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."

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.