I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama
I wanted a president who believed in the same issues that I did. Yet for many of us, what came after Obama’s campaign was a string of broken promises.
Dec 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation
Stephen Cohen: The American Press Is Wrong About Ukraine Stephen Cohen: The American Press Is Wrong About Ukraine
What's really going on in Kiev?
Dec 11, 2013 / Press Room
My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013 My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013
Last year it was Gabrielle Douglas. Who is The Nation magazine sports editor’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2013?
Dec 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin
The Danger in Ukraine The Danger in Ukraine
A blowup over the crisis in Kiev is the last thing that Obama needs.
Dec 11, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Cruel, Irresponsible and Dysfunctional Budget Deal A Cruel, Irresponsible and Dysfunctional Budget Deal
Budget negotiators are patting themselves on the back. But what they've agreed to is a lousy deal for jobless workers, federal employees, military personnel and the economy.
Dec 11, 2013 / John Nichols
In Honduras Election, the People’s Will Is Hushed but Not Silenced In Honduras Election, the People’s Will Is Hushed but Not Silenced
As Xiomara Castro contests her defeat, campesinos, students and the LIBRE faithful continue to organize.
Dec 10, 2013 / Dawn Paley
Vote on Afghanistan War Extension Won’t Be In Defense Bill Vote on Afghanistan War Extension Won’t Be In Defense Bill
Congress likely won’t consider a measure to hold a vote on extending the war--but the fight isn't over.
Dec 10, 2013 / George Zornick
Chicago’s ‘Smart Card’ Debacle and Privatisation Chicago’s ‘Smart Card’ Debacle and Privatisation
Chicago’s commitment of almost half a billion dollars to privatize its transit fare collections sweated greed from every pore—and it doesn’t even work.
Dec 10, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Nelson Mandela and His Cause Weren’t Always Revered in the US Nelson Mandela and His Cause Weren’t Always Revered in the US
Everyone’s lining up to pay tribute to Mandela; but in the Reagan era, many were close to the apartheid regime.
Dec 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fateful Decision for Germany’s Social Democrats Fateful Decision for Germany’s Social Democrats
Can they survive another grand coalition with Angela Merkel’s CDU—and is it too late to rejuvenate the party that once subordinated capitalism to the public good?
Dec 10, 2013 / Norman Birnbaum