A Presidential Candidate Willing to Get Arrested to Fight Foreclosure Abuse A Presidential Candidate Willing to Get Arrested to Fight Foreclosure Abuse
Green candidate Jill Stein is running a big-ideas, big-activism campaign in the best tradition of transformational third-party politics.
Aug 2, 2012 / John Nichols
Peter Kornbluh: How WikiLeaks Changed Latin America Peter Kornbluh: How WikiLeaks Changed Latin America
The WikiLeaks cables not only uncovered extensive Washington influence in the region, it also ushered in a new age of investigative journalism.
Aug 2, 2012 / The Nation
It’s Time for Obama to Fire DeMarco—Will He? It’s Time for Obama to Fire DeMarco—Will He?
There will be no write-downs at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and DeMarco's opposition appears to be inflexible.
Aug 1, 2012 / George Zornick
Hail and Farewell, Gore Vidal Hail and Farewell, Gore Vidal
I don't feel sad for Gore Vidal today. If anything, I feel sad for my country, which lost one of its truest patriots.
Aug 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter Z. Scheer
Gore Vidal in ‘The Nation’ Gore Vidal in ‘The Nation’
Powerful essays from half a century of writing.
Aug 1, 2012 / Gore Vidal
Tehran-Taliban Cooperation: Will Iran Send SAM Missiles if the US Strikes? Tehran-Taliban Cooperation: Will Iran Send SAM Missiles if the US Strikes?
The ayatollahs have their endgame, too.
Aug 1, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Wayne Barrett: Romney Handed Out Olympic Contracts, Violated His Own Ethics Rules Wayne Barrett: Romney Handed Out Olympic Contracts, Violated His Own Ethics Rules
How Mitt used his business relationships during the Salt Lake City Summer Olympics in 2002 may offer an insight into a Romney presidency.
Aug 1, 2012 / Press Room
Gore Vidal and the Unfinished American Revolution Gore Vidal and the Unfinished American Revolution
A literary lion who ran for Congress and the Senate, Vidal was a displaced American founder in the tradition of Shays’ Rebellion.
Aug 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Why Did Romney Double Down on Anti-Palestinian Comments? Why Did Romney Double Down on Anti-Palestinian Comments?
Mitt posted a defense in National Review of his claim that Israeli and Palestinian cultures explain their respective economic strength.
Aug 1, 2012 / Ben Adler
Remembering Gore Vidal Remembering Gore Vidal
Gore was a citizen of the republic and a critic of the empire.
Aug 1, 2012 / Jon Wiener