What made news in Washington and the world, from the pages of The Nation magazine and on TheNation.com.
In America’s first hard-times Super Bowl, superb athletes and a thrillingly played game rose to the challenge. Nation sports columnist Dave Zirin suggests maybe the country can, too. (Reuters Pictures)
Ethical questions lead Tom Daschle to withdraw from consideration as HHS Secretary: it’s a “teachable moment” for President Obama to ensure that his administration will bring real change to Washington, writes Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel. (Reuters Pictures)
Obama’s choice of Republican Senator Judd Gregg for Commerce Secretary (far right) is seen as smart strategy by some, but The Nation‘s Ari Berman calls it “bad politics and bad policy.” (AP Images)
With jobless claims surging to their highest levels in twenty-six years, columnist Nicholas von Hoffman and Nation readers vent their frustrations and offer ideas of what government can do to help here. (Reuters Pictures)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and secularist parties post significant gains in last week’s elections, signaling a tectonic shift. The Nation‘s Robert Dreyfuss analyzes the impact here. (AP Images)
Obama can ensure his recovery plan is untainted by corruption and waste by mandating controls that track where money flows. Greg LeRoy explains how in “The Power of Transparency.” (AP Images)
As Larry Summers takes a dominant role in crafting economic policy, it falls to Vice President Joe Biden to protect the interests of the middle class. The Nation‘s Christopher Hayes explores the battle behind the scenes here. (Reuters Pictures)
Paul Krugman’s warnings about the looming financial bust were largely ignored for the past twenty years. His new book, The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, is reviewed by Bernard Avishai here. (AP Images)
President Obama issues a cap on CEO compensation for corporations benefiting from taxpayer-funded bailouts. But The Nation‘s John Nichols argues that this is just the first step towards holding Wall Street accountable. (Reuters Pictures)
Protesters gather in cities around the globe–including these, outside Reykjavic’s Parliament House–as the impact of the monetary crisis takes hold. Naomi Klein analyzes the response to the downside of globalization in her most recent Nation column. (Reuters Pictures)
A US soldier wards off a photographer outside the German embassy in Kabul after an explosion. As the Obama administration contemplates a troop surge in Afghanistan, a Nation editorial warns against a military escalation. (Reuters Pictures)
A child plays amid a pile of belongings after her family is evicted from a house in Waco, Texas. The Nation‘s Chris Hayes writes that Republican opposition to the stimulus package ignores the impact that immediate relief would have on the lives of struggling Americans. (Reuters Pictures)
