Chris Hedges: The Absurdity of American Empire Chris Hedges: The Absurdity of American Empire
What happens when you force communities, families and entire ecosystems to kneel before the dictates of the marketplace?
Sep 13, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
What We Can’t Talk About When We Talk About Elections What We Can’t Talk About When We Talk About Elections
This is the most polarized presidential choice since 1980. Yet issues fundamental to the nation’s future have been excluded from the debate.
Sep 12, 2012 / The Editors
Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash Paul Ryan Quietly Requested Obamacare Cash
In a letter to the Obama administration obtained by the The Nation, Ryan asked that a clinic in his district receive a grant made possible by the Affordable Care Act.
Sep 12, 2012 / Lee Fang
Noted Noted
Ryan Devereaux on a SEAL’s bin Laden book, Ari Melber on Obama and Twitter, Michael Youhana on Marines in Guatemala, Dave Zirin on the NFL and LGBT rights
Sep 12, 2012 / Various Contributors
The C-Word The C-Word
But does his DNC speech signal that Obama will now champion the climate fight? Or was he just telling the Democratic base what they wanted to hear?
Sep 12, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard
New York’s Fractivists Keep the Heat on Cuomo New York’s Fractivists Keep the Heat on Cuomo
As the Democratic governor considers whether to allow the controversial gas drilling practice, anti-fracking forces vow to stop it—even if they have to go to jail to do so.
Sep 12, 2012 / Nicholas Kusnetz
The Generalist: On Charles de Gaulle The Generalist: On Charles de Gaulle
How Charles de Gaulle’s story became a collective fairy tale that the French have agreed to believe in.
Sep 12, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Meaney
A Form of Order: On Paul Taylor A Form of Order: On Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor Dance Company has sustained a signature style, and without having left modern dance behind.
Sep 12, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Marina Harss
The Plague Years The Plague Years
David France’s How to Survive a Plague, Heidi Ewing and Rache Grady’s Detropia, Nicholas Jarecki’s Arbitrage.
Sep 12, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Convention Bounce Convention Bounce
From Charlotte, Obama had hoped for a bounce. It came in a way unforeseen: When William J. Clinton had spoken his piece, He’d furnished a strong trampoline.
Sep 12, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin