Did Chris Christie Just Sabotage His Chances for 2016? Did Chris Christie Just Sabotage His Chances for 2016?
The Newark Star-Ledger says Christie’s attack on pensions is the final nail in his coffin. (We’ll see.)
May 22, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How Mexico’s New President Is Turning His Country Into a Servile US Client How Mexico’s New President Is Turning His Country Into a Servile US Client
Enrique Peña Nieto is using violence and repression to dismantle his country’s progressive legacy.
May 22, 2014 / John M. Ackerman
A De Facto Partition in Ukraine? A De Facto Partition in Ukraine?
Dr. Stephen Cohen joins The John Batchelor Show to discuss the upcoming presidential election in Ukraine.
May 22, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen
Eyeing the Left Coast: ‘The Nation’ on California, in 1922 and 2003 Eyeing the Left Coast: ‘The Nation’ on California, in 1922 and 2003
‘Wide and luminous’ or ‘grid-locked and addled on speed’?
May 22, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
Is Climate Change a Crime Against Humanity? Is Climate Change a Crime Against Humanity?
Think of climate change as a WMD on a particularly long fuse, already lit and there for any of us to see.
May 22, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
LIVE: How to Reclaim Our Democracy From the Corporations LIVE: How to Reclaim Our Democracy From the Corporations
Watch John Nichols at the Kansas City Library as he talks about his book Dollarocracy.
May 22, 2014 / John Nichols
LIVE: The New Populism Is Here, and It’s Ready to Change America LIVE: The New Populism Is Here, and It’s Ready to Change America
Tune in all day Thursday to watch Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Sherrod Brown and others at the New Populism Conference.
May 22, 2014 / The Nation
How Muslim Americans Combat Online Hate Speech How Muslim Americans Combat Online Hate Speech
A new report documents incidents of bigotry and suggests fighting bad speech with counter speech.
May 21, 2014 / Anna Lekas Miller
Beating Monsanto in the Food Fight: Oregon Counties Vote to Ban GMO Crops Beating Monsanto in the Food Fight: Oregon Counties Vote to Ban GMO Crops
Local votes with national implications see farmers and allies prove the power of local democracy.
May 21, 2014 / John Nichols
Why the Korean Ferry Disaster Is an American Issue Why the Korean Ferry Disaster Is an American Issue
It’s the product of both deregulatory neoliberal capitalism and Korea’s authoritarian past—a history in which the United States played no small part.
May 21, 2014 / Christine Hong and Foreign Policy In Focus