdown : Sarah Palin

Keith Olbermann takes on Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and other propagators of healthcare reform misinformation in this special comment.
Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi

VideoNation : Film

Nation contributor Christian Parenti describes the relationship between a fixer and a Western reporter in a haunting documentary about the kidnapping of his fixer in Afghanistan.
Sanders Unfiltered: America's Class Crisis

Brave New Films : Class

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders calls for a "new type of Wall Street, a Wall Street that is not interested in bubble economics," in this first in a series of videos.
Grassroots Groups or Astroturf Agitators?

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell tries to get to the bottom of right wing anger on display at healthcare town halls around the country.
Is Bipartisanship Bad for Healthcare?

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Chris Hayes points out that conservative senators have little reason to vote for a healthcare reform, and Republicans will run against the bill in 2010 no matter what.
Blackwater or Murder, Inc.?

Countdown : Blackwater

Between the illegal weapons, explosive ammunition and the possibility that Blackwater operatives killed civilians as practice, the picture of the military contractor gets darker by the day.
Will Blackwater Founder Face Charges?

GRIT TV : Blackwater

Erik Prince has been implicated in murder, viewed himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims from the globe and his company smuggled weapons into Iraq.
A Brief History of Fake Right-Wing Protests

The Rachel Maddow Show : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Chris Hayes on the not-so-new conservative strategy of disrupting town halls in order to hurt healthcare reform efforts.
Blackwater's Dark Deeds Exposed

Countdown : Blackwater

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on his explosive revelation that Blackwater's founder has been accused, in sworn depositions from two former employees, of murder.
Fear of a Black President

Media Matters for America : Racism & Discrimination

Right wing commentators would rather stir up racial prejudice than enter into a serious debate about the future of US healthcare.
Has the Media Killed Healthcare Reform?

GRIT TV : Media Analysis

The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, joins a panel discussion on the media's coverage of healthcare and the Gates arrest.
Katha Pollitt on the Mind-Body Problem

GRIT TV : Feminism & Women

Pollitt's new book explores many themes including poetry and politics, poetry and motherhood, and why poetry matters, even if people think it doesn't.
Republicans Smear the Stimulus

Countdown : U.S. Economy

Nation contributor and Grit TV host Laura Flanders weighs in on how Republicans really have no plan other than opposing Obama's plans.
Right-Wing Racism Reaches New Heights

The Rachel Maddow Show : Racism & Discrimination

Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the latest offensive outbursts directed at Obama. Is it a political strategy or a genuine example of racial prejudice?
Policing the Gossip Industry

MSNBC : Media Analysis

The Nation's editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel clashes with Dan Abrams over the responsibilities of mainstream media.
Immigrants Sound Off on Honduras

Marcos Meconi & Joseph Huff-Hannon : Honduras

Honduran immigrants in New York City discuss their view of recent events that removed President Manuel Zelaya from office.
Will the Birthers Ever Back Down?

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Chris Hayes joins guest host Howard Dean for a discussion on the increasingly volatile right-wing fringe group which seems to be gaining traction in the GOP.
Is Taxing the Wealthy Good For Our Health?

GRIT TV : Taxes

Does healthcare reform stand a chance against the conservatives' antitax fantasies? Rep. Maxine Waters, Columbia Business School Professor Eric Schoenberg and others weigh in.
William Shatner Peforms Palin Speech

The Tonight Show : Humor

William Shatner, accompanied by bongo drums, re-enacts portions of Sarah Palin's resignation speech in his own classic style.
Are Blue Dogs Hurting Healthcare Reform?

MSNBC : Democratic Party

The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, discusses the danger conservative Democrats pose to fixing our broken healthcare system.
Inside the Politics of Climate Change

VideoNation : Global Warming & Climate Change

The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin discusses the prospect of climate change legislation in 2009: Will the 'ACES' bill, passed in the House, also pass the Senate?
A Fond Farewell to Sarah Palin

The Daily Show : Humor

In her final speech as governor, Sarah Palin criticizes the media, denounces Hollywood and makes veiled Ashley Judd references.
Bobby Jindal's Stimulus Hypocrisy

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Chris Hayes explores instances of GOP doublespeak when it comes to government spending in their home states.
Republicans Cling to Racism Strategy

The Rachel Maddow Show : Racism & Discrimination

Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell weighs in on the troubling trajectory of right-wing race-based attacks on Obama.
Jon Stewart Slams the 'Birther' Movement

The Daily Show : Conservatives & The American Right

Despite the overwhelming evidence, right-wingers insist Obama is not a US citizen, spreading rumors on television and the Internet.
Bank of America: Bad For Consumers?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

The SEIU's Stephen Lerner, Former BoA employee Chris Feener, and Max Fraad Wolff on the bank's unsavory practices.
Jon Stewart Slams Sotomayor Hearings

The Daily Show : Humor

A salute to the utter ridiculousness of GOP Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina.
Honoring Natalia Estemirova

Human Rights Watch : Chechnya

A tribute to a top human rights activist murdered in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya.
Brüno: Offensive, Funny or Shocking?

GRIT TV : Film

The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.
Will Unemployment Sink Obama's Agenda?

VideoNation : Employment/Unemployment

The Nation's John Nichols looks at the political risks of joblessness, and discusses the need for a second stimulus.
Sanford, Ensign and the Politics of Affairs

Countdown : Republican Party

Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell talks to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann about philandering politicians and why their private affairs matter to the public.
The GOP's 'Wise Latina' Fixation

The Rachel Maddow Show : Supreme Court

Slate's Dahlia Lithwick examines how Republican rhetoric on race at Sotomayor's confirmation hearings may backfire.
Sotomayor Hearings: White Men Can't Judge

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart takes on the absurdity of Senate confirmation hearings by deflating the pomposity of senators from both parties.
Why Is the CIA Keeping Cheney's Secrets?

The Ed Show : Dick Cheney

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the need for information about the torture, warrantless wiretapping and secret programs of the Bush era.
Risk Takers or Coup Makers?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Matt Taibb and others discuss Goldman Sachs's record profits and how backroom deals and taxpayer dollars were used to resuscitate the banking industry.
Palin Abandons Alaska and the Facts

Countdown : Sarah Palin

The Nation's Chris Hayes on Sarah Palin's wildly inaccurate recent op-ed in the Washington Post on cap-and-trade legislation.
Sanders Schools McCain on Healthcare

YouTube : Health Care Policy

Sen. Bernie Sanders says Congress should stop protecting the private healthcare industry and provide quality healthcare for all Americans.
Fuel: Our Unhealthy Obsession With Oil

YouTube : Oil

A new documentary explores how alternative and sustainable energies can reduce our country's and the world's addictive dependence on fossil fuels.
The Federal Reserve Is Under Fire

American News Project : U.S. Economy

As details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out trillions during the financial crisis, Congress demands accountability.
Judging Sonia Sotomayor

VideoNation : Supreme Court

As the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor kick off, The Nation interviews Slate's Dahlia Lithwick for a preview.
Will Palin Still Run for President in 2012?

The Ed Show : Sarah Palin

The Nation's John Nichols on how Sarah Palin's resignation will or won't affect her 2012 presidential prospects.
Karl Rove Finally Goes Under Oath

Countdown : Law & Justice

The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the Panetta revelations about the CIA and Karl Rove's recent testimony over the US attorney firings scandal.
What Will Healthcare Reform Really Cost?

GRIT TV : Health Care Policy

Healthcare as we know it is a serious burden on the national economy. Is Congress willing to make the necessary changes to overhaul the system?
Women of Afghanistan Tell Their Stories

Brave New Films : Afghanistan War

American military escalation will not liberate the women of Afghanistan. Instead, the hardships of war take a disproportionate toll on women and their families.
The US and Russia: Missed Opportunities

MSNBC : Russia

NYU Russia studies professor Stephen Cohen explains how the US got involved in a new cold war with Russia.
Is Sarah Palin's Political Career Over?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Sarah Palin

The Nation's Chris Hayes reflects on Sarah Palin's premature departure from Alaska and Tea Party politics.
Does a Democratic Majority Matter?

GRIT TV : Senate

Nation contributing writer Bob Moser discusses the new 60-vote Democratic majority featuring Minnesota's finally seated Al Franken.
Stewart Blasts Beck for Bin Laden Bull

The Daily Show : Fox News Network

Jon Stewart is appalled by Beck and his guest Michael Scheuer's suggestion that Bin Laden should attack the US again to change Obama's policies.
Debate: Is the US a Socialist Nation?

VideoNation : Political Analysis

The Nation's Chris Hayes and National Review's Reihan Salam debate whether the US is now a socialist nation...and whether that is a good thing.
Nation's Chris Hayes: The Politics of Aid

Al Jazeera : US Foreign Policy

How will Obama interpret USAID's stated mission to 'further America's foreign policy interests' while 'improving the lives of citizens'?
Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives

GRIT TV : Russia

Stephen Cohen, a professor of Russian History at New York University weighs in on the future of US-Russian relations.
Is Immigration Reform Dead Or Alive?

GRIT TV : Migration & Immigration

Is there still hope for serious immigration reform under President Obama? Roberto Lovato, Mallika Dutt and others on where the movement stands.
Progressives and the LGBT Movement

GRIT TV : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

The Nation's Richard Kim participates in a panel discussion on the role of LGBT politics within the progressive movement.
Sarah Palin: The Last Elephant Standing?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Republican Party

The Nation's Chris Hayes reflects on the diminishing prospects of a Republican return to the White House in 2012.
Gay Rights Beyond Marriage & Military

Democracy Now : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

Nation contributor Lisa Duggan reflects on the state of the gay rights movement, forty years after Stonewall.
Should the US Military be the Global Cop?

VideoNation : US Military

In part two of a three-part series, Chris Hayes of The Nation debates Reihan Salam of the National Review over the proper role of the US military in the world.
Gov. Sanford Admits to Argentina Affair

MSNBC : Republican Party

South Carolina governor and 2012 GOP hopeful Mark Sanford admits to an extra-marital affair, but won't say if he'll resign.
Bankrupt GM Begins Slashing Jobs

American News Project : U.S. Economy

The government has poured money into GM to help keep the company afloat, but the company is still slashing jobs.
GOP Struggles to Smear Obama on Iran

The Rachel Maddow Show : Iran

The Nation's Chris Hayes analyzes the Republican response to the popular protests in Iran.
GOP Game Plan: Obstruct Obama

The Ed Show : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, explores the ways in which Republicans are becoming the 'party of no.'
Rush Limbaugh on Sotomayor: A New Low?

Countdown : Racism & Discrimination

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell reflects on Rush Limbaugh's sexist and racist smears on Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Bush Is Back and Bashing Obama

Countdown : George W. Bush

The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses the re-emergence of George W. Bush and his criticisms of President Obama.
Do Americans Have a Right to Healthcare?

VideoNation : Health Care Policy

The Nation's Chris Hayes and National Review's Reihan Salam to debate whether Americans have a 'right' to healthcare.
The Civilian Casualties of War

Brave New Films : Afghanistan War

The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching and often a direct result of a US foreign policy that revolves around war.
Obama's White House Reality Show

MSNBC : Media

The Nation's Ari Melber on how the media has fused real-time lifestyle coverage with the star power of a true celebrity politician.
Can Hate Crimes Be Stopped?

GRIT TV : Racism & Discrimination

What role can the federal government play in diminishing hate crimes and attacks on immigrants?
Take Action: Stop the War Supplemental

Brave New Films : Afghanistan War

We're on the verge of a huge victory for the antiwar movement. We are just three votes short of defeating the war supplemental bill in Congress.
Michael Moore's 'Save Our CEOs' Campaign

YouTube : Film

In this teaser for his upcoming new film, Michael Moore asks us to please help our fellow (corporate) Americans.
Colbert in Iraq: Highlight Reel

The Colbert Report : Humor

Ice Cream and puppies don't travel well to Iraq but Stephen Colbert does on his week-long USO broadcast.
Obama's Quiet Fight Against Poverty

VideoNation : Poverty

Activist Deepak Bhargava discusses the Obama administration's 'stealthy' support for impoverished Americans.
Air Raid Victim to US: Leave Afghanistan

Brave New Films : Afghanistan War

Exclusive footage from the recent US airstrikes in Afghanistan provides a sobering look at the dire situation on the ground.
How Can We Get Healthcare For All?

GRIT TV : Health Care Policy

President Obama's driving an engine for healthcare reform--what can we do to insure the destination will guarantee quality healthcare for all?
Obama in Cairo: Where Are the Arab Views?

The Ed Show : Middle East

Nation contributor Laura Flanders debates the merits of President Obama's speech directed at the Muslim world.
Online Loan Lobby vs. Indebted Americans

American News Project : U.S. Economy

The Online Lenders Association tries to whitewash the realities being faced by Americans deeply in debt due to 'payday' loans.
The Trouble With Transparency

VideoNation : Barack Obama Administration

The Nation's Ari Melber gives varying degrees of success to President Obama's claims of transparency.
Will Afghanistan Be Obama's Vietnam?

VideoNation : Afghanistan

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel weighs in on the danger Afghanistan poses to Obama's progressive agenda.
Buchanan's Bigotry Finds Home on TV

Media Matters for America : Media Analysis

Pat Buchanan launches into paranoid racist rants in response to the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.
The Crisis of Conservatism

MSNBC : Political Analysis

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel debates Joe Scarborough on the tenets of conservatism and the legacy of Ronald Reagan.
Is Pawlenty Plotting a 2012 Presidential Run?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Presidential Campaigns & Elections

The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses the possible effects of Tim Pawlenty's decision to forgo a third term as governor of Minnesota.
GM: What Will Restructuring Mean?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse, UAW veteran Al Benchich and others on the dismantling of GM.
Jon Stewart Slams Sotomayor Coverage

The Daily Show : Humor

Politicians and pundits cannot seem to look past Supreme Court Justice-nominee Sonia Sotomayor's Hispanic heritage.
The Killer Complicity of Fox News

Countdown : Fox News Network

Has Bill O'Reilly finally gone too far? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann links the murder of Dr. George Tiller to Fox News.
Domestic Terror and The Death of Dr. Tiller

GRIT TV : Crime

A look at the media's response to Dr. George Tiller's murder and what pro-choice organizations need to do moving forward.
Galeano: Stories of Almost Everyone

GRIT TV : Books

Why are so many people so scared? Maybe it's because of our rulers' enormous 'fear machine.' So says Eduardo Galeano, in this rare interview.
Attacking Sotomayor: Race to the Bottom

Media Matters for America : Supreme Court

Right wing commentators, with characteristic disregard for reason or reality, have already begun smearing Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
What's Next For LGBT Equality?

GRIT TV : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

The Nation's Richard Kim joins a panel discussion on the impact of Prop 8 in California being upheld and more.
Ex-Interrogator: Torture Doesn't Work

Brave New Films : Torture

Former military interrogator Matthew Alexander refutes Dick Cheney's claim that torture saved American lives.
Cheney vs. Obama: The No-So-Epic Battle

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart surveys the coverage and content of President Obama's and Dick Cheney's concurrent national security speeches.
Why Obama Needs Tough Love

VideoNation : Health Care Policy

Rep. Donna Edwards discusses the important role progressives should play in influencing the Obama presidency.
The US Auto Industry: Down, But Not Out

The Ed Show : U.S. Economy

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on why the Obama administration needs to do more to create manufacturing jobs in the US.
Republicans Debate 'Socialist' Resolution

American News Project : Republican Party

The GOP called a special session to debate a rebranding resolution... for the Democratic Party.
Will the GOP Be Able to Make a Comeback?

The Today Show : Republican Party

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel outlines the values Republicans should embrace to return from the wilderness.
Torturer in Chief: Pelosi Over Cheney?

GRIT TV : Torture

The question of torture has been drowned out by the Washington media-driven drama of what Nancy Pelosi knew and when.
Starbucks: A History of Union Busting

Brave New Films : Unions

What do Starbucks and Wal-Mart have in common? Both have long track records of harassing their workers when it comes to joining unions.
Barack Obama Is Cliff Huxtable

The Daily Show : Humor

Barack Obama and Cliff Huxtable are both married to hot lawyers and have unrealistically cute daughters.
Why Can't We Fire the Boss?

GRIT TV : Labor

Namoi Klein and Avi Lewis talk about how direct action worker campaigns have fared here in the United States and around the world.
The Most Important Number on Earth

OntheEarthProduction : Environment

Bill McKibben, Noam Chomsky and Terry Tempest Williams discuss the urgent need reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million.
Bush to Cheney: Be More Like Biden

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Dick Cheney gets a presidential reprimand for being on TV more than the ShamWow guy.
President Obama v. Candidate Obama

The Daily Show : Barack Obama

Jon Stewart points out the hypocrisy of withholding the torture photos and the firing openly gay Arabic translator Lt. Dan Choi.
94 Billion Reasons to Rethink Afghanistan

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

As Afghan civilians die from US air strikes, Congress should rethink a bill that would be a blank check for expanding military operations.
Is the Gender Gap Growing?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Francoise Jacobson, Elly Spicer, Wendy Webb and Denise Doyle on the gender gap, women trade workers and the recession.
Jon Stewart Takes on Crazy Cheney

The Daily Show : Dick Cheney

Jon Stewart launches a new segment chronicling the former vice president's seemingly endless rounds of talk show appearances
Is Disaster Capitalism Here to Stay?

Charlie Rose : Disaster Capitalism

The Nation's Naomi Klein and William Greider discuss the long term implications of the financial crisis and economic bailout.
GOP Torture Blame Game: Target Pelosi

The Ed Show : Torture

The Nation's John Nichols encourages Nancy Pelosi to call the bluff of her right wing critics by testifying under oath on torture.
Kai Wright: Chaos and the Mortgage Crisis

GRIT TV : Housing & Homelessness

The foreclosure crisis is far from being resolved. Wright says that banks are still pursuing even those who have already given up their homes.
Mortgage Fraud Scandal Brewing

American News Project : U.S. Economy

Former loan officers from lending firms step forward to point out the systemic fraud that created the subprime mortgage housing crisis.
Obama and Sykes Bring the Laughs

Think Progress : Humor

The president and comedian Wanda Sykes laugh off some of the recent Republican attacks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
Geithner's Stressless Stress Tests

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner reveals the results of the banks' written exams. All nineteen banks passed...the pass/pass test
Another Civil War in the Making?

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Chris Hayes explores just how serious Republicans in the South are about secession.
Diagnosing America's Ailing Economy

Democracy Now : U.S. Economy

The Nation's William Greider on the causes behind the economic crisis and the redeeming value in bank 'stress tests.'
McGovern Warns Obama of LBJ Legacy

American News Project : Afghanistan

George McGovern warns President Obama of the pitfalls of war and urges a focus on domestic policies.
Stressing Over the Bank Stress Tests

The Rachel Maddow Show : Disaster Capitalism

Nation columnist Naomi Klein provides context to the bank bailouts, which she calls the 'greatest heist in monetary history.'
Republicans: The Lost Party

The Daily Show : Republican Party

Leaders of the Republican Party recognize mistakes and eat local ethnic food in casual attire--it's like they're just like us.
How We Cover the Economy

GRIT TV : Media Analysis

There's been plenty of coverage of the economic crisis over the last eight months. But are we missing the real story?
Tea-Bag Mastermind Becomes Party Pooper

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Chris Hayes weighs in on the so-called tea party 'movement' and its colossal failure in the eyes of its creator.
Fox's Extremely Misleading Editing

Media Matters for America : Fox News Network

Fox News truncates or splices video to support its ideological slant regardless of context or speaker intent.
Mortgage Bankers Celebrate Victory

American News Project : Banks & Banking

On the night before the Mortgage Bankers Association won the third round of this ongoing battle, the industry celebrated at the expense indebted mortgage holders.
US Troops Told to 'Hunt People for Jesus'

Al Jazeera : US Military

Evangelicals serving in Afghanistan add spreading Christianity to list of duties in defiance of US military law.
Best and Worst of Obama's First 100 Days

VideoNation : Barack Obama

A panel of Nation writers, members of Congress and community activists give their best and worst moments of Obama's first 100 days.
Grading Obama

GRIT TV : Barack Obama

New Yorker editor and staff writer Hendrik Hertzberg, novelist Walter Mosley, Faye Wattleton and Miles Rappaport on Obama's first 100 days and the next 900.
GOP: Blame Dems for Torture Too

Countdown : Torture

The Nation's Chris Hayes points out the absurdity of the double-sided GOP response to the release of Bush-era torture memos.
The Nation Cruise 2009

VideoNation : NONE

Every year, The Nation cruise brings together supporters of the magazine with its writers, contributors and heros.
100 Days of Cable News at Its Worst

Media Matters for America : Media Analysis

This video features a dirty dozen collection of media moments from Obama's first 100 days, now you can vote for the worst.
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama @ 100

VideoNation : Barack Obama

The Nation's editor and publisher discusses the successes and blemishes on Obama's record over the course of his first 100 days.
Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part III

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explores the similarities between the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan in the last of a three-part debate.
Colbert Sings 'Blown Away By The USA'

The Colbert Report : Humor

In response to GOP Senator Orrin Hatch's attempt to cash in on his trademark vocal style, Colbert belts out some patriotic tunes.
Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part II

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel argues for a targeted and smart diplomatic approach to Afghanistan in the second installment of a three-part debate.
A Gay Gathering Storm Ad Parody

Funny or Die : Humor

Alicia Silverstone, Lance Bass and several other stars join forces to spoof the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage ad.
Jon Stewart Takes on Torture Supporters

The Daily Show : Torture

Jon Stewart surveys the misdirected outrage Obama's release of the Bush administration's torture memos has provoked on the right.
John Oliver Reveals Tea Party Tyranny

The Daily Show : Humor

British correspondent John Oliver attends a tax day protest to see what has the colonists' knickers in a twist.
Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part I

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explains the trap of military escalation in Afghanistan in the first of a three-part debate.
The Road to Ruin: Burned by Brokers

American News Project : U.S. Economy

A close-up snapshot of the 'toxic assets' on the balance sheet of bailout-recipient Flagstar Bank Corp.
Colbert Coalition's Anti-Gay Marriage Ad

The Colbert Report : Humor

The (totally straight) Colbert Coalition has formed to oppose same-sex marriage--and make a commercial about it.
Can China's Wind Save the World?

Brett Story : Energy

The Nation's Christian Parenti explains how the growing industry of wind turbines can reduce harmful pollution and ultimately wean China off its coal addiction.
Rethink Afghanistan: The Cost of War

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

Journalists, academics and an Afghani presidential candidate the costs of the US involvement in the war and rebuilding in Afghanistan.
What's the Deal With the Tea-baggers?

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart draws the distinction between sponsoring and covering the tax day tea parties for Fox News, since they can't do it themselves.
The First Openly Gay White House Dog

The Daily Show : Humor

President Obama has done a fabulous job fulfilling his campaign promise to get his daughters a dog.
Can Nonprofits Thrive In a Crisis?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

The Nation's Eyal Press and others on the fate of nonprofits in a world of falling profits.
Obama Derangement Syndrome Hits Beck

Media Matters for America : Media Analysis

Glenn Beck's symptoms range from conservative paranoia to bad acting.
Music Returns to Afghanistan

YouTube : Afghanistan

Afghan Star is both the name of the popular American Idol-type Afghani television show and an award-winning film about its embattled contestants.
Rove and Cheney Return to Attack Mode

MSNBC : George W. Bush Administration

The Nation's Ari Melber discusses former Bush aides' ongoing campaign to 'keep all of us distracted.'
Roundtable: Sex, Politics and the Media

GRIT TV : Media Analysis

The Nation's Richard Kim joins several other journalists in a discussion of the politics of gender, sexual identity and power
Limbaugh Gets Lashed By a Listener

Countdown : Torture

The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Rush Limbaugh's clash with an angry caller, who's a Republican veteran.
Biden Welcomes Obama Back Home

Saturday Night Live : Humor

An overly gregarious Joe Biden assures President Obama that he held the fort down during his overseas trip.
The Right on Obama: Big Sinner or Satan?

The Daily Show : Religion

According to Jon Stewart, the worshiper-in-chief can't seem to decide what faith he's going to adhere to.
Credit Card Industry Defeated for Now

American News Project : Business

The United States Congress and Senate pass strong consumer protections against credit card companies--for now.
Does the GOP Know What They're Saying?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Republican Party

Maddow and Ana Marie Cox marvel at conservatives' lack of self-awareness or acquaintance with an urban dictionary.
Noam Chomsky on the Heathcare Hold Up

OntheEarthProduction : Health Care Policy

Noam Chomsky explains the lag between public will to de-privatize healthcare and political plans to implement a new system.
Joe Lieberman's Love of Lasers

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart wonders what upside down world sees a defense spending increase as a deep cut.
Krugman: Optimism Is Not Enough

The Rachel Maddow Show : U.S. Economy

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discusses the outlook for the US economy and the reforms necessary to prevent the next financial crisis.
Baracknophobia Strikes Again

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart reviews the commentary of the right wingnuts who are speaking 'crazy to power' and explains the difference between tyranny and losing.
Obama's Budget: Will It Bring Change?

GRIT TV : Barack Obama Administration

While the Obamas were in Europe the House and Senate approved the president's $3 trillion budget. But the battle isn't over. What will be cut and what will remain?
Meltdown: Resistance and the Recession

VideoNation : U.S. Economy

Labor activist and Nation contributor Bill Fletcher, Jr. reclaims socialism and presses for a politicized grassroots movement to pressure economic changes.
How to Save the US Auto Industry

The Daily Show : Humor

In five easy steps, The Daily Show's resident problem-solver John Hodgman lays out a plan to save American carmakers.
Jeff Madrick: Grading Obama's Recovery

VideoNation : U.S. Economy

Nation contributor Jeff Madrick looks beyond the failure of banks to guarantee loans to decades of wage stagnation and decline as a factor in the economic meltdown.
GOP Becomes the Party of No(minees)

The Rachel Maddow Show : Republican Party

The Nation's DC editor Christopher Hayes discusses the Republican's reckless abuse of the Senate confirmation process.
Liberals Divided on Obama's War

GRIT TV : Afghanistan

Unified in their opposition to the war in Iraq, liberal and antiwar groups are finding little common ground when it comes to Obama's escalation in Afghanistan.
Barbara Ehrenreich: Is Capitalism Dead?

VideoNation : U.S. Economy

Nation contributor Barbara Ehrenreich discusses the changing definition of socialism and its new relevance to the current economic meltdown.
President Obama's Tough Love

Saturday Night Live : Humor

American classic BarcaLounger gets some bad news as Obama expands his tough love from Detroit to other industries.
Why You Should Never Touch the Queen

The Daily Show : Humor

The cable news coverage of Michele Obama's casual interaction with Queen Elizabeth understated the danger posed by Britain's dreaded monarch.
Did Colin Powell Authorize Torture?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Torture

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell seems to be suffering from an all-too-familiar case of Bush-era memory loss
Goldman Vet Sparks Conflict On Hill

American News Project : U.S. Economy

The Nation's Christopher Hayes talks about Gary Gensler's delayed nomination to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Is Another Economic Order Possible?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Dean Baker, Ann Lee and Greg Denier on the G-20 Summit, the labor movement, and the possibility of a new economic order.
Colbert Rips Beck: Career Built on 9/11

The Colbert Report : Fox News Network

Stephen Colbert counters Glenn Beck's absurd 9/12 project with his own plan to reclaim America from 'them'.
Carmageddon '09: Obama's Lemon Aid

The Daily Show : Humor

When Detroit gives the American public lemons we give them billions of dollars.
Hightower vs. McCain on Afghanistan

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

Jim Hightower debates John McCain (sort of) over the unasked questions with regards to Afghanistan.
Popular Power Not Wall Street Power

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Robert Johnson, former Chief Economist of the Senate Banking Committee, on why the Obama economic recovery plan is misguided.
William Grieder on 'A New Way Forward'

Bill Moyers Journal : U.S. Economy

The Nation's William Greider discusses where he believes the new voice against Wall Street interests will come from.
AIG Bonus Outrage: What's the Fallout?

MSNBC : U.S. Economy

The Nation's Ari Melber joins Washington Times columnist Amanda Carpenter to weigh in on who has the most to lose in the ongoing AIG controversy.
'Drop the Rock': Repeal Unfair Drug Laws

Brett Story : Drug Policy/Drug War

The change in leadership at the New York state level seems poised to make a dramatic change to the state's Rockefeller Drug Laws.
Breaking Down the Weekly Media Spin

GRIT TV : Media Analysis

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, Robert George of the New York Post and Danny Schechter the news dissector look at the reporting of the past week.
Behold the Michele Bachmann Effect

Talking Points Memo : Congress

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has an uncanny ability to provoke befuddlement in the faces of her adversaries.
How Obama's Laugh Turned Into a Smear

Media Matters for America : Media Analysis

The workings of a build-up to a fake-scandal over President Obama's laughter on 60 Minutes.
Use Populist Rage To Push Obama

American News Project : Political Analysis

The populist fires are burning. But what's next? Bob Borosage thinks progressives should push Obama farther left.
The Takeover: Who's Running This Country?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Matt Taibbi, Jane Hamsher and Robert Johnson discuss what can be done to take that power back from the financial institutions that have wrecked the economy and our democracy.
Obama Attacked With Wave Of 'Isms'

Media Matters for America : Media Analysis

Communist McCarthyism!? The right-wing makes less sense than usual with its Obama insults.
O'Reilly's Harassment Machine Exposed

Countdown : Fox News Network

In light of an ambush by Bill O'Reilly producers, progressive blogger Amanda Terkel responded in an incredible manner--with reason.
Our Ongoing Moral Collapse

GRIT TV : Barack Obama Administration

According to Chris Hedges, if Obama continues to listen to Geithner, Summers et al.--his presidency may be doomed.
How the Bailout Could Hurt Obama's Agenda

MSNBC : Barack Obama Administration

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and New York Times columnist Thomas Freidman talk about how to fix the economy.
Death of Newspapers: Long Live Journalism?

GRIT TV : Journalists & Journalism

The Nation's John Nichols and other established journalists discuss the future of publishing and print journalism.
Joseph Stiglitz on the Economic Meltdown

Brett Story : U.S. Economy

Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains what drove the US economy off a cliff and what steps need to be taken to rectify the situation.
Capitol Hill: Parties All the Time

American News Project : Congress

Harry Hanbury attempts to spend an entire day attending fundraisers but instead successfully gets chased out of restaurants all over Capitol Hill.
Pakistan: 'The Most Dangerous Country'

Brave New Films : Pakistan

A variety of Afghanis, journalists and academics discuss the links between war-torn Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Nation's Eric Alterman on Israel

Talking Points Memo : Israel

The Nation's Eric Alterman discusses the challenges of countering the influence of conservative Israeli politics.
Colbert's Rap Battle With Michael Steele

The Colbert Report : Humor

In spite of his absence, the RNC chairman still manages to hold his own against MC Stephen Colbert.
The Least of These: Families Detained in US

Indiepix Films : Migration & Immigration

A new film explores one of the most controversial aspects of American immigration policy: family detention.
Is Anyone Covering Iraq Anymore?

GRIT TV : Iraq War

The Iraq war wasn't one of the US media's finer moments. But six years on, have they improved?
Jon Stewart Rips the Notorious AIG

The Daily Show : Humor

Everyone is outraged at the AIG bonuses, Jon Stewart points out these days that's worth about as much as the company's stock.
What is So Scary About Workers Organizing?

GRIT TV : Labor

Chris Kromm, Gene Carroll and others discuss what is driving the real fear of the Employee Free Choice Act.
Change Comes to El Salvador

New America Media : El Salvador

A leftist party has won El Salvador's presidency for the first time in history. Newly elected President Mauricio Funes discusses his plans.
What Difference Does Wealth Make?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Three experts discuss the racial and historical dimensions of the income gap in the United States.
Bernie Sanders on Afghanistan's Future

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

If President Obama truly aims to curb the violence in Afghanistan he will have to come up with more than a troop escalation plan.
Do Anti-Terror Laws Work?

GRIT TV : Terrorism

Has the threat of terrorism been exploited to crack down on civil liberties? And do anti-terror laws make us safe?
Colbert Brandishes His Populist Pitchfork

The Colbert Report : Humor

Stephen Colbert offers to lead an angry mob to recover the taxpayer-funded AIG bonuses.
Jon Stewart Rips Jim Cramer Apart

The Daily Show : U.S. Economy

Jon Stewart finally confronts Jim Cramer face-to-face. The results are fascinating to watch.
Can the Media Cover the Economy?

GRIT TV : Media Analysis

Fox's coverage of EFCA. Cramer v. Stewart. The Nation's Ari Melber, Isabel McDonald and others discuss the news coverage of the past week.
Maddow Makes Sense of the Drug Debate

The Rachel Maddow Show : Drug Policy/Drug War

A look at President Obama's nominee for 'drug czar' with the Bruce Mirken from the Marijuana Policy Project.
Jon Stewart vs. CNBC's Jim Cramer & Friends

The Daily Show : Media Analysis

CNBC's Jim Cramer has appeared all over the NBC empire defending his financial acumen; Stewart has now rallied the power of Viacom to fight back.
Is This the End of Capitalism?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

The neo-liberal order has failed. But what will replace it? David Harvey and The Nation's Alexander Cockburn on the end (or future) of capitalism?
Structural Racism and the Financial Crisis

GRIT TV : Racism & Discrimination

Can we transform the economy without addressing racial disparities in the United States?
UBS: Washington's Old Friend Is Now a Foe

American News Project : Banks & Banking

After years of hiding US money in their Swiss offices, UBS faces a Senate committee made up of legislators under their payroll.
What Is the State of Feminism Today?

GRIT TV : Feminism & Women

Staceyann Chin, Linda Martin Alcoff and Jennifer Baumgardner discuss the politics of feminism today.
Barack Becomes 'The Rock Obama'

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Ba 'Rock' Obama (played by Dwayne Johnson) regulates out-of-line Senate Republicans in this sketch out of Rahm Emanuel's daydream
Rush Limbaugh's Michael Steele Trap

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Steele, with some electroshock guidance from Limbaugh, gives an interview on the GOP's new strategy.
Overreacting to Obama's Budget

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart surveys the crackpot coverage of President Obama's record-breaking budget.
An Inauguration for the Ages

Brett Story : Barack Obama

Nation columnist Patricia Williams discusses the symbolism of Obama's election as captured by The Nation's historic cover.
The Preemptive Martyrdom of Rove

Countdown : George W. Bush Administration

The Nation's DC editor Christopher Hayes on Karl Rove's impending Congressional hearing.
Is There a Republican Civil War?

GRIT TV : Republican Party

Is their really an ideological divide in the GOP? Our media roundtable looks at the best and worst reporting of the past week with Arun Gupta, Gloria Feldt and others.
Jon Stewart Slams Rick Santelli, CNBC

The Daily Show : Media Analysis

Here's an embarrassing 'greatest misses' collection of CNBC's pre-financial meltdown coverage.
Help Homeowners to Level Playing Field

Brave New Films : Housing & Homelessness

Industry insiders reveal how predatory lending made it more profitable to run a mortgage shop than to sell drugs.
Robert Johnson on 'Zombie' Banks

Bill Moyers Journal : U.S. Economy

The celebrated economist discusses his fears and cautious hopes for the future of the international banking system.
Will Obama Pay Your Doctor Bills?

GRIT TV : Health Care Policy

A year from now, will America have affordable healthcare? Monica Sanchez, Adam Thompson, and Dr. Walter Tsou on Obama's healthcare reform plan.
Tom Geoghegan Talks to The Nation

VideoNation : Congress

The Nation's John Nichols speaks with Congressional candidate Tom Geoghegan in Chicago on the March 3 Democratic primary to fill Rahm Emanuel's seat.
GOP's Obama Strategy: 'Fail to the Chief'

Countdown : Republican Party

The Nation's Chris Hayes deconstructs why Republicans like Rush Limbaugh are rooting for President Obama to fail.
Why Is Barry Bonds Such a Target?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Sports

The Nation's Dave Zirin explains why Barry Bonds case is the most public example of the abuses of the Bush-era Justice Department.
Sex Scandal: Repressed Memory on Trial

Brett Story : Law & Justice

Nation columnnist JoAnn Wypijewski discusses the troubling conviction of Priest Paul Shanley, which has been appealed to the Massachusetts Supreme Court.
What Can We Learn From Europe?

GRIT TV : Europe

Is the economic crisis in Europe any different from our own? Newsweek's Rana Foroohar, former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Tony Benn plus others discuss the protests in Europe.
Nation Editor vs. Karl Rove

ABC News : Video

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel debates the GOP guru.
Rethink Afghanistan: More Troops?

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

A variety of Afghanis, journalists and academics weigh in on President Obama's decision to increase the troop deployment in the embattled country.
Colbert Challenges Steele to Rap-Off

The Colbert Report : Humor

Nas's favorite faux newscaster offers to help the new Republican National Committee chairman take the GOP's message to the streets (and cul de sacs).
Norm Coleman's Latest Election Scheme

Countdown : Senate

With the stimulus battle out of the way, The Nation's Chris Hayes argues Democrats now need to focus on seating Al Franken as the fifty-ninth vote in the Senate.
The Unembedded

GRIT TV : Media Analysis

Three journalists on the front lines talk about combat reporting in Iraq and Lebanon. What's the real story?
President Obama Gets His Hope Back

The Daily Show

Jon Stewart pokes fun at President Obama's laundry list of lofty goals and wonders, 'is he some kind of a wizard?'
'Kenneth the Page' on Bobby Jindal

Late Night w/Jimmy Fallon : Humor

The GOP can't seem to help itself when it comes to picking national spokespeople that remind the public of comedians.
Can the Courts Handle Terror Suspects?

GRIT TV : Guantanamo Bay

Vince Warren of the Center for Constitutional Rights, Lieutenant Col. David Vandeveld, a former prosecutor at Gitmo and others discuss whether our criminal courts can handle terror suspects.
Resisting Foreclosure

GRIT TV : Housing & Homelessness

This week in Baltimore, the first protester in a civil disobedience campaign to resist foreclosure was arrested. Is there more to come?
Jon Stewart to GOP Govs: 'You're Broke!'

The Daily Show : Humor

Stewart ridicules Republicans like Louisiana's Bobby Jindal for their overstated opposition to the stimulus package.
The Food Lobby Goes to School

American News Project : Food & Nutrition

A look inside the backrooms of the capital, where the interests of American children intersect with the lobbyists for multinational food companies.
Are We 'a Nation of Cowards'?

GRIT TV : Racism & Discrimination

Attorney General Eric Holder recently said we remain 'a nation of cowards' on race. Is he right? Manning Marable, JLove Calderon and others weigh in.
Slamming New York Post's Racist Cartoon

Countdown : Media Analysis

Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff discusses the effect of the protests against a controversial New York Post cartoon on Rupert Murdoch's empire.
Lansing Mayor Slams Fox News Hack

YouTube : U.S. Economy

The Mayor of Lansing, MI, Virg Bernero, defends the besieged working class and confronts Fox News on their hypocrisy over bailouts.
The Uncler: America Needs a Comeback

Funny or Die : Humor

In this parody of the Oscar-nominated film The Wrestler, Uncle Sam is portrayed as a washed up fighter seeking redemption.
Can We Take The Media Seriously?

GRIT TV : Media

Is the media out of touch? We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly--and The Nation's Leslie Savan on the Oscars.
Rep. Bachmann Strikes Out Yet Again

Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right

The Nation's Chris Hayes crowns Congresswoman Michele Bachmann the Demi Glas of Wingnuttia for her ignorant attack on the stimulus plan.
Homeowners Need a Bailout Too

Brave New Films : Housing & Homelessness

Representative Marcy Kaptur and economist Dean Baker discuss the housing crisis in this special presentation of 'Fighting For Our Homes.'
Will You Go Broke to Keep Your House?

GRIT TV : Housing & Homelessness

Will Obama's $75 billion homeowner bailout plan work? Fair housing activists Sarah Ludwig, Paul Leonard and others discuss the foreclosure crisis.
Stop the Looting of Social Security

Brett Story : Social Security

The Nation's William Greider warns that if progressives don't engage with President Obama more, forces advocating for 'entitlement reform' will gut social security.
The Burger King Bailout Shocker

Brave New Films : Working Conditions

The treatment of workers at Burger King stands in stark contrast to the extravagant bonuses awarded to Goldman Sach's bailed-out bankers.
The Worst of the Stimulus Smears

Media Matters for America : Media Analysis

Hilarycare...Welfare...Socialism! In case you forgot the bilious opposition the stimulus bill inspired, here is a repulsive recap.
Does Gaza Matter?

GRIT TV : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Hampshire College made headlines after announcing that it would divest from companies that do business with Israel. Do their actions indicate the beginning of a larger campaign?
President Obama and Progressives

The Real News Network : Barack Obama

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel argues progressives must keep pressure on the administration to move the country in a new direction.
A New Turn in Latin America?

GRIT TV : Hugo Chavez

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez is willing to engage in direct talks with President Obama. How will this effect US policy in the region?
Secret GOP Strategy Session Revealed

Saturday Night Live : Humor

The Republicans on Capitol Hill celebrate their 'victory' in the stimulus fight and plot their next scheme: taking down the Obama girls.
Anatomy of a Stimulus Smear

Countdown : Media Analysis

Keith Olbermann explores how Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and other right wingers managed to spread outright lies about the stimulus.
Obama and the Press

VideoNation : Video

A panel discussion for student journalists focused on what new challenges and opportunities Barack Obama's election present to journalists
Nation Critic's Picks: Gomorah, The Class

Brett Story : Video

The Nation's film critic Stuart Klawans weighs in on two of the most acclaimed foreign films of 2008.
Great Expectations for Obama

GRIT TV : Executive

Is the watered-down stimulus bill a signal of a more ambitious agenda for Obama or a harbinger of reduced expectations?
CEOs Attempt to 'Rebrand' Bonuses

Countdown : Corporate Responsibility & Accountability

They just don't get it. The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses the refusal of Wall Street CEOs to let their unearned bonuses go.
Jobs With Justice or Just Jobs?

GRIT TV : Employment/Unemployment

As the nation struggles to save and create jobs, how do we make sure workers aren't robbed? Plus: the battle to confirm Hilda Solis.
William Greider on Democrats and Money

American News Project : U.S. Economy

The Nation's national affairs correspondent explains how the current economic crisis is a moment of reckoning for the Democratic party.
A-Rod to Unravel Stories of Steroid Use

MSNBC : Sports

The Nation's Dave Zirin points out that when it comes to Major League Baseball and steroid use players are not the only ones who are wrong.
Fighting for Our Homes

Brave New Films : Housing & Homelessness

With Americans facing foreclosures and banks using bailout money to pay themselves, community organizing has proved to be the best defense for homeowners.
Bill O'Reilly's Hypocrisy on Privacy

The Daily Show : Media Analysis

Jon Stewart ridicules the Fox News host for ambushing a Columbia Journalism Review staffer for publishing a piece by a writer from The Nation.
The GOP Plays Politics With Our Economy

Countdown : Congress

The Nation's Chris Hayes explains how Republican opposition to Obama's stimulus is really the result of their own inability to govern.
The Business of War

GRIT TV : US Wars & Military Action

Even as congress denies billions in assistance to states, there is little if any talk of cutting US defense spending. Who's profiting and what is their interest in maintaining a wartime economy?
The Nation's Victor Navasky on Obama

The Real News Network : Barack Obama

Navasky elaborates on his theory that President Obama might just be a "liberal in centrist clothing."
Reid and Pelosi Get Spoofed

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig play Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, while making the point that the Democrats are the ones in charge.
No Oversight: Fed Gives Away Trillions

American News Project : Economics

Since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the Federal Reserve's balance sheet has expanded by $1.2 trillion with little oversight.
Rejecting Republican Know-Nothings

The Rachel Maddow Show : Republican Party

After reviewing the arguments Senate Republicans are making for their intransigence on the stimulus bill, Maddow counters with the hard economic facts.
Paul Krugman: GOP Is Led by Limbaugh

MSNBC : U.S. Economy

Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman defends Obama's stimulus package and paints Republicans as obstructionists.
Olbermann to Cheney: Please Go Away

Countdown : Dick Cheney

Keith Olbermann offers a thorough point-by-point rebuke of Cheney's recent terrorist fear-mongering.
Rethink Escalation in Afghanistan

Brave New Films : Afghanistan

The Obama administration must rethink its Afghanistan policy before committing more troops and money to the area.
The White House Information Wars

GRIT TV : Media Analysis

Has the Obama administration's attempt to 'reach the public without having to rely on the mainstream media' worked? Hendrik Hertzberg and other journalists weigh in.
Can Obama's Economic Team Be Trusted?

Countdown : U.S. Economy

Nation editor Chris Hayes examines the record of Obama's CFTC pick Gary Gensler and the rest of the president's economic team.
Blackwater: Leaving Iraq, Chasing Pirates?

Brett Story : Blackwater

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill reports that while Blackwater's Iraq contract won't be renewed, the powerful military corporation has no plans to slow down.
Patrick Cockburn on America's Defeat

GRIT TV : Iraq War

Patrick Cockburn, David Enders and Bassam Haddad discuss the recent elections in Iraq and the withdrawal of American troops.
Sen. Sanders Slams Corporate CEO Bonuses

The Rachel Maddow Show : U.S. Economy

What are President Obama and Congress doing to curb Wall Street greed? Vermont's progressive senator weighs in.
Can Obama Rebound Over Tax Woes?

The Today Show : Barack Obama Administration

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel and right wing radio host Laura Ingraham debate the impact of Daschle on Obama's agenda.
GOP's Elephant in the Room

The Daily Show : Republican Party

Jon Stewart points out the Obama bandwagon effect in the Republican election of Michael Steele as GOP Chairman.
Will The Stimulus Create Jobs?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

Economists Dean Baker and Teresa Ghilarducci, the New York Times's Louis Uchitelle and others discuss the economic recovery plan.
Who Madoff and Who Made More?

GRIT TV : U.S. Economy

What separates Bernie Madoff from the titans of Wall Street? For one thing, he doesn't have the backing of Uncle Sam.
Obama: The Mayor of Bummer City

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Obama urges Americans to remember the good times because the economic outlook gives little cause for hope.
Is the GOP the Obstruction Party?

Countdown : Congress

The Nation's Chris Hayes explains why bipartisan overtures from Democrats failed to win GOP support for Obama's stimulus bill.
A City Made of Waste

Laura Hanna : Environment

Architect Teddy Cruz investigates a new kind of urban ecology in Tijuana, where creative dwellings for the poor are being developed.
Challenging the 'Corporate Hustlers'

MSNBC : U.S. Economy

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel presses for a complete re-thinking of the economic system based on sustainable industry and high wages.
New Jobs for a Green Economy

Brett Story : Environment

Robert Pollin and Liza Featherstone explore the potential of a green economy and the importance of achieving it the right way.
President Obama in Stim City

The Daily Show : Humor

Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus plan could either restart the economy, or buy every American a beautiful silk dress.
New President, the Same Old Spin?

GRIT TV : Media Analysis

We may have a new government in Washington, but the press corps hasn't changed. Are the media asking the right questions?
What is a War Crime?

GRIT TV : US Military

If Israel in Gaza and the United States, through its use of torture in Iraq, have committed war crimes, what can be done?
Maddow Grills Blago

The Rachel Maddow Show : US Politics & Government

Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tries to avoid admitting he tried to influence the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune.
The Politics of Hunger

GRIT TV : US Foreign Policy

Oil prices have come down steadily but the global food crisis continues to worsen. What's driving the crisis at home and abroad?
Paulson's $140 Billion Surprise

American News Project : U.S. Economy

Henry Paulson rewrote a piece of the tax code to expedite mergers. Will Tim Geithner and the Democrats attempt to correct the wrong?
A New Era in Government?

GRIT TV : Barack Obama Administration

The Bush era is coming to an end. But is it a new era of progressive government? The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel and others discuss the possibilities.
AC Thompson on Victims & Vigilantes

GRIT TV : New Orleans

Nation contributor A.C. Thompson discusses vigilante violence in New Orleans in the days after the Hurricane Katrina.
Is There Hope for the Homeless?

Brett Story : Housing & Homelessness

Patrick Markee and Lizzie Ratner report from a New York intake clinic for homeless families in the Bronx.
On the Road to the Inauguration

American News Project : Barack Obama

A glimpse at one group of passengers on their 700-mile bus journey from Fort Valley, Ga--to witness history firsthand.
Openly Gay Bishop Reflects on Obama

The Daily Show : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

With Barack Obama's inauguration, Gene Robinson has hope that an openly gay person can become president in the future.
Is Obama the Next Lincoln?

CBS : Barack Obama

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

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart observes that after eight long years good entertainers will perform for the president again.
How the Bailout Fails Community Banks

American News Project : U.S. Economy

The government has not taken fleeing depositors into account and, as a result, small banks and their surrounding communities will suffer.
Dick Cheney: The Final Interview

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Dick Cheney says his farewells and, as per usual, makes no apologies for his tenure in office.
Bank of America: Bad for America

Brave New Films : U.S. Economy

How much did the Bank of America contribute to the housing crisis and what has changed since the firm received bailout money? Not much.
Protesters Demand Peace in Gaza

Brett Story : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Opponents of the attacks on Gaza gather in New York City to express their anger, grief and desire for peace.
Prop 8: Did Mormons Go to Far?

American News Project : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

The IRS forbids religious organizations from "substantially" lobbying for political legislation. Did the Mormon Church violate this law?
The Commons

Laura Hanna & Gavin Browning : Philosophy

In our imperfect world, only the lucky few have access to wealth and cultural riches. There is a better way: it's called The Commons.
Bob Herbert: The Afghan Quagmire

The Rachel Maddow Show : Afghanistan

The New York Times columnist compares Obama's current Afghanistan strategy to JFK's escalation of Vietnam in the early 1960s.
Jesse Jackson '88: Realizing the Promise

Brett Story : Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson's campaign formed the basis for a new political coalition that helped elect Barack Obama America's first black president.
Sarah Palin as 'Blamey Whinehouse'

The Daily Show : Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin seems determined to make sure the party tradition of providing comedy fodder doesn't leave office with Bush.
Cheney Defends Gitmo

Countdown : Dick Cheney

The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes points out the missing pieces in Dick Cheney's defense of torture at Guantánamo Bay.
President Goofus and President Gallant

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart does a hilarious job of comparing Obama and Bush's very different styles of conducting press conferences.
Will Ferrell's Last Laugh at Bush

Funny or Die : Humor

Throughout George W. Bush's presidency we laughed at Will Ferrell's impersonations to keep from crying.
Will Bush Be Prosecuted?

Countdown : Human Rights & Civil Liberties

The American public overwhelmingly supports an investigation into terror tactics. So why is Obama hesitating?
SNL Spoofs Blago, Burris and Maddow

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Recently impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's predicament and hair and lampooned to hilarious effect.
Second Opinion Wanted on Sanjay Gupta

Countdown : Barack Obama Administration

The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Obama's controversial choice of Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General.
The Trouble With Tax Havens

American News Project : U.S. Economy

How did so many financial institutions crumble with so little warning? How tax havens helped enable the mess.
Rachel Maddow Meets Jon Stewart

The Daily Show : Media Analysis

Maddow talks about her experiences interviewing Barack Obama and debating Pat Buchanan. Stewart admits he's a fan.
The 'Yes We Will' Campaign Begins

YouTube : Youth, Education, & Children

The election of Barack Obama brought unprecedented hope to students and educators, now it's time to turn that energy into action.
Living Liberally

VideoNation : Books

Author and Nation senior editor Richard Lingeman unveils his new book--a virtual one-stop shop for liberals across America.
'Bush Shoes' Become a Big Hit Abroad

Countdown : George W. Bush

The Turkish manufacturer that made the shoe that an Iraqi journalist threw at Bush earlier this month has been inundated by several hundred thousand orders.

2008

The Year in Sports & Politics

MSNBC : Sports

The Nation's Dave Zirin revisits the highlights of 2008 and sheds light on the late season meltdown of the New York Jets.
2008: The Year in Review

JibJab : Humor

The economic meltdown, the presidential candidates, Eliot Spitzer and much more get parodied to the tune of a popular children's rhyme.
The Sleaziest Campaign Ads of 2008

Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008

Here are five nominees for the most revolting, dishonest and remarkably sleazy campaign ads of the year.
Bush Pushes Midnight Regulations

American News Project : George W. Bush Administration

George W. Bush is on pace to impose more last-minute changes to federal rules than any president in history. Can Congress undo the damage?
Obama's Philosophy: Play It Cool

Saturday Night Live : Humor

The president-elect's seemingly unflappable temperament gets spoofed by SNL's Fred Armisen.
No Bailout Oversight

American News Project : U.S. Economy

Despite the fact that Congress wrote more than one hundred pages about oversight in the bailout bill, they left a gaping hole.
Rick Warren: Obama's First Big Mistake

The Rachel Maddow Show : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

Obama's selection of Rick Warren as an inauguration speaker has infuriated liberals and conservatives. Here's why.
Bush's Battle for Executive Power

American News Project : George W. Bush Administration

Pulitzer Prize winner James Risen discusses the rise in executive power during Bush's tenure and the media's failure after 9/11.
New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes

The Nation Institute : Video

Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.
Will Bush Block Obama's Gitmo Plan?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Guantanamo Bay

Glenn Greenwald discusses the implications of lame duck Bush actions on Barack Obama's plan to close Gitmo.
Living the Examined Life

Astra Taylor : Public Figures & Intellectuals

Cornel West and Peter Singer explain the great importance of an "examined life" at this particular historic moment.
Bush's Nightmare Before Christmas

Brave New Films : George W. Bush Administration

Bush is giving the American people a lump of coal this year in the form of last minute measures attacking the environment, women's rights and more.
Really Blagojevich? Really!?

Saturday Night Live : Humor

The Weekend Update anchors mock Blagojevich's refusal to resign, the stupidity of being caught on tape breaking the law and his hair.
Foreclosure Crisis Hits Home

American News Project : U.S. Economy

A glimpse at an increasingly common, but rarely documented, tragedy: someone being evicted from their home because of foreclosure.
Stewart vs. Huckabee on Marriage Rights

The Daily Show : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

Jon Stewart challenges Republican Mike Huckabee over the hypocrisy and dishonesty of his anti-marriage equality positions.
Help End Military Commissions

Brave New Films : US Military

Military officials who have prosecuted and defended detainees explain why we cannot continue to deny Gitmo prisoners the rights they deserve.
Blagojevich Wiretap Re-enactment

The Rachel Maddow Show : Political Analysis

Perhaps Rod Blagojevich's profanity-laced tirades only sound incriminating on paper. Maddow puts this theory to the test.
United Electric Worker Speaks Out

Grit TV : Labor Organizing & Activism

A labor organizer from Chicago sheds light on the ongoing protest for wages owed to Republic Windows and Doors workers.
Blackwater Indicted

Democracy Now : Blackwater

Five Blackwater security guards are charged for their role in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad, Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill weighs in.
Iraq Interrogator Slams Torture

The Daily Show : Human Rights & Civil Liberties

Matthew Alexander, an Air Force vet and interrogator based in Iraq, tells Jon Stewart he's "never seen coercive methods pay off."
Here Comes Hillary

Saturday Night Live : Hillary Clinton

Amy Poehler's version of Clinton muses, "Would you rather fix the economy or travel the globe? Point Hillary!"
The Right Stimulus

VideoNation & Brett Story : U.S. Economy

Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel discusses strategies for Obama to rebuild the public infrastructure and rethink the stimulus package so Wall Street isn't the only recipient.
Prop 8: The Musical

Funny or Die : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

Hollywood stars like Jack Black, John C. Reilly and Neil Patrick Harris parody the absurdity of the religious right's pro-Prop 8 position...in song.
Candace Gingrich Discusses Prop 8

Countdown : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

Newt Gingrich's sister speaks out about her brother's homophobia and the backlash to Prop 8 in California.
Sean Penn Reflects on Chávez and Castro

Brett Story & VideoNation : Foreign Leaders & Political Figures

Actor-director Sean Penn debunks the many myths surrounding Cuba's Raúl Castro and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez.
Redford Slams Bush's Last Minute Moves

MSNBC : Environment

Celebrated actor, director and environmentalist Robert Redford criticizes recent Bush efforts to open up protected wilderness for drilling.
Rahm Emanuel Unleashed

Saturday Night Live : Humor

President-elect Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, has a message for you: Be afraid, be very afraid.
Blogosphere Backlash to Barack?

MSNBC : Barack Obama Administration

The Nation's Ari Melber discusses why the progressive netroots are somewhat unhappy with Obama's cabinet picks to date.
Obama Obsessed Fans Go Into Withdrawal

The Onion : Humor

Obama's candidacy was the only thing that gave their lives any meaning, now they wander aimlessly, unsure of what to do with themselves.
Nation's Youth Go Green

Brett Story & VideoNation : Energy

Now that they've shown their power at the polls, young voters are channeling their energy into a green economy.
Close Gitmo, End Military Commissions

Brave New Films : Human Rights & Civil Liberties

The ACLU leads a campaign to shed light on the abuses at Gitmo and to pressure Obama to keep his promise to shut it down.
Team of Rivals: Overrated?

The Daily Show : Barack Obama Administration

Obama would rather have his rivals inside the tent peeing out, while Americans want a government that urinates very far away from the tent.
The Bailout of Joe Lieberman

Countdown : Joseph Lieberman

The Nation's Chris Hayes suggests that Congress might be too generous lately, by granting Joe Lieberman his beloved Homeland Security chairmanship.
Liberal Lion Returns

Talking Points Memo : Ted Kennedy

Sen. Ted Kennedy triumphantly returns to the Senate and plans to make healthcare reform a top priority.
No Gitmo, No Torture

CBS : Geneva Convention

President-elect Obama speaks with 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft about the need to restore America's moral standing in the world.
Biden Blunder Scale

Saturday Night Live : Humor

You don't think Joe Biden can give a train-wreck interview with Katie Couric? Just name the time and the place and he will bring the train.
Let Lieberman Go

MSNBC : Joseph Lieberman

Rachel Maddow explains why it would be a terrible idea to let Lieberman remain Chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs committees.
Big Election Losers

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz to show voters all they missed by not electing her queen of America.
Antiwar Iraq Vets Arrested

Brett Story & VideoNation : Iraq War

A look at the brutal suppression of antiwar Iraq veterans highlights their continued struggle for justice.
Bush's Lame Duck Laws

MSNBC : George W. Bush

The Nation's Dave Zirin joins Rachel Maddow to discuss potential abuses when government agencies are given carte blanche.
Is Sarah Palin Stupid?

The Daily Show : Sarah Palin

Now that Sarah Palin is out of the running, the media thought it'd be a good time to let us know that she didn't know Africa was a continent.
Obama's First 100 Days

Democracy Now : Barack Obama

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on the first 100 days of Obama's presidency and the future of US-Russia relations.
Richard Kim on Why Prop 8 Won

Grit TV : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

The Nation's Richard Kim explores why the No on Prop 8 campaign failed to gain much momentum in California.
Lieberman Must Go, Once & For All

Brave New Films : Joseph Lieberman

A look at Joe Lieberman's love affair with the right, and what his cuckolded party should do about it.
Olbermann's Special Comment on Prop 8

Countdown : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

Reflecting on the success of the anti-gay Prop 8 measure in California, Olbermann makes the case for love and understanding.
Introducing a New New Deal

Campaign for America's Future : U.S. Economy

As we move forward, perhaps the best lessons come from yesterday.
Paul Krugman's Economic To-Do List

MSNBC : U.S. Economy

The Nobel Prize-winning economist recommends what course of action President Obama should take to rescue the middle class.
Rachel Maddow: New Queen of Cable

The Colbert Report : Media

Stephen Colbert teases his new, popular MSNBC competition, 'How many Peabodys do you have?'
Obama's Kenyan Family Celebrates His Win

ITN News : Barack Obama

Obama's 86-year old grandmother and other members of her community dance and cheer, 'We're going to the White House.'
Jon Stewart vs. Fox's Chris Wallace

The Daily Show : Media Analysis

Stewart takes Wallace to task for Fox's biased anti-Obama coverage and wonders what the network will do without Bush to back up.
Stephen Colbert Reflects on 'Change'

The Colbert Report : Humor

Colbert laments that many 'hard-working scaremongers' may lose their job now that Obama has won the presidency.
Election Night at The Nation

Brett Story & VideoNation : Presidential Election 2008

A look inside The Nation's election night party and a glimpse at Obama victory celebrations in Brooklyn.
President-Elect Obama Addresses Nation

YouTube : Presidential Election 2008

Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being elected the forty-fourth president of the United States.
Jon Stewart & Friends' Post-Election Fears

The Daily Show : Humor

Now that the election is over and Barack Obama has been elected, what will we have to make fun of?
From Birmingham to Voting for Barack

American News Project : Presidential Election 2008

Many citizens of Birmingham believe a new movement is taking place as a result of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.
I Now Denounce You Chuck & Larry

The Daily Show : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

Jon Stewart rips Proposition 8, an initiative that would rewrite the constitution to eliminate the rights of same-sex couples to marry in California.
The New Poll Tax: Long Lines

MSNBC : Voters & Voting

Rachel Maddow thinks that astronomically long waiting lines at voting sites are another form of Jim Crow era voter suppression.
Ben Affleck Spoofs Olbermann

Saturday Night Live : Humor

What if Keith Olbermann delivered a scathing special comment in defense of his fluffy white cat?
Obsessed With Election 2008

The Today Show : Presidential Election 2008

The Nation's Ari Melber discusses 'Election Obsession' and the internet's role in the public's high-level of participation.
Sarah Palin Goes Rogue on McCain

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Tina Fey pokes fun at Sarah Palin's post-election ambitions, while McCain himself shows he still has a sense of humor.
When Barack Met Rachel

MSNBC : Barack Obama

Barack Obama tells Rachel Maddow why he hasn't attacked the Republican party more and how he intends to govern a working majority.
What Does It Mean to Go Green?

Rock the Vote : Environment

This video gives voice to the thousands of people who make up a grass roots movement to create green jobs in the US.
Stephen Colbert Endorses Obama

The Colbert Report : Presidential Election 2008

Colbert says he has the courage to cross party lines and to join a ticket that's got a pretty good shot of winning.
No Bradley Effect for Barack Obama

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

Barack Obama dismisses accusations from the right and shares his optimism for November 4 with Jon Stewart.
McCain Ads By Hollywood Part II

The Landline : Humor

What if John McCain's negative ads were remade by David Lynch, M Night Shyamalan and Juno director Jason Reitman?
Is Palin a Socialist?

Countdown : Sarah Palin

Palin is accusing Obama of advocating socialism even though she supports collective wealth sharing in her home state of Alaska.
Pullin' a Biden

The Daily Show : Humor

The candidates' mistakes are called gaffes, bloopers, or as they're known on the street--'Pullin' a Biden.'
Vet Who Didn't Vet

YouTube : Humor

This is a cautionary tale about what happens when politicians fail to vet their running mates.
Obama Variety Special

Saturday Night Live : Humor

What if Barack Obama and friends decided to play it safe with his prime-time special by putting on a 70s-style variety show?
Steal Back Your Vote

MSNBC : Voters & Voting

Rachel Maddow talks to Robert Kennedy Jr. about the systematic purging of voters off of the rolls nationwide, and what you can do about it.
Naomi Klein Breaks Down the Bailout

VideoNation : U.S. Economy

Nation columnist Naomi Klein speaks at a Nation/Brecht Forum event about the financial crisis.
Will Ferrell's Bush Returns to Back Palin

Saturday Night Live : Humor

President Bush compliments Sarah Palin's 'folksiness' and implores voters to picture his face whenever they think of John McCain.
What Would You Ask McCain?

Brave New Films : Presidential Election 2008

Tell us what issue you would ask McCain to come clean about and why. You might just win a free 'Real McCain' t-shirt.
Negative McCain Ads Remade by Hollywood

The Landline : Humor

What if iconic Hollywood directors John Woo, Kevin Smith and Wes Anderson took a crack at creating a John McCain attack ad?
Has Palin Read the Constitution?

MSNBC : Sarah Palin

Chris Matthews confronts McCain spokeswoman Nancy Pfotenhauer about Sarah Palin's stubborn insistence that the VP is in 'charge of the Senate.'
Is Palin Smarter Than a Third Grader?

Countdown : Sarah Palin

After three months of campaigning, Sarah Palin still seems to have no clue what a vice president's duties actually are.
The Real Truth About ACORN

Brave New Films : Voters & Voting

In recent weeks, the McCain campaign has been claiming ACORN knowingly participated in 'voter fraud.' In reality, this is a calculated attempt by the GOP to suppress the vote.
What America Is Palin Talking About?

The Daily Show : Sarah Palin

Jon Stewart rips Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign's suggestion that only certain parts of the country are 'pro-American.'
Divisive Politics Is 'Anti-American'

Countdown : Presidential Election 2008

Keith Olbermann criticizes the McCain campaign and other Republicans, like Michele Bachmann, for their use of divisive politics during the campaign.
Palin's Alaska Rap

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Amy Poehler brings the house down with a Sarah Palin-inspired hip hop ode to Alaska and the McCain campaign.
Powell Picks Obama

Talking Points Memo : Colin Powell

Colin Powell slams right-wing attacks on Obama's character and argues in a favor a generational change in the White House.
Rebuke for GOP Attack

MSNBC : Conservatives & The American Right

When Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann called Barack Obama and his supporters 'anti-American,' The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel fought back.
'Word War III'

The Daily Show : Humor

The final debate isn't about the animosity between the candidates, but about you, the people who remind them to keep a never-ending supply of Purell on them.
McCain's 'Screw Up'

Countdown : John McCain

Keith Olbermann lauds Late Night host David Letterman for challenging McCain on his attack ads in a way that only he can.
The Plumber Debate

Saturday Night Live : Humor

McCain celebrates his 'best friend in the whole world', Joe the Plumber, who has a 'magical plunger' that will fix all our economic problems.
Joe the Anti-Social Security Plumber

Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008

'Joe the Plumber', the unlikely star of the final 2008 presidential debate, reveals some of his more extreme views on the issues.
The 'Mother's Health' Moment

Talking Points Memo : Reproductive Rights

Obama and McCain exchange blows on abortion rights and a mother's health, the latter of which is too extreme for the Republican.
The Penguin Predicts McCain's Performance

YouTube : Humor

In preparation for his last debate with Obama, McCain should take a few pages from the Batman villain's playbook.
No Debate: Hempstead Is Struggling

American News Project : Presidential Election 2008

As the media descends on Hempstead, NY, for the last presidential debate, regular citizens express frustration with crises at home and abroad.
Re-Suspend the McCain Campaign

Countdown : Presidential Election 2008

Keith Olbermann shows his anger and frustration with McCain campaign's mudslinging, hypocrisy and bigotry.
The 'Hate Talk Express'

MSNBC : John McCain

The Nation's Ari Melber discusses the growing sentiment amongst conservatives that McCain's campaign has grown far too negative.
McCain Must End the Politics of Hate

Brave New Films : John McCain

Instead of discussing the real issues, McCain and Palin have turned to stoking the prejudices of their supporters
First Black President?

Chocolate News : Humor

Comedian David Alan Grier implores White America to get over its irrational fear of voting for a Black man.
Fox News Flips Out Over Palin Cover

YouTube : Presidential Election 2008

In the midst of our nation's economic meltdown, Fox News devotes an entire segment to denouncing a less-than-flattering photo of Sarah Palin.
Town Hall Debate Deconstructed

Saturday Night Live : Humor

Many memorable moments from Obama and McCain's second debate get lampooned.
Sarah Silverman Supports Obama

Countdown : Presidential Election 2008

The feisty comedian tells Keith Olbermann why young Jewish voters should convince their grandparents to back Obama in Florida.
Obama vs. McCain: 'Word War II'

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

Barack Obama poses for the cover of a 1960s soul album, while John McCain wanders the outer reaches of the stage.
Obama: Healthcare Should Be a Right

CNN : Health Care Policy

During their second presidential debate, McCain and Obama show the stark difference between them on the issue of healthcare.
Who's 'Pallin' Around' With Terrorists?

Countdown : Sarah Palin

Keith Olbermann takes Sarah Palin to task for her baseless and insidious attacks on Barack Obama's character and patriotism.
Maher Mocks Palin Debate Performance

Real Time with Bill Maher : Sarah Palin

'The good news is Sarah Palin can complete a sentence. The bad news is we all have to listen to it.'
Tina Fey Reprises Palin's VP Debate

Saturday Night Live : Humor

In an uproarious recreation of the 2008 VP showdown, Fey introduces a flute for the 'talent portion of the debate.'
Palin 2008 Is Bush 2000

Countdown : Presidential Election 2008

A new video compilation showing the striking similarity in debate rhetoric between George W. Bush in 2000 and Sarah Palin in 2008.
Disaster Capitalism Comes to Colbert

The Colbert Report : Disaster Capitalism

Naomi Klein says the government exploits crises to pass pro-business agendas...How can she say that? We're in the middle of a crisis!
Biden vs. Palin

Talking Points Memo

Throughout the debate, Sarah Palin continuously referred to John McCain (and herself) as a maverick. But Joe Biden effectively destroyed that notion.
AFL-CIO's Trumka on Racism and Obama

YouTube : Racism & Discrimination

Secretary Treasurer of the AFL-CIO: 'All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.'
Homer Simpson vs. Electronic Voting

YouTube : Voters & Voting

The Simpsons character encounters a corrupted electronic voting machine: 'This doesn't happen in America! Maybe in Ohio, but not in America!'
Clinton Backs Barack and Biden...Finally

Talking Points Memo : Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton thinks the vice presidency will be more important than ever in the next four years--and his bet's on Joe Biden
The Palin Doctrine

CBS : Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin seems a little bit more coherent in her most recent Katie Couric interview but she still doesn't make a lot of sense.
McCain Puts Campaign Before Country

YouTube : U.S. Economy

John Kerry takes McCain to task for playing politics with our nation's crumbling economy. If only he had been this bold four years ago!
Bailout Failure Is McCain's Fault

MSNBC : John McCain

Chris Matthews on McCain: 'He called charge, and the Republican retreated. That's what happened here.'
No Bailout!

VideoNation & Laura Hanna : U.S. Economy

A look at the passionate protests on Wall Street in opposition to the $700 billion bailout proposal.
Tina Fey Takes On Sarah Palin

Saturday Night Live : Sarah Palin

Fey impersonates Palin in a hilarious sketch parodying the Republican's disastrous interview with Katie Couric.
Jack Cafferty: Palin Is 'Pathetic'

CNN : Sarah Palin

"There's a reason why the McCain campaign keeps Sarah Palin away from the press..."
Obama Hits McCain Hard for Spain Gaffe

Huffington Post : Presidential Election 2008

And furthermore, did John McCain say "horses--t" on live TV in response to Obama's criticism?
Mr. McCain Goes to Washington

The Daily Show : John McCain

Jon Stewart says John McCain is the only man who can impulsively overreact to something ten days old.
The Dark Bailout

YouTube : Video

While the financial crisis is nothing to joke about, the Joker from The Dark Knight couldn't be any worse than George W. Bush
What If Obama Had a 'Witch Hunter' Pastor?

Countdown : Sarah Palin

Keith Olbermann discusses a recently unearthed video of Sarah Palin being blessed by a Kenyan witch hunter.
Pitbull in the Headlights

CBS : Sarah Palin

Palin gets stumped when Katie Couric asks for a single example of how McCain has fought to reform financial oversight.
Stephen Colbert 'Suspends' His Show

The Colbert Report : Humor

Parodying McCain's campaign "suspension," Colbert briefly brings his show to a halt until the financial crisis is averted.
Letterman Slams McCain's 'Suspension'

CBS : John McCain

The Late Night Show host asks, 'What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president?'
The Palin Action Doll

Revision3 : Humor

Puppet lobbyists, banned books and the Bridge to Nowhere Play Set sold separately.
Free Sarah Palin!

YouTube : Feminism & Women

CNN's Campbell Brown slams the McCain campaign for barring their own VP pick from speaking with reporters, a move Brown calls unequivocally 'sexist'.
The Fundamental Deregulator

Huffington Post : Presidential Election 2008

John McCain may have recently discovered his inner populist, but he has been pushing for deregulation all year.
John McCain's Age Card

Barely Political : Humor

Confused? Forgetting what you stand for? Sleeping on the job? You need the Age Card.
Gov at First Sight

The Daily Show : Humor

Jon Stewart mocks Sean Hannity's suggestion that we should all just shut up about the economy while he gushes over Sarah Palin.
Palin: Energy Expert or Billy Madison?

Air America : Presidential Election 2008

Palin makes a bizarre statement reminiscent of the Adam Sandler buffoon: 'They don't flag the molecules, where it's going and where it's not'
Disaster Capitalism Comes to Wall Street

Real Time with Bill Maher : Disaster Capitalism

The Nation's Naomi Klein discusses how Christmas came early for Wall Street this year--and we're paying the bill.
The McCain-Keating Connection

Progressive Accountability : Ethical Economics

The current banking crisis and McCain's political history should be creating a serious case of déjà vu.
McCain vs. Spain

CNN : John McCain

McCain declares he wouldn't grant a meeting with the President of Spain if he's elected, perhaps forgetting that Spain is a US ally.
Palin Reality Check

The Today Show : Presidential Election 2008

Ever since Sarah Palin became a vice presidential candidate, the GOP has battled the plain facts to present her as a reformer.
Jon Stewart Slams Sarah Palin Sideshow

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

As Wall Street crumbles and hurricanes rip through the southern United States, Stewart sees the brighter side: a hot VP candidate.
Maher Mocks the McCain/Palin Ticket

MSNBC : Presidential Election 2008

Maher says, 'If you describe [Palin] accurately, there's no way you can do that and not sound condescending.'
Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin

YouTube : Presidential Election 2008

The Bourne Ultimatum star calls the Palin pick 'a really bad Disney movie.'
'Obama Waffles' Leave Bad Taste

American News Project : Presidential Election 2008

At the Family Research Council's Value Voters summit in Washington DC, vendors hawk a racist product meant to inspire Anti-Obama fervor.
Naomi Klein on Bank Bailouts & Bush

MSNBC : U.S. Economy

The Nation's Naomi Klein connects the dots between Wall Street's meltdown and the failed economic policies of the Bush Administration.
McCain Must Release His Medical Records

Brave New Films : Presidential Election 2008

The state of John McCain's health is an issue of grave concern for all Americans, regardless of political persuasion.
McCain's Ads Are Lies

Brave New Films : Presidential Election 2008

We are in the two-minute drill with no timeouts. No more sitting on the sidelines and allowing the McCain campaign to rack up points with countless distortions.
Palin's Hidden Base

American News Project : Presidential Election 2008

It turns out Sarah Palin has something substantial to hide, especially from swing voters.
Seven Years Since September 11

TomDispatch : September 11

Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power, offers a powerful summary judgment on how the Bush Administration responded to the attacks of 9/11.
Maverick to Nowhere

Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008

Sarah Palin's record in Alaskan politics lays bare the myth of her maverick credentials.
Maddow Exposes Big McCain Campaign Lies

MSNBC : Presidential Election 2008

Rachel Maddow offers a timely fact-check of the McCain campaign's recent spate of lies about Barack Obama.
Palin Pundit Hypocrisy

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

Jon Stewart exposes the shameless GOP double-speak in the wake of the Palin selection
Juno From Juneau

Max Blumenthal : Presidential Election 2008

A startling look at the GOP's reaction to the unwanted pregnancy of Sarah Palin's daughter.
A Noun, A Verb and POW

Brave New Films : Presidential Election 2008

A former POW who served alongside McCain, criticizes the candidate's temperament and use of their experiences for political gain.
Winning in November

VideoNation & Brett Story : Convention 08

What issues must the Democrats champion in order to win in the general election in November?
Impressions from Denver

VideoNation & Brett Story : Convention 08

Cutting through the spin and the stagecraft, Nation correspondents on the scene in Denver report on their experiences at the Democratic convention.
America's Promise: The Best of the DNC

Convention 08

Missed some of the big speeches at the Democratic convention in Denver? Check out Obama's promise to America and more.
I Fish, I Hunt, I Vote Democratic

VideoNation & Brett Story : Convention 08

The Nation's Chris Hayes catches up with a pro-gun gathering of Democrats in Denver--and Davy Crockett's 21st-century namesake.
The Daily Show Does the DNC

The Daily Show : Humor

John Stewart checks in with his crack team of reporters for the latest developments at the DNC.
Victor Navasky Looks Back

VideoNation & Brett Story : Convention 08

The Nation's Publisher Emeritus reflects on every convention since 1956--and ahead to Obama's historic moment.
Dissent in Denver

VideoNation & Brett Story : Convention 08

If Barack Obama is promishing change from the bottom up, then what's driving the protests in Denver?
DNC '08: Live From Main Street

The UpTake : Journalists & Journalism

Laura Flanders leads a panel discussion featuring Van Jones and David Barsamian on the subject of change.
The Lobbyists' Party

VideoNation : Convention 08

The Nation's Ari Berman dissects the corporate influence-peddling at this year's Democratic convention.
Rebuilding New Orleans

Grit TV : Social & Economic Rights

Activist Judith Browne-Dianis explains why progressives should care about public housing.
What Makes Denver Different

VideoNation : Convention 08

The Nation's Ari Melber explains why the Democratic National Convention will be a game-changer.
McCain's Mansions

Brave New Films : U.S. Economy

Exactly how many luxury homes do John and Cindy McCain own?
The Democratic Veepstakes

YouTube : Presidential Election 2008

The Nation's Ari Melber sheds light on the real contenders for Obama's Vice President.
Baracky II

Humanitainment : Humor

McCain keeps trying to knock him down, but Obama is prepared to overcome with his good character and reach victory.
Stop the Smears

Brave New Films : Media Analysis

Here's how to keep FOX smears of Obama from spreading.
Wal-Mart: Political Bully

American News Project : Labor

Wal-Mart is telling its employees to vote Republican. Isn't that illegal?
Beijing Olympics Controversy Round Up

The Daily Show

Few expected the Beijing Olympics to go without its fair share of scandals--but who knew they would mostly turn out to be so laughable?
Bush Declares America Has No Problems

YouTube : Media

President Bush blows and Bob Costas shines during a revealing interview at the Beijing Olympics.
I Am the Library

Audrey Sprenger : Activism & Organizing

In advance of the Democratic convention, the people of Denver speak out on behalf of their city's public library.
Obama: McCain Camp Is 'Proud to Be Ignorant'

YouTube : Presidential Election 2008

Barack Obama responds to McCain's energy policy smears in no uncertain terms.
John McCain is Dazed and Confused

Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008

Here's a comprehensive condemnation of John McCain's fitness to lead in less than six minutes.
Ali G Takes on the Olympics

Funny or Die : Sports

Big up yourselves! In this clip, Ali G keeps it real with John Naber, US Olympians President. Respect!
Send Bill O'Reilly Back to School

Brave New Films : Media Analysis

O'Reilly's bullying antics show he never learned the lessons the rest of us were taught in school.
Evil Dictator Awards

The Daily Show : Foreign Affairs

Lewis Black holds an awards ceremony for some of the most evil dictatorships in the world.
Comic Book Fans Go to the Polls

Barely Political : Humor

Americans channeling their favorite superheroes and villains weigh in on who their political heroes will be in this year's election and why.
Oil Addiction: How Did We Get Here?

GOOD Magazine : Oil

This animated video finally answers the question: 'How did oil get so expensive?'
Jon Stewart Mocks McCain's Madness

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

John McCain receives a special award for an attack ad that reaches a new hypocritical low.
When McCain Attacks...

Brave New Films : Presidential Election 2008

Help end McCain's campaign of dishonesty. Sign a petition to compel McCain to disavow his Obama attack ad and yank it from the air.
Bush White House Uses Fox to Push Agenda

Countdown : Media Analysis

It's official, straight from the mouth of Bush's former press secretary, Scott McClellan--FOX is Republican propaganda.
Bush Parody: Swing 'Em Home

236.com : Humor

Unlike Bush, these guys are determined to play golf as often as possible to support our soldiers overseas.
Hip Hop Star Nas Slams Fox News

ColorofChange.org : Media Analysis

The politically conscious rapper helps deliver over 620,000 petitions calling on Fox to end its racist coverage of the Obamas.
Is John McCain Racist?

The UpTake : John McCain

Author Irwin Tang talks about McCain's excessive use of the derogatory term 'gook', in his new book John McCain's Racism and Why it Matters.
Obama's Gaffe-Free Iraq Trip

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

Jon Stewart jokes that with one shot, Barack Obama dispelled all rumors of his lack of foreign policy experience.
Naomi Klein Outfoxes Fox

YouTube : Disaster Capitalism

Naomi Klein debunks Bush's offshore drilling plan on Fox Business News' Happy Hour Program.
Send Karl Rove to Jail

Brave New Films : Law & Justice

This sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it's not. We have a unique opportunity right now to send Karl Rove to jail, but only if we take immediate action.
Brave Nation Activist Award Winner

Brave Nation : Video

Cristina Lara is a feminist, a football player, a writer and a straight-A student. Watch her receive the first Brave Nation Activist award.
McCain Learns How to Use a Computer

YouTube : John McCain

McCain, the self-proclaimed 'illiterate,' computer non-user gets excited about a one-hour CD that guarantees it can teach him this 'complicated' technology.
The New Yorker Cover Controversy

Grit TV : Presidential Election 2008

Laura Flanders leads a panel discussion featuring Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker about the controversial Barack Obama cover.
Edwards Defends Obama's Iraq Policy

YouTube : Iraq War

Appearing on Good Morning America, John Edwards speaks out against false claims that Barack Obama has flip-flopped on Iraq.
Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle

VideoNation : U.S. Economy

Nation magazine contributor Kai Wright discusses his July 14 article about the mortgage crisis and its effect on the black middle class.
Fox Attacks Michelle Obama

Brave New Films : Media Analysis

Fox's long history of racism is nothing new, but it has been particularly egregious when it comes to their coverage of the Obamas.
Naomi Klein on the Exploitation of Shock

The Tavis Smiley Show : Political Analysis

Nation contributer Naomi Klein discusses her book, The Shock Doctrine, and how moments of crisis are seen as moments to act.
Should Will Smith Play Obama?

The Colbert Report : Arts, Culture, & Entertainment

Stephen Colbert suggests that playing McCain would be a bigger stretch for the Academy Award nominated movie star.
McCain Strikes a Pose

YouTube : Humor

How can John McCain make himself more exciting to voters? He needs to team up with Madonna!
Bush Tours Damage Caused by Presidency

The Onion : Humor

President Bush will seek to comfort victims of his presidency as they try to make sense of the destruction he has caused.
Pain at the Pump

Countdown : Oil

The Nation's Christopher Hayes discusses the Right's woeful misunderstanding of the country's gas prices crisis.
Mayor Wilder: We Must Rebuild Our Cities

MayorTV : Cities

Richmond Mayor Douglas Wilder discusses the need to focus on rebuilding American cities from the inside out.
Olbermann's Special Comment on FISA

Countdown : Civil Rights & Liberties

Keith Olbermann says that when it comes to FISA, the Democrats are doing 'a collective impression of Homer Simpson falling off a cliff.'
Colbert vs. the Fire-Breathing Liberal

The Colbert Report : US Politics & Government

Progressive Congressman Robert Wexler discusses his new book and what liberalism means for America.
Oh, McCain!

Flinch Studio Animation : John McCain

This Schoolhouse Rock-inspired cartoon portrays John McCain's "double-talk" express.
This Brave Nation: A Defining Moment

Brave Nation : Video

Legendary activist Tom Hayden talks with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine, about the state of the fourth branch of government.
Lieberman Must Go

Brave New Films : Democratic Party

After his repeated attacks at Democrats and support for Republicans it's time for Lieberman to switch sides already.
McCain: 'Aware of the Internet!'

Personal Democracy Forum : Presidential Election 2008

A McCain tech aide claims his candidate doesn't need to use the internet to be aware of its impact. Right...
Barbara Ehrenreich Takes On Colbert

The Colbert Report : U.S. Economy

Barbara Ehrenreich discusses her new book, This Land is Their Land, and riffs on the 'New Inequality' with the king of deadpan.
Carlin Uncensored

YouTube : Video

Comedian George Carlin is dead at 71. The Nation pays tribute to "America's most consistently savage social commentator."
This Brave Nation: Two Generations of Hope

Brave Nation : Public Figures & Intellectuals

Pete Seeger talks about music and activism with one of the country's most effective young grassroots leaders, Majora Carter.
CBS' Lara Logan Slams US Iraq War Coverage

The Daily Show : Iraq War

CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan feels responsible for Americans not understanding what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Donahue's War

Rebecca MacNeice : Journalists & Journalism

Phil Donahue talks about his experience as a talk show host on MSNBC during the buildup to the invasion of Iraq.
Big Oil Fuels 'Straight Talk Express'

Brave New Films : Oil

McCain has received millions in donations from the same companies that helped the Bush administration create an energy plan that has helped raise gasoline to $4 a gallon.
Baracknophobia

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

Jon Stewart mocks the media's willingness to peddle insane rumors about Barack Obama--and their tendency to place the blame on the internet.
This Brave Nation: Peace Takes Courage

Brave Nation : Activism & Organizing

Antiwar activist Ava Lowery and the ACLU's Anthony Romero discuss the legal quagmire into which the country has sunk since 9/11.
Jon Stewart on Obama's Fist Bump

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

Stewart ridicules the mainstream media's latest foray into the politics of personal destruction.
Are Evangelicals Going Green?

American News Project : Global Warming & Climate Change

How solidly Republican will Christian evangelicals be in 2008? Could concern about the planet be the issue that draws many believers into the Democratic camp?
Why Do Women Give McCain a Zero?

Brave New Films : Reproductive Rights

Here's a sneak peek at what a women's health clinic could look like if John McCain is elected president.
This Brave Nation: Legendary Activists

Brave Nation

Bonnie Raitt and Dolores Huerta talk about their passions, regrets, fears and most of all their dreams for future generations.
Brave Nation Young Activist Award

Brave Nation : Activism & Organizing

Who is a local unsung hero that even at a young age, has the bravery to put themselves on the line for a cause?
Remembering RFK: 40 Years Later

The Glaser Progress Foundation : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left

A tribute to a true progressive, tragically silenced forty years ago this week.
Lewis Black in 'No Free Lunch'

Noise Pop Industries : Labor

Comedian Lewis Black (The Daily Show) unleashes a rant against the greed of "Buyout Barons.
Young Hillary Clinton

60Frames : Presidential Election 2008

Is this the first time Hillary Clinton has refused to drop out of a race? Check out this never-before-seen footage of a Young Clinton and Obama.
This Brave Nation: Environmental Visionaries

Brave Nation : Video

Carl Pope and Van Jones discuss the issues and movements that have informed and inspired their lives and work.
McCain's Hamas Hypocrisy

Presidential Election 2008

The Nation's Chris Hayes takes on McCain's evolving position on Hamas. Turns out he was for talking to Hamas before he was against it.
How Similar Are Bush and McCain?

Move On.org : Presidential Election 2008

Think you can tell the difference between McCain and Bush? Take the Bush-McCain challenge!
The Empire Strikes Barack

Humanitainment : Presidential Election 2008

Can the entire narrative of the last few months of the Democratic nomination fight be found in the second Star Wars film?
McCain's Pastor: US Should Destroy Islam

Brave New Films & Mother Jones : Religion

Since the media won't question McCain about his deeply bigoted pastor, it's up to you to call attention to this issue.
Gas Tax Holiday (from Reality)

Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008

As far as Hillary Clinton is concerned, if you disagree with her gas tax plan, you're an elitist.
Justice for Sean Bell

Brett Story & VideoNation : Civil Rights Activism

Protesters decry acquittal of three New York City police officers on trial for firing 50 bullets at an unarmed man.
Pentagon Pundits Scandal: Ignored

Free Press : Media Analysis

Why is the media ignoring one of the biggest political scandals in recent memory?
McCain Is the Media's Maverick

Media Matters for America : Media Analysis

Why does the American public think John McCain is a maverick? Because the mainstream media told them so.
Hillary's Iran Insanity

Talking Points Memo : Iran

How did Hillary go from being simply hawkish on Iran to becoming completely hellbent on its destruction?
Phil Donahue on the Bleak Future of Iraq

The Young Turks : US Wars & Military Action

Why isn't Phil Donahue back on television? Because he speaks the truth.
Is Bill Out of Control?

VideoNation : Video

Katrina vanden Heuvel debates the role of former President Clinton and the primary results from Nevada on Sunday's This Week with George Stephanopoulos roundtable.
Chalmers Johnson: America's Going Bankrupt

Chalmers Johnson : US Politics & Government

From Tom Dispatch: The current economic crisis is caused by policies that tax the richest Americans at strikingly low levels and spend huge sums on defense projects that have no bearing on national security.
South Carolina, What Could Have Been?

Stephen Colbert : Campaigns & Elections

Inspired by The Nation's intrepid reporting, Stephen Colbert asks what would have been if he'd stayed on the South Carolina ballot.
The Choice

Christopher Hayes & VideoNation : US Politics & Government

On the eve of Super Tuesday, The Nation's DC editor explains why he thinks Barack Obama is the better choice to build a real progressive majority.
Superdelegates 101

Ari Berman & VideoNation : US Politics & Government

The Nation's Political Correspondent breaks down who these "superdelegates" really are, and what they could mean to the Clinton/Obama race.
Obama vs. Clinton--What Now?

Katrina vanden Heuvel : US Politics & Government

Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel debates Pat Buchanan on the cost of war, and why The Nation supports Barack Obama.
Wanted: More White Babies

Kathryn Joyce & VideoNation : Feminism & Women

A look at a cynical Christian Conservative effort to export the U.S. culture wars.
Hedges Vs. Hitchens

Chris Hedges & VideoNation : Conservatives & The American Right

The so-called "new atheists" may be as extreme as Christian fundamentalists, if not more.
The Working-Class Vote in Ohio

Brett Story & VideoNation : US Politics & Government

What issues matter to Ohio's blue-collar voters? JoAnn Wypijewski reports from the campaign trail.
Nation Editor Comments on Spitzer Scandal

Katrina vanden Heuvel & VideoNation : Presidential Election 2008

On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the Spitzer scandal and what it means for New York.
Blackwater, the Campaign Issue

Jeremy Scahill & VideoNation : Blackwater

In this interview with RealNews, Nation Correspondent Jeremy Scahill explains how Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama differ on the use of private security contractors in Iraq.
Winter Soldier

Laila Al-Arian & Laura Hanna : Iraq War

In three days of wrenching public testimony in Washington, DC, Iraq War veterans shared the horrors of war.
Fox News' Obama Lies Are Spreading

Brave New Films : Fox News Network

We'd expect Fox News to cover Barack Obama unfairly, but who knew the so-called "liberal media" would follow their lead so often?
The Fabulous Life of John McCain

Progressive Media USA : John McCain

John McCain thinks America's financial crisis is just "psychological." If he can't understand our country's economic problems, how will he solve them?
This Brave Nation: Coming Soon

Brave Nation : Video

Take a sneak peek at the new documentary series from the Brave New Foundation and The Nation.
Lexington's Mayor: Cities Are Key

MayorTV : Cities

Jim Newberry, Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky says, "The presidential candidates absolutely must have an urban agenda."
Stay Strong, Ted

YouTube : Ted Kennedy

Sen. Ted Kennedy undergoes surgery today in North Carolina for treatment of a brain tumor. This recent speech on Iraq provides ample proof of why we need him now more than ever.
Jon Stewart on Obama's Historic Night

The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008

Jon Stewart mocks Clinton's non-concession, McCain's awkwardness and the absurdity of the cable news pundit's '08 race predictions.
The Return of Rudy

Countdown : Presidential Election 2008

The Nation's Christopher Hayes discusses the tone-deafness of the McCain campaign and the reemergence of Rudy Giuliani as a GOP attack dog.
McCain Called His Wife a What!?

YouTube : Presidential Election 2008

Comedy team The Public Service Administration exposes the mainstream media's not-so-subtle man crush on John McCain.

2007

Bush Isn't Listening

Katrina vanden Heuvel : George W. Bush

By ignoring his advisors and the will of the people, Bush is recklessly using American lives to salvage a delusional policy.
The Fair Trade Democrats

John Nichols : Democratic Party

In an interview with Senator Sherrod Brown, Nichols shows that the new Democrats are pursuing a new trade agenda.
For America's Sake

Bill Moyers

It's time our leaders recognize Americans hold a set of values that contradict the conservative agenda that has dominated politics for a generation.
A Message to Congress

Katrina vanden Heuvel : Congress

It's time for Congress to stop talking and start moving on Iraq.
War Drums on Iran

Katrina vanden Heuvel : Iran

To rein in the President's efforts to provoke a confrontation with Iran, Congress can start by nullifying his authority to wage war.
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Wes Enzinna : Iraq War

Rory Kennedy's new documentary examines the plight of torture victims in Iraq and stirs political passions at home.
What Really Matters

Katrina vanden Heuvel : Campaigns & Elections

Candidates and the media should focus on the real issues facing this country: ending the war and bringing our troops home.
GOP 'Catch the Immigrant' Game Catches Flak

Sam Graham-Felsen : Republican Party

College Republicans staged a tasteless game at NYU and hundreds of students showed up to oppose them.
CPAC: The Unauthorized Documentary

Max Blumenthal : Conservatives & The American Right

VideoNation's report from this year's Conservative Political Action Committee meeting in Washington reveals the ugly side of right-wing politics.
Bush's Shadow Army

Jeremy Scahill : Iraq War

A VideoNation report on the Bush Administration's growing dependence on private security forces such as Blackwater USA and efforts in Congress to rein them in.
Pakistan: The Intersection

Sam Graham-Felsen, James Jacoby & Ali Sethi : Pakistan

VideoNation travels to Pakistan to assess the nation's future through the eyes of students at the progressive National College of Arts and the extremist-dominated Punjab University.
Katrina vs. Colbert

Katrina vanden Heuvel & Stephen Colbert : Television

Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on The Colbert Report to debate the host on the question of truthiness and much more.
A Peaceful Mother's Day

Robert Greenwald : History

Mother's Day was originally conceived to recognize the power of women to be instruments of peace.
Outsourcing the War

Jeremy Scahill : Journalists & Journalism

Testimony to Congress on the impact of private military contractors in Iraq.
Small Magazines, Big Ideas

Bill Moyers : Journalists & Journalism

An impending rate hike could silence small independent magazines of all political stripes that make a key contribution to the conversation of democracy.
Bringing the War Home

Laura Hanna & Astra Taylor : Peace Activism

Pointing imaginary guns and roughing up "Iraqi civilians", antiwar veterans brought the realities of the Iraq debacle to Manhattan, in a Memorial Day protest that turned Times Square into a combat zone.
Watch Your Foodometer

VideoNation : Environment

Here's a way to consume less oil: Eat locally! Video artist Molly Schwartz traces how far food travels from field to fork.
The Case to Impeach the President

George W. Bush

The Nation's John Nichols discusses the case for impeaching President Bush with conservative Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein, in this excerpt from the July 13 edition of Bill Moyers Journal on PBS.
The Surge in Baghdad

Tom Hayden : Wars Abroad

In this web video from Robert Greenwald's BraveNew Films, Tom Hayden counts the human cost of the US troop surge, as measured in the ruined lives of Iraqi civilians.
The Shock Doctrine

Naomi Klein & Laura Hanna : Ethical Economics

In this VideoNation report, Nation columnist Naomi Klein explains how after 9/11 the Bush Administration launched a new security economy, driven by the notion of an endless war against an undefined evil.
Blackwater Banned

Jeremy Scahill : Iraq War

Nation correspondent Jeremy Scahill explains in this September 17 CNN interview the impact of the Iraqi government's decision to ban Blackwater USA from operating in the country, following an incident in which its operatives were implicated in the killings of eight Iraqis.
Jena: Take Your Nooses Down

Music

A schoolyard fight in Jena, Louisiana, fueled by hateful symbols of the Jim Crow era, prompted John Mellencamp to write this song. Watch the video.
Christian Parenti: Congo Diary

Christian Parenti & Laura Hanna : Environment

The Nation's international correspondent journeys deep into the heart of the Congo Basin woodlands to see how a massive logging boom is decimating the world's second-largest tropical forest.
Calling Blackwater to Account

Jeremy Scahill : Iraq War

Susan Burke of the Center for Constitutional Rights and Nation correspondent Jeremy Scahill explain details of a lawsuit against Blackwater USA filed in connection with a Baghdad shooting. Video courtesy of Democracy Now.
Baghdad on the Bayou

Jeremy Scahill : Blackwater

On the Oct. 19 edition of Bill Moyers' Journal The Nation 's Jeremy Scahill tells of how Blackwater USA President Erik Prince sent armed guards to New Orleans to provide security to affluent neighborhoods in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Sudan's 'Lost Boys' Return Home

Jen Marlowe : Sudan

Three young men who fled the fighting in South Sudan return home to reunite with loved ones.
Alaska Warms to The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel : Iraq War

In this cut from Blue Man/Red State, a documentary on Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, Juneau peace activists give Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel a warm welcome and a helping hand.
VideoNation: The Cost of War

Katrina vanden Heuvel : War & Peace

Democratic candidates need to make the war as a campaign issue, and hammer away at the staggering economic and human, costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Stop the Subprime Tsunami

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson : U.S. Economy

Predatory lending is the biggest economic crisis since 1929, especially for the black and brown people caught in its grip.
It's Our Web

VideoNation : Internet & New Media

Stop corporate robots from taking over the Web. Freespeech.org explains how relentless marketing and data-mining puts your privacy in peril.
Campaign in the City: LA Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa

VideoNation & MayorTV : US Politics & Government

"The federal government talks a good game about homeland security. And yet cities, like Los Angeles, are constantly struggling to get the resources we need to provide that security."
Campaign in the City: Mayors on the Issues

VideoNation & MayorTV : US Politics & Government

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in the fourth in a series of conversations on the issues at stake for America's cities in Campaign 08.
Campaign in the City: Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson

VideoNation & MayorTV : US Politics & Government

"Republicans and Democrats alike, among mayors in this country, have been very, very upset and concerned about the disregard for cities by this administration."
Campaign in the City: Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown

VideoNation & MayorTV : US Politics & Government

"While presidential candidates are raising substantial amounts of money in cities, they are spending it in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina ... It disproportionately puts the focus on [rural] areas of the country where the majority of our citizenry do not live."
Campaign in the City: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak

VideoNation : US Politics & Government

"I hope when the presidential candidates talk about cities, they stop thinking about us as basketcases, and think instead of the potential of cities to turn this country around."
Campaign in the City: Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper

VideoNation : US Politics & Government

"The Rocky mountains are a place where people come together and put aside partisan issues to solve problems. Being able to talk about those pragmatic solutions is going to be of great benefit to the entire country."
Campaign in the City: Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin

VideoNation : US Politics & Government

"Water is my top 10 priorities. Or top 20"
Campaign in the City: Miami Mayor Manny Diaz

VideoNation : US Politics & Government

"The media and pollsters don't focus on urban issues. They focus on the war, abortion, gay rights -- things that, quite frankly, for those of us in the trenches, are not exactly the hot button issues."
Campaign in the City: Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon

VideoNation & MayorTV : US Politics & Government

"I want to see one of the candidates come up with a comprehensive plan to eliminate the tide of drugs coming into our country. I mean, we have wars here in our city."
Campaign in the City: Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy

VideoNation : US Politics & Government

"Our cities across this country are proud. They have a great history. But like a boxer, they've taken one knee, and they have to bring themselves back."
Campaign in the City: Boston Mayor Tom Menino

VideoNation : US Politics & Government

"Because Washington has no urban agenda, the cities in this country are doing poorly. Unemployment is up. Faith in the economy has gone down. Crime has gone up."

2006

Something to Believe In

Sam Graham-Felsen

What does it take to motivate young people to meaningful political action? This VideoNation report looks at how three protests drew three very different constituencies.
When Soldiers Shoot a War

Kevin McCarthy

The War Tapes, a documentary shot by US soldiers and sanctioned by the military, may turn out to be the most powerful statement against the war to date.
Lieutenant Watada's War Against the War

Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith : US Military

In a remarkable, media-savvy protest, First Lieut. Ehren Watada has refused orders to go to Iraq, claiming the war and the occupation violate the Constitution, international law and Army regulations.
The New American Cold War

Stephen F. Cohen : Russia

The cold war never really ended: Russia's continuing instability and weapons of mass destruction, combined with Washington's triumphalist foreign policies and US/NATO military buildup, are creating an even more dangerous situation.
Israel's Dangerous War in Lebanon

Countries

Eric Alterman appears on Larry King Live August 1, 2006 to explain why US Jews should oppose Israel's war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Puerto Rico, On Drugs

Alberto Morales : Film

Ricardo Mendez Matta and Poli Marichal answer questions about their new film, Ladrones y Mentirosos (Thieves and Liars), which takes a hard look at the price Puerto Ricans are paying for the drug trade.
A Just Response

Katrina vanden Heuvel : US Wars & Military Action

The most effective response to terrorism involves nonmilitary actions in cooperation with the global community and within a framework of domestic and international law.
The Culture of Leaks

David Corn : US Intelligence/Covert Ops

The political culture of Washington is fueled by gossip, intrigue and leaks. It was a combination that turned toxic in the Valerie Plame Affair.
Too Late for Empire

Jonathan Schell : US Politics & Government

Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn that power in the nuclear, postimperial age is diplomatic, not military.
Taliban Rising

Christian Parenti

If the corruption of Karzai's government is Afghanistan's new cancer, then the Taliban are increasingly seen as chemotherapy: an unpleasant but necessary remedy.
What Election?

Sam Graham-Felsen & Ari Berman

Young people voted in larger numbers in the midterm election than they have in 20 years, but most remain disengaged. Sam Graham-Felsen and Ari Berman talk to the no-shows.
The 'Burbs Go Blue

Sam Graham-Felsen & Ari Berman
Battleground Cinema

Joseph Huff-Hannon : Film

Video activists and independent filmmakers are on the ground in war zones from Iraq to Lebanon and Gaza, using documentaries as instruments of peacemaking.
Chávez's Citizen Diplomacy

Liza Featherstone : Venezuela

Venezuela's controversial program to provide heating oil to impoverished American communities exposes the inability of the richest nation on earth to meet the needs of its poor.