Journalism in 10: Nick Penniman on the Future of Media
VideoNation :Nick Penniman, executive director of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund talks about the impending chaotic media landscape.
VideoNation :Nick Penniman, executive director of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund talks about the impending chaotic media landscape.
VideoNation :The Nation's John Nichols offers his view on where the media is heading, and how the changes in journalism will impact political reporting
VideoNation :One year after young voters and organizers helped propel President Obama to victory, are "Obama's youth" still active?

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."
It's not the fact that she's pretty or that she shoots things, says Stewart--"that's actually my favorite part."
Fox News apologizes for accidentally drawing even more attention to The Nation's book criticizing Sarah Palin.
The Nation's John Nichols discuss the correlation between the low unemployment numbers and our foreign policy.
Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel weighs in on Sarah Palin's book tour and our magazine's book countering it.
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.
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.
The Nation's Jeremy Scahill appears on MSNBC to discuss his colleague Aram Roston's new investigation into how the US funds the Taliban.
VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism
Nick Penniman, executive director of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund talks about the impending chaotic media landscape.
Brave New Films founder Robert Greenwald praises Aram Roston's shocking new Nation piece on how the 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.
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.
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.
The Rachel Maddow Show : Blackwater
The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the revelation that Blackwater bribed local Iraqis following the Nisour Square massacre.
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.
Glenn Beck, Karl Rove and the rest of the Fox News crew declare the Obama presidency over after just ten months in office.
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on Morning Joe to weigh in on the House's Saturday evening healthcare vote.
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 Stweart says there's a war going on in America, and the stakes are nothing less than Glenn Beck's internal organs.
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.
GRIT TV : Activism & Organizing
Nation contributor Elizabeth Mendez Berry discusses how the Obama administration has tried to harness its grassroots efforts post-election.
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.
VideoNation : Activism & Organizing
One year after young voters and organizers helped propel President Obama to victory, are "Obama's youth" still active?
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Rachel Maddow Show : Sports
The Nation's sports editor Dave Zirin argues that corporate naming rights on college campuses are a bad idea.
The Nation's John Nichols talks to Hardball's Chris Matthews about President Obama's decision to marginalize Fox News.
Sen. Harry Reid will introduce a healthcare reform bill including an "opt-out" public option--grounds for disappointment, says Ari Melber.
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
Entertainment Tonight : Conservatives & The American Right
Nation editors Betsy Reed and Richard Kim's Going Rouge is not out to confuse, but to inform.
GRIT TV : Cultural Criticism & Analysis
Nation contributor Barbara Ehrenreich presents Bright Sided, her new book about the negative aspect of positive thinking.
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.
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?
President Obama gets really tough with Senators McConnell, Baucus and Snowe in this Incredible Hulk-inspired sketch.
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 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?
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 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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald discuss the decline of establishment media and who's afraid of the independent press.
Stewart takes on the crazy conspiracy theories of the right, starting with the recent Fox News coverage of ACORN.
G-20 protesters and Pittsburgh locals take a stand against the summit and the corporate globalization they feel it supports.
The Rachel Maddow Show : Blackwater
Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill say that this witch-hunt against ACORN 'isn't really about upholding the law.'
The inevitable Glenn Beck impression makes its debut, complete with a trembling voice, blatant factual inaccuracies and Hitler salutes.
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.
The Daily Show : Conservatives & The American Right
Jon Stewart lampoons the far right-wing's obsession with pre-marital sex, homosexuality and pornography.
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.
On the eve of the G-20 summit, The Nation's Alexander Cockburn and others discuss the future of capitalism.
Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde and other popular entertainers speak out in defense of greedy health insurance execs backed by an ominous soundtrack.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Jeremy Scahill appears with the Hermanson family, whose son Adam was killed in Iraq while employed with Triple Canopy, the "new Blackwater."
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 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 invokes history and offers a robust vision of progressive governance (if not the public option) in his major address to Congress on healthcare.
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.
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.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, talks about Obama, healthcare reform and the coming anniversary of the economic collapse.
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, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, explains how the public healthcare option would work.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A segment on Anderson Cooper 360 investigates the white vigilante justice that tore through New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
In this moving April 2008 speech, Sen. Ted Kennedy explains why providing healthcare coverage for all Americans is the 'cause of his life.'
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.'
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.
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.
The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the latest devastating news about Blackwater: its involvement with the CIA's covert assassination program.
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.
The Nation's Jeremy Scahill talks about the possible involvement of the private contractor's owner Erik Prince in multiple murders.
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.
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 Nation's Ari Melber shares his insights from the Netroots Nation conference on the direction Internet-based organizing is taking.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Keith Olbermann takes on Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and other propagators of healthcare reform misinformation in this special comment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, joins a panel discussion on the media's coverage of healthcare and the Gates arrest.
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.
Nation contributor and Grit TV host Laura Flanders weighs in on how Republicans really have no plan other than opposing Obama's plans.
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?
The Nation's editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel clashes with Dan Abrams over the responsibilities of mainstream media.
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.
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.
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, accompanied by bongo drums, re-enacts portions of Sarah Palin's resignation speech in his own classic style.
The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, discusses the danger conservative Democrats pose to fixing our broken healthcare system.
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?
In her final speech as governor, Sarah Palin criticizes the media, denounces Hollywood and makes veiled Ashley Judd references.
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.
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.
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.
The SEIU's Stephen Lerner, Former BoA employee Chris Feener, and Max Fraad Wolff on the bank's unsavory practices.
A salute to the utter ridiculousness of GOP Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina.
A tribute to a top human rights activist murdered in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya.
The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.
VideoNation : Employment/Unemployment
The Nation's John Nichols looks at the political risks of joblessness, and discusses the need for a second stimulus.
Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell talks to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann about philandering politicians and why their private affairs matter to the public.
The Rachel Maddow Show : Supreme Court
Slate's Dahlia Lithwick examines how Republican rhetoric on race at Sotomayor's confirmation hearings may backfire.
Jon Stewart takes on the absurdity of Senate confirmation hearings by deflating the pomposity of senators from both parties.
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the need for information about the torture, warrantless wiretapping and secret programs of the Bush era.
Matt Taibb and others discuss Goldman Sachs's record profits and how backroom deals and taxpayer dollars were used to resuscitate the banking industry.
The Nation's Chris Hayes on Sarah Palin's wildly inaccurate recent op-ed in the Washington Post on cap-and-trade legislation.
Sen. Bernie Sanders says Congress should stop protecting the private healthcare industry and provide quality healthcare for all Americans.
A new documentary explores how alternative and sustainable energies can reduce our country's and the world's addictive dependence on fossil fuels.
American News Project : U.S. Economy
As details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out trillions during the financial crisis, Congress demands accountability.
As the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor kick off, The Nation interviews Slate's Dahlia Lithwick for a preview.
The Nation's John Nichols on how Sarah Palin's resignation will or won't affect her 2012 presidential prospects.
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.
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?
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.
NYU Russia studies professor Stephen Cohen explains how the US got involved in a new cold war with Russia.
The Rachel Maddow Show : Sarah Palin
The Nation's Chris Hayes reflects on Sarah Palin's premature departure from Alaska and Tea Party politics.
Nation contributing writer Bob Moser discusses the new 60-vote Democratic majority featuring Minnesota's finally seated Al Franken.
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.
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.
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'?
Stephen Cohen, a professor of Russian History at New York University weighs in on the future of US-Russian relations.
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.
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.
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.
Democracy Now : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
Nation contributor Lisa Duggan reflects on the state of the gay rights movement, forty years after Stonewall.
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.
South Carolina governor and 2012 GOP hopeful Mark Sanford admits to an extra-marital affair, but won't say if he'll resign.
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.
The Nation's Chris Hayes analyzes the Republican response to the popular protests in Iran.
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.'
Countdown : Racism & Discrimination
Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell reflects on Rush Limbaugh's sexist and racist smears on Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses the re-emergence of George W. Bush and his criticisms of President Obama.
VideoNation : Health Care Policy
The Nation's Chris Hayes and National Review's Reihan Salam to debate whether Americans have a 'right' to healthcare.
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.
The Nation's Ari Melber on how the media has fused real-time lifestyle coverage with the star power of a true celebrity politician.
GRIT TV : Racism & Discrimination
What role can the federal government play in diminishing hate crimes and attacks on immigrants?
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.
In this teaser for his upcoming new film, Michael Moore asks us to please help our fellow (corporate) Americans.
Ice Cream and puppies don't travel well to Iraq but Stephen Colbert does on his week-long USO broadcast.
Activist Deepak Bhargava discusses the Obama administration's 'stealthy' support for impoverished Americans.
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.
President Obama's driving an engine for healthcare reform--what can we do to insure the destination will guarantee quality healthcare for all?
Nation contributor Laura Flanders debates the merits of President Obama's speech directed at the Muslim world.
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.
VideoNation : Barack Obama Administration
The Nation's Ari Melber gives varying degrees of success to President Obama's claims of transparency.
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel weighs in on the danger Afghanistan poses to Obama's progressive agenda.
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 Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel debates Joe Scarborough on the tenets of conservatism and the legacy of Ronald Reagan.
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.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse, UAW veteran Al Benchich and others on the dismantling of GM.
Politicians and pundits cannot seem to look past Supreme Court Justice-nominee Sonia Sotomayor's Hispanic heritage.
Has Bill O'Reilly finally gone too far? MSNBC's Keith Olbermann links the murder of Dr. George Tiller to Fox News.
A look at the media's response to Dr. George Tiller's murder and what pro-choice organizations need to do moving forward.
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.
Media Matters for America : Supreme Court
Right wing commentators, with characteristic disregard for reason or reality, have already begun smearing Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
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.
Former military interrogator Matthew Alexander refutes Dick Cheney's claim that torture saved American lives.
Jon Stewart surveys the coverage and content of President Obama's and Dick Cheney's concurrent national security speeches.
VideoNation : Health Care Policy
Rep. Donna Edwards discusses the important role progressives should play in influencing the Obama presidency.
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on why the Obama administration needs to do more to create manufacturing jobs in the US.
American News Project : Republican Party
The GOP called a special session to debate a rebranding resolution... for the Democratic Party.
The Today Show : Republican Party
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel outlines the values Republicans should embrace to return from the wilderness.
The question of torture has been drowned out by the Washington media-driven drama of what Nancy Pelosi knew and when.
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 and Cliff Huxtable are both married to hot lawyers and have unrealistically cute daughters.
Namoi Klein and Avi Lewis talk about how direct action worker campaigns have fared here in the United States and around the world.
OntheEarthProduction : Environment
Bill McKibben, Noam Chomsky and Terry Tempest Williams discuss the urgent need reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million.
Dick Cheney gets a presidential reprimand for being on TV more than the ShamWow guy.
Jon Stewart points out the hypocrisy of withholding the torture photos and the firing openly gay Arabic translator Lt. Dan Choi.
As Afghan civilians die from US air strikes, Congress should rethink a bill that would be a blank check for expanding military operations.
Francoise Jacobson, Elly Spicer, Wendy Webb and Denise Doyle on the gender gap, women trade workers and the recession.
Jon Stewart launches a new segment chronicling the former vice president's seemingly endless rounds of talk show appearances
Charlie Rose : Disaster Capitalism
The Nation's Naomi Klein and William Greider discuss the long term implications of the financial crisis and economic bailout.
The Nation's John Nichols encourages Nancy Pelosi to call the bluff of her right wing critics by testifying under oath on torture.
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.
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.
The president and comedian Wanda Sykes laugh off some of the recent Republican attacks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner reveals the results of the banks' written exams. All nineteen banks passed...the pass/pass test
Countdown : Conservatives & The American Right
The Nation's Chris Hayes explores just how serious Republicans in the South are about secession.
The Nation's William Greider on the causes behind the economic crisis and the redeeming value in bank 'stress tests.'
American News Project : Afghanistan
George McGovern warns President Obama of the pitfalls of war and urges a focus on domestic policies.
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.'
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.
There's been plenty of coverage of the economic crisis over the last eight months. But are we missing the real story?
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.
Media Matters for America : Fox News Network
Fox News truncates or splices video to support its ideological slant regardless of context or speaker intent.
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.
Evangelicals serving in Afghanistan add spreading Christianity to list of duties in defiance of US military law.
A panel of Nation writers, members of Congress and community activists give their best and worst moments of Obama's first 100 days.
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.
The Nation's Chris Hayes points out the absurdity of the double-sided GOP response to the release of Bush-era torture memos.
Every year, The Nation cruise brings together supporters of the magazine with its writers, contributors and heros.
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.
The Nation's editor and publisher discusses the successes and blemishes on Obama's record over the course of his first 100 days.
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explores the similarities between the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan in the last of a three-part debate.
In response to GOP Senator Orrin Hatch's attempt to cash in on his trademark vocal style, Colbert belts out some patriotic tunes.
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.
Alicia Silverstone, Lance Bass and several other stars join forces to spoof the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage ad.
Jon Stewart surveys the misdirected outrage Obama's release of the Bush administration's torture memos has provoked on the right.
British correspondent John Oliver attends a tax day protest to see what has the colonists' knickers in a twist.
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explains the trap of military escalation in Afghanistan in the first of a three-part debate.
American News Project : U.S. Economy
A close-up snapshot of the 'toxic assets' on the balance sheet of bailout-recipient Flagstar Bank Corp.
The (totally straight) Colbert Coalition has formed to oppose same-sex marriage--and make a commercial about it.
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.
Journalists, academics and an Afghani presidential candidate the costs of the US involvement in the war and rebuilding in Afghanistan.
Jon Stewart draws the distinction between sponsoring and covering the tax day tea parties for Fox News, since they can't do it themselves.
President Obama has done a fabulous job fulfilling his campaign promise to get his daughters a dog.
The Nation's Eyal Press and others on the fate of nonprofits in a world of falling profits.
Media Matters for America : Media Analysis
Glenn Beck's symptoms range from conservative paranoia to bad acting.
Afghan Star is both the name of the popular American Idol-type Afghani television show and an award-winning film about its embattled contestants.
MSNBC : George W. Bush Administration
The Nation's Ari Melber discusses former Bush aides' ongoing campaign to 'keep all of us distracted.'
The Nation's Richard Kim joins several other journalists in a discussion of the politics of gender, sexual identity and power
The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Rush Limbaugh's clash with an angry caller, who's a Republican veteran.
An overly gregarious Joe Biden assures President Obama that he held the fort down during his overseas trip.
According to Jon Stewart, the worshiper-in-chief can't seem to decide what faith he's going to adhere to.
American News Project : Business
The United States Congress and Senate pass strong consumer protections against credit card companies--for now.
The Rachel Maddow Show : Republican Party
Maddow and Ana Marie Cox marvel at conservatives' lack of self-awareness or acquaintance with an urban dictionary.
OntheEarthProduction : Health Care Policy
Noam Chomsky explains the lag between public will to de-privatize healthcare and political plans to implement a new system.
Jon Stewart wonders what upside down world sees a defense spending increase as a deep cut.
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.
Jon Stewart reviews the commentary of the right wingnuts who are speaking 'crazy to power' and explains the difference between tyranny and losing.
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?
Labor activist and Nation contributor Bill Fletcher, Jr. reclaims socialism and presses for a politicized grassroots movement to pressure economic changes.
In five easy steps, The Daily Show's resident problem-solver John Hodgman lays out a plan to save American carmakers.
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.
The Rachel Maddow Show : Republican Party
The Nation's DC editor Christopher Hayes discusses the Republican's reckless abuse of the Senate confirmation process.
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.
Nation contributor Barbara Ehrenreich discusses the changing definition of socialism and its new relevance to the current economic meltdown.
American classic BarcaLounger gets some bad news as Obama expands his tough love from Detroit to other industries.
The cable news coverage of Michele Obama's casual interaction with Queen Elizabeth understated the danger posed by Britain's dreaded monarch.
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
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.
Dean Baker, Ann Lee and Greg Denier on the G-20 Summit, the labor movement, and the possibility of a new economic order.
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'.
When Detroit gives the American public lemons we give them billions of dollars.
Jim Hightower debates John McCain (sort of) over the unasked questions with regards to Afghanistan.
Robert Johnson, former Chief Economist of the Senate Banking Committee, on why the Obama economic recovery plan is misguided.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Talking Points Memo : Congress
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has an uncanny ability to provoke befuddlement in the faces of her adversaries.
Media Matters for America : Media Analysis
The workings of a build-up to a fake-scandal over President Obama's laughter on 60 Minutes.
American News Project : Political Analysis
The populist fires are burning. But what's next? Bob Borosage thinks progressives should push Obama farther left.
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.
Media Matters for America : Media Analysis
Communist McCarthyism!? The right-wing makes less sense than usual with its Obama insults.
In light of an ambush by Bill O'Reilly producers, progressive blogger Amanda Terkel responded in an incredible manner--with reason.
GRIT TV : Barack Obama Administration
According to Chris Hedges, if Obama continues to listen to Geithner, Summers et al.--his presidency may be doomed.
MSNBC : Barack Obama Administration
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and New York Times columnist Thomas Freidman talk about how to fix the economy.
GRIT TV : Journalists & Journalism
The Nation's John Nichols and other established journalists discuss the future of publishing and print journalism.
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.
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.
A variety of Afghanis, journalists and academics discuss the links between war-torn Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Nation's Eric Alterman discusses the challenges of countering the influence of conservative Israeli politics.
In spite of his absence, the RNC chairman still manages to hold his own against MC Stephen Colbert.
Indiepix Films : Migration & Immigration
A new film explores one of the most controversial aspects of American immigration policy: family detention.
The Iraq war wasn't one of the US media's finer moments. But six years on, have they improved?
Everyone is outraged at the AIG bonuses, Jon Stewart points out these days that's worth about as much as the company's stock.
Chris Kromm, Gene Carroll and others discuss what is driving the real fear of the Employee Free Choice Act.
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.
Three experts discuss the racial and historical dimensions of the income gap in the United States.
If President Obama truly aims to curb the violence in Afghanistan he will have to come up with more than a troop escalation plan.
Has the threat of terrorism been exploited to crack down on civil liberties? And do anti-terror laws make us safe?
Stephen Colbert offers to lead an angry mob to recover the taxpayer-funded AIG bonuses.
Jon Stewart finally confronts Jim Cramer face-to-face. The results are fascinating to watch.
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.
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.
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.
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?
GRIT TV : Racism & Discrimination
Can we transform the economy without addressing racial disparities in the United States?
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.
Staceyann Chin, Linda Martin Alcoff and Jennifer Baumgardner discuss the politics of feminism today.
Ba 'Rock' Obama (played by Dwayne Johnson) regulates out-of-line Senate Republicans in this sketch out of Rahm Emanuel's daydream
Steele, with some electroshock guidance from Limbaugh, gives an interview on the GOP's new strategy.
Jon Stewart surveys the crackpot coverage of President Obama's record-breaking budget.
Nation columnist Patricia Williams discusses the symbolism of Obama's election as captured by The Nation's historic cover.
Countdown : George W. Bush Administration
The Nation's DC editor Christopher Hayes on Karl Rove's impending Congressional hearing.
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.
The Daily Show : Media Analysis
Here's an embarrassing 'greatest misses' collection of CNBC's pre-financial meltdown coverage.
Brave New Films : Housing & Homelessness
Industry insiders reveal how predatory lending made it more profitable to run a mortgage shop than to sell drugs.
Bill Moyers Journal : U.S. Economy
The celebrated economist discusses his fears and cautious hopes for the future of the international banking system.
A year from now, will America have affordable healthcare? Monica Sanchez, Adam Thompson, and Dr. Walter Tsou on Obama's healthcare reform plan.
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.
The Nation's Chris Hayes deconstructs why Republicans like Rush Limbaugh are rooting for President Obama to fail.
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.
Nation columnnist JoAnn Wypijewski discusses the troubling conviction of Priest Paul Shanley, which has been appealed to the Massachusetts Supreme Court.
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.
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel debates the GOP guru.
A variety of Afghanis, journalists and academics weigh in on President Obama's decision to increase the troop deployment in the embattled country.
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).
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.
Three journalists on the front lines talk about combat reporting in Iraq and Lebanon. What's the real story?
Jon Stewart pokes fun at President Obama's laundry list of lofty goals and wonders, 'is he some kind of a wizard?'
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.
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.
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?
Stewart ridicules Republicans like Louisiana's Bobby Jindal for their overstated opposition to the stimulus package.
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.
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.
Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff discusses the effect of the protests against a controversial New York Post cartoon on Rupert Murdoch's empire.
The Mayor of Lansing, MI, Virg Bernero, defends the besieged working class and confronts Fox News on their hypocrisy over bailouts.
In this parody of the Oscar-nominated film The Wrestler, Uncle Sam is portrayed as a washed up fighter seeking redemption.
Is the media out of touch? We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly--and The Nation's Leslie Savan on the Oscars.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Venezuela's Hugo Chávez is willing to engage in direct talks with President Obama. How will this effect US policy in the region?
The Republicans on Capitol Hill celebrate their 'victory' in the stimulus fight and plot their next scheme: taking down the Obama girls.
Keith Olbermann explores how Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and other right wingers managed to spread outright lies about the stimulus.
A panel discussion for student journalists focused on what new challenges and opportunities Barack Obama's election present to journalists
The Nation's film critic Stuart Klawans weighs in on two of the most acclaimed foreign films of 2008.
Is the watered-down stimulus bill a signal of a more ambitious agenda for Obama or a harbinger of reduced expectations?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Nation's Chris Hayes explains how Republican opposition to Obama's stimulus is really the result of their own inability to govern.
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 Real News Network : Barack Obama
Navasky elaborates on his theory that President Obama might just be a "liberal in centrist clothing."
Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig play Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, while making the point that the Democrats are the ones in charge.
American News Project : Economics
Since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the Federal Reserve's balance sheet has expanded by $1.2 trillion with little oversight.
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.
Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman defends Obama's stimulus package and paints Republicans as obstructionists.
Keith Olbermann offers a thorough point-by-point rebuke of Cheney's recent terrorist fear-mongering.
The Obama administration must rethink its Afghanistan policy before committing more troops and money to the area.
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.
Nation editor Chris Hayes examines the record of Obama's CFTC pick Gary Gensler and the rest of the president's economic team.
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, David Enders and Bassam Haddad discuss the recent elections in Iraq and the withdrawal of American troops.
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.
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.
The Daily Show : Republican Party
Jon Stewart points out the Obama bandwagon effect in the Republican election of Michael Steele as GOP Chairman.
Economists Dean Baker and Teresa Ghilarducci, the New York Times's Louis Uchitelle and others discuss the economic recovery plan.
What separates Bernie Madoff from the titans of Wall Street? For one thing, he doesn't have the backing of Uncle Sam.
Obama urges Americans to remember the good times because the economic outlook gives little cause for hope.
The Nation's Chris Hayes explains why bipartisan overtures from Democrats failed to win GOP support for Obama's stimulus bill.
Architect Teddy Cruz investigates a new kind of urban ecology in Tijuana, where creative dwellings for the poor are being developed.
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel presses for a complete re-thinking of the economic system based on sustainable industry and high wages.
Robert Pollin and Liza Featherstone explore the potential of a green economy and the importance of achieving it the right way.
Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus plan could either restart the economy, or buy every American a beautiful silk dress.
We may have a new government in Washington, but the press corps hasn't changed. Are the media asking the right questions?
If Israel in Gaza and the United States, through its use of torture in Iraq, have committed war crimes, what can be done?
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.
Oil prices have come down steadily but the global food crisis continues to worsen. What's driving the crisis at home and abroad?
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?
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.
Nation contributor A.C. Thompson discusses vigilante violence in New Orleans in the days after the Hurricane Katrina.
Brett Story : Housing & Homelessness
Patrick Markee and Lizzie Ratner report from a New York intake clinic for homeless families in the Bronx.
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.
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.
Two historians discuss the similarities and differences between the two senators cum presidents from Illinois.
Jon Stewart observes that after eight long years good entertainers will perform for the president again.
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 says his farewells and, as per usual, makes no apologies for his tenure in office.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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's campaign formed the basis for a new political coalition that helped elect Barack Obama America's first black president.
Sarah Palin seems determined to make sure the party tradition of providing comedy fodder doesn't leave office with Bush.
The Nation's Washington editor Chris Hayes points out the missing pieces in Dick Cheney's defense of torture at Guantánamo Bay.
Jon Stewart does a hilarious job of comparing Obama and Bush's very different styles of conducting press conferences.
Throughout George W. Bush's presidency we laughed at Will Ferrell's impersonations to keep from crying.
Countdown : Human Rights & Civil Liberties
The American public overwhelmingly supports an investigation into terror tactics. So why is Obama hesitating?
Recently impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's predicament and hair and lampooned to hilarious effect.
Countdown : Barack Obama Administration
The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Obama's controversial choice of Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General.
American News Project : U.S. Economy
How did so many financial institutions crumble with so little warning? How tax havens helped enable the mess.
The Daily Show : Media Analysis
Maddow talks about her experiences interviewing Barack Obama and debating Pat Buchanan. Stewart admits he's a fan.
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.
Author and Nation senior editor Richard Lingeman unveils his new book--a virtual one-stop shop for liberals across America.
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.
The Nation's Dave Zirin revisits the highlights of 2008 and sheds light on the late season meltdown of the New York Jets.
The economic meltdown, the presidential candidates, Eliot Spitzer and much more get parodied to the tune of a popular children's rhyme.
Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008
Here are five nominees for the most revolting, dishonest and remarkably sleazy campaign ads of the year.
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?
The president-elect's seemingly unflappable temperament gets spoofed by SNL's Fred Armisen.
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.
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.
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.
Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.
The Rachel Maddow Show : Guantanamo Bay
Glenn Greenwald discusses the implications of lame duck Bush actions on Barack Obama's plan to close Gitmo.
Astra Taylor : Public Figures & Intellectuals
Cornel West and Peter Singer explain the great importance of an "examined life" at this particular historic moment.
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.
The Weekend Update anchors mock Blagojevich's refusal to resign, the stupidity of being caught on tape breaking the law and his hair.
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.
The Daily Show : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
Jon Stewart challenges Republican Mike Huckabee over the hypocrisy and dishonesty of his anti-marriage equality positions.
Military officials who have prosecuted and defended detainees explain why we cannot continue to deny Gitmo prisoners the rights they deserve.
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.
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.
Five Blackwater security guards are charged for their role in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre in Baghdad, Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill weighs in.
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."
Saturday Night Live : Hillary Clinton
Amy Poehler's version of Clinton muses, "Would you rather fix the economy or travel the globe? Point Hillary!"
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.
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.
Countdown : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
Newt Gingrich's sister speaks out about her brother's homophobia and the backlash to Prop 8 in California.
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.
Celebrated actor, director and environmentalist Robert Redford criticizes recent Bush efforts to open up protected wilderness for drilling.
President-elect Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, has a message for you: Be afraid, be very afraid.
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's candidacy was the only thing that gave their lives any meaning, now they wander aimlessly, unsure of what to do with themselves.
Brett Story & VideoNation : Energy
Now that they've shown their power at the polls, young voters are channeling their energy into a green economy.
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.
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 Nation's Chris Hayes suggests that Congress might be too generous lately, by granting Joe Lieberman his beloved Homeland Security chairmanship.
Talking Points Memo : Ted Kennedy
Sen. Ted Kennedy triumphantly returns to the Senate and plans to make healthcare reform a top priority.
President-elect Obama speaks with 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft about the need to restore America's moral standing in the world.
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.
Rachel Maddow explains why it would be a terrible idea to let Lieberman remain Chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs committees.
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.
Brett Story & VideoNation : Iraq War
A look at the brutal suppression of antiwar Iraq veterans highlights their continued struggle for justice.
The Nation's Dave Zirin joins Rachel Maddow to discuss potential abuses when government agencies are given carte blanche.
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.
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on the first 100 days of Obama's presidency and the future of US-Russia relations.
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.
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.
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.
Campaign for America's Future : U.S. Economy
As we move forward, perhaps the best lessons come from yesterday.
The Nobel Prize-winning economist recommends what course of action President Obama should take to rescue the middle class.
Stephen Colbert teases his new, popular MSNBC competition, 'How many Peabodys do you have?'
Obama's 86-year old grandmother and other members of her community dance and cheer, 'We're going to the White House.'
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.
Colbert laments that many 'hard-working scaremongers' may lose their job now that Obama has won the presidency.
Brett Story & VideoNation : Presidential Election 2008
A look inside The Nation's election night party and a glimpse at Obama victory celebrations in Brooklyn.
YouTube : Presidential Election 2008
Barack Obama delivers his victory speech after being elected the forty-fourth president of the United States.
Now that the election is over and Barack Obama has been elected, what will we have to make fun of?
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.
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.
Rachel Maddow thinks that astronomically long waiting lines at voting sites are another form of Jim Crow era voter suppression.
What if Keith Olbermann delivered a scathing special comment in defense of his fluffy white cat?
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.
Tina Fey pokes fun at Sarah Palin's post-election ambitions, while McCain himself shows he still has a sense of humor.
Barack Obama tells Rachel Maddow why he hasn't attacked the Republican party more and how he intends to govern a working majority.
This video gives voice to the thousands of people who make up a grass roots movement to create green jobs in the US.
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.
The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008
Barack Obama dismisses accusations from the right and shares his optimism for November 4 with Jon Stewart.
What if John McCain's negative ads were remade by David Lynch, M Night Shyamalan and Juno director Jason Reitman?
Palin is accusing Obama of advocating socialism even though she supports collective wealth sharing in her home state of Alaska.
The candidates' mistakes are called gaffes, bloopers, or as they're known on the street--'Pullin' a Biden.'
This is a cautionary tale about what happens when politicians fail to vet their running mates.
What if Barack Obama and friends decided to play it safe with his prime-time special by putting on a 70s-style variety show?
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.
Nation columnist Naomi Klein speaks at a Nation/Brecht Forum event about the financial crisis.
President Bush compliments Sarah Palin's 'folksiness' and implores voters to picture his face whenever they think of John 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.
What if iconic Hollywood directors John Woo, Kevin Smith and Wes Anderson took a crack at creating a John McCain attack ad?
Chris Matthews confronts McCain spokeswoman Nancy Pfotenhauer about Sarah Palin's stubborn insistence that the VP is in 'charge of the Senate.'
After three months of campaigning, Sarah Palin still seems to have no clue what a vice president's duties actually are.
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.
Jon Stewart rips Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign's suggestion that only certain parts of the country are 'pro-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.
Amy Poehler brings the house down with a Sarah Palin-inspired hip hop ode to Alaska and the McCain campaign.
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.
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.
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.
Keith Olbermann lauds Late Night host David Letterman for challenging McCain on his attack ads in a way that only he can.
McCain celebrates his 'best friend in the whole world', Joe the Plumber, who has a 'magical plunger' that will fix all our economic problems.
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.
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.
In preparation for his last debate with Obama, McCain should take a few pages from the Batman villain's playbook.
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.
Countdown : Presidential Election 2008
Keith Olbermann shows his anger and frustration with McCain campaign's mudslinging, hypocrisy and bigotry.
The Nation's Ari Melber discusses the growing sentiment amongst conservatives that McCain's campaign has grown far too negative.
Instead of discussing the real issues, McCain and Palin have turned to stoking the prejudices of their supporters
Comedian David Alan Grier implores White America to get over its irrational fear of voting for a Black man.
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.
Many memorable moments from Obama and McCain's second debate get lampooned.
Countdown : Presidential Election 2008
The feisty comedian tells Keith Olbermann why young Jewish voters should convince their grandparents to back Obama in Florida.
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.
During their second presidential debate, McCain and Obama show the stark difference between them on the issue of healthcare.
Keith Olbermann takes Sarah Palin to task for her baseless and insidious attacks on Barack Obama's character and patriotism.
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.'
In an uproarious recreation of the 2008 VP showdown, Fey introduces a flute for the 'talent portion of the debate.'
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.
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!
Throughout the debate, Sarah Palin continuously referred to John McCain (and herself) as a maverick. But Joe Biden effectively destroyed that notion.
YouTube : Racism & Discrimination
Secretary Treasurer of the AFL-CIO: 'All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.'
The Simpsons character encounters a corrupted electronic voting machine: 'This doesn't happen in America! Maybe in Ohio, but not in America!'
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
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.
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!
Chris Matthews on McCain: 'He called charge, and the Republican retreated. That's what happened here.'
VideoNation & Laura Hanna : U.S. Economy
A look at the passionate protests on Wall Street in opposition to the $700 billion bailout proposal.
Saturday Night Live : Sarah Palin
Fey impersonates Palin in a hilarious sketch parodying the Republican's disastrous interview with Katie Couric.
"There's a reason why the McCain campaign keeps Sarah Palin away from the press..."
Huffington Post : Presidential Election 2008
And furthermore, did John McCain say "horses--t" on live TV in response to Obama's criticism?
Jon Stewart says John McCain is the only man who can impulsively overreact to something ten days old.
While the financial crisis is nothing to joke about, the Joker from The Dark Knight couldn't be any worse than George W. Bush
Keith Olbermann discusses a recently unearthed video of Sarah Palin being blessed by a Kenyan witch hunter.
Palin gets stumped when Katie Couric asks for a single example of how McCain has fought to reform financial oversight.
Parodying McCain's campaign "suspension," Colbert briefly brings his show to a halt until the financial crisis is averted.
The Late Night Show host asks, 'What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president?'
Puppet lobbyists, banned books and the Bridge to Nowhere Play Set sold separately.
CNN's Campbell Brown slams the McCain campaign for barring their own VP pick from speaking with reporters, a move Brown calls unequivocally 'sexist'.
Huffington Post : Presidential Election 2008
John McCain may have recently discovered his inner populist, but he has been pushing for deregulation all year.
Confused? Forgetting what you stand for? Sleeping on the job? You need the Age Card.
Jon Stewart mocks Sean Hannity's suggestion that we should all just shut up about the economy while he gushes over Sarah Palin.
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'
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.
Progressive Accountability : Ethical Economics
The current banking crisis and McCain's political history should be creating a serious case of déjà vu.
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.
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.
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.
MSNBC : Presidential Election 2008
Maher says, 'If you describe [Palin] accurately, there's no way you can do that and not sound condescending.'
YouTube : Presidential Election 2008
The Bourne Ultimatum star calls the Palin pick 'a really bad Disney movie.'
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.
The Nation's Naomi Klein connects the dots between Wall Street's meltdown and the failed economic policies of the Bush Administration.
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.
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.
American News Project : Presidential Election 2008
It turns out Sarah Palin has something substantial to hide, especially from swing voters.
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.
Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008
Sarah Palin's record in Alaskan politics lays bare the myth of her maverick credentials.
MSNBC : Presidential Election 2008
Rachel Maddow offers a timely fact-check of the McCain campaign's recent spate of lies about Barack Obama.
The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008
Jon Stewart exposes the shameless GOP double-speak in the wake of the Palin selection
Max Blumenthal : Presidential Election 2008
A startling look at the GOP's reaction to the unwanted pregnancy of Sarah Palin's daughter.
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.
VideoNation & Brett Story : Convention 08
What issues must the Democrats champion in order to win in the general election in November?
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.
Missed some of the big speeches at the Democratic convention in Denver? Check out Obama's promise to America and more.
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.
John Stewart checks in with his crack team of reporters for the latest developments at the DNC.
VideoNation & Brett Story : Convention 08
The Nation's Publisher Emeritus reflects on every convention since 1956--and ahead to Obama's historic moment.
VideoNation & Brett Story : Convention 08
If Barack Obama is promishing change from the bottom up, then what's driving the protests in Denver?
The UpTake : Journalists & Journalism
Laura Flanders leads a panel discussion featuring Van Jones and David Barsamian on the subject of change.
The Nation's Ari Berman dissects the corporate influence-peddling at this year's Democratic convention.
Grit TV : Social & Economic Rights
Activist Judith Browne-Dianis explains why progressives should care about public housing.
The Nation's Ari Melber explains why the Democratic National Convention will be a game-changer.
Brave New Films : U.S. Economy
Exactly how many luxury homes do John and Cindy McCain own?
YouTube : Presidential Election 2008
The Nation's Ari Melber sheds light on the real contenders for Obama's Vice President.
McCain keeps trying to knock him down, but Obama is prepared to overcome with his good character and reach victory.
Brave New Films : Media Analysis
Here's how to keep FOX smears of Obama from spreading.
Wal-Mart is telling its employees to vote Republican. Isn't that illegal?
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?
President Bush blows and Bob Costas shines during a revealing interview at the Beijing Olympics.
Audrey Sprenger : Activism & Organizing
In advance of the Democratic convention, the people of Denver speak out on behalf of their city's public library.
YouTube : Presidential Election 2008
Barack Obama responds to McCain's energy policy smears in no uncertain terms.
Talking Points Memo : Presidential Election 2008
Here's a comprehensive condemnation of John McCain's fitness to lead in less than six minutes.
Big up yourselves! In this clip, Ali G keeps it real with John Naber, US Olympians President. Respect!
Brave New Films : Media Analysis
O'Reilly's bullying antics show he never learned the lessons the rest of us were taught in school.
The Daily Show : Foreign Affairs
Lewis Black holds an awards ceremony for some of the most evil dictatorships in the world.
Americans channeling their favorite superheroes and villains weigh in on who their political heroes will be in this year's election and why.
This animated video finally answers the question: 'How did oil get so expensive?'
The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008
John McCain receives a special award for an attack ad that reaches a new hypocritical low.
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.
It's official, straight from the mouth of Bush's former press secretary, Scott McClellan--FOX is Republican propaganda.
Unlike Bush, these guys are determined to play golf as often as possible to support our soldiers overseas.
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.
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.
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 debunks Bush's offshore drilling plan on Fox Business News' Happy Hour Program.
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.
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, the self-proclaimed 'illiterate,' computer non-user gets excited about a one-hour CD that guarantees it can teach him this 'complicated' technology.
Grit TV : Presidential Election 2008
Laura Flanders leads a panel discussion featuring Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker about the controversial Barack Obama cover.
Appearing on Good Morning America, John Edwards speaks out against false claims that Barack Obama has flip-flopped on Iraq.
Nation magazine contributor Kai Wright discusses his July 14 article about the mortgage crisis and its effect on the black middle class.
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.
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.
The Colbert Report : Arts, Culture, & Entertainment
Stephen Colbert suggests that playing McCain would be a bigger stretch for the Academy Award nominated movie star.
How can John McCain make himself more exciting to voters? He needs to team up with Madonna!
President Bush will seek to comfort victims of his presidency as they try to make sense of the destruction he has caused.
The Nation's Christopher Hayes discusses the Right's woeful misunderstanding of the country's gas prices crisis.
Richmond Mayor Douglas Wilder discusses the need to focus on rebuilding American cities from the inside out.
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.'
The Colbert Report : US Politics & Government
Progressive Congressman Robert Wexler discusses his new book and what liberalism means for America.
Flinch Studio Animation : John McCain
This Schoolhouse Rock-inspired cartoon portrays John McCain's "double-talk" express.
Legendary activist Tom Hayden talks with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine, about the state of the fourth branch of government.
Brave New Films : Democratic Party
After his repeated attacks at Democrats and support for Republicans it's time for Lieberman to switch sides already.
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...
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.
Comedian George Carlin is dead at 71. The Nation pays tribute to "America's most consistently savage social commentator."
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 News Chief Foreign Correspondent Lara Logan feels responsible for Americans not understanding what's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Daily Show : Presidential Election 2008
Stewart ridicules the mainstream media's latest foray into the politics of personal destruction.
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?
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.
Bonnie Raitt and Dolores Huerta talk about their passions, regrets, fears and most of all their dreams for future generations.
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?
The Glaser Progress Foundation : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
A tribute to a true progressive, tragically silenced forty years ago this week.
Comedian Lewis Black (The Daily Show) unleashes a rant against the greed of "Buyout Barons.
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.
Carl Pope and Van Jones discuss the issues and movements that have informed and inspired their lives and work.
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.
Move On.org : Presidential Election 2008
Think you can tell the difference between McCain and Bush? Take the Bush-McCain challenge!
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?
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.
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.
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.
Free Press : Media Analysis
Why is the media ignoring one of the biggest political scandals in recent memory?
Media Matters for America : Media Analysis
Why does the American public think John McCain is a maverick? Because the mainstream media told them so.
How did Hillary go from being simply hawkish on Iran to becoming completely hellbent on its destruction?
The Young Turks : US Wars & Military Action
Why isn't Phil Donahue back on television? Because he speaks the truth.
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 : 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kathryn Joyce & VideoNation : Feminism & Women
A look at a cynical Christian Conservative effort to export the U.S. culture wars.
Chris Hedges & VideoNation : Conservatives & The American Right
The so-called "new atheists" may be as extreme as Christian fundamentalists, if not more.
Brett Story & VideoNation : US Politics & Government
What issues matter to Ohio's blue-collar voters? JoAnn Wypijewski reports from the campaign trail.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
Take a sneak peek at the new documentary series from the Brave New Foundation and The Nation.
Jim Newberry, Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky says, "The presidential candidates absolutely must have an urban agenda."
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.
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.
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.
YouTube : Presidential Election 2008
Comedy team The Public Service Administration exposes the mainstream media's not-so-subtle man crush on John McCain.
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.
John Nichols : Democratic Party
In an interview with Senator Sherrod Brown, Nichols shows that the new Democrats are pursuing a new trade agenda.
It's time our leaders recognize Americans hold a set of values that contradict the conservative agenda that has dominated politics for a generation.
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Congress
It's time for Congress to stop talking and start moving on Iraq.
To rein in the President's efforts to provoke a confrontation with Iran, Congress can start by nullifying his authority to wage war.
Rory Kennedy's new documentary examines the plight of torture victims in Iraq and stirs political passions at home.
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.
Sam Graham-Felsen : Republican Party
College Republicans staged a tasteless game at NYU and hundreds of students showed up to oppose them.
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.
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.
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 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.
Mother's Day was originally conceived to recognize the power of women to be instruments of peace.
Jeremy Scahill : Journalists & Journalism
Testimony to Congress on the impact of private military contractors in Iraq.
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.
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.
Here's a way to consume less oil: Eat locally! Video artist Molly Schwartz traces how far food travels from field to fork.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 & 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.
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.
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.
Three young men who fled the fighting in South Sudan return home to reunite with loved ones.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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."
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."
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."
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."
VideoNation : US Politics & Government
"Water is my top 10 priorities. Or top 20"
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
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.
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 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.
Eric Alterman appears on Larry King Live August 1, 2006 to explain why US Jews should oppose Israel's war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Video activists and independent filmmakers are on the ground in war zones from Iraq to Lebanon and Gaza, using documentaries as instruments of peacemaking.
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.
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Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman
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An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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House Rebels Force Fed Audit, Real Economy Onto Agenda | Frank's Financial Services Committee becomes focal point for revolts by members who worry about powerful banks and unemployment.
John Nichols
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Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
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Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
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