Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining
A harmful coal extraction technique has sparked a growing movement across the central Appalachian region.
Feb 15, 2011 / Huffington Post
Why Mubarak Fell Why Mubarak Fell
President Obama, let Egypt be a primer on how to judge the power that can be wielded by mass protest. It might prepare you better for the next round of political upheavals.
Feb 15, 2011 / Michael Schwartz
Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining
A harmful coal extraction technique has sparked a growing movement across the central Appalachian region.
Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room
House GOP Rejects Requirement That Patriot Act Surveillances Be Conducted in Compliance With the Constitution House GOP Rejects Requirement That Patriot Act Surveillances Be Conducted in Compliance With the Constitution
Barely a month after demanding that the Constitution be read into the Congressional Record, House Republicans voted against a motion to that would have protected against Patriot Ac...
Feb 15, 2011 / John Nichols
Challenging the Idea That WikiLeaks Is No Big Deal Challenging the Idea That WikiLeaks Is No Big Deal
Greg Mitchell talks about the ways WikiLeaks is changing our world.
Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room
The Architects of the Egyptian Revolution The Architects of the Egyptian Revolution
Egypt’s workers, bloggers, youth and civil rights activists laid the groundwork for the revolution. Will they be allowed to govern Egypt’s future?
Feb 15, 2011 / Saba Mahmood
The Escalating War Against Labor The Escalating War Against Labor
On Ed Schultz's radio show, John Nichols explains that the GOP campaign against unions will be a struggle for America's future.
Feb 14, 2011 / The Ed Schultz Show
Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Black History Month Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Black History Month
The Nation’s editors—from its abolitionist founders to the present—have always provided space for those persistent and too-often lonely voices inveighing against the evils of racial injustice. In this archival slide show, we present a small sampling of the many timeless articles highlighting issues of race and civil rights from The Nation’s past 146 years.
Feb 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
On Civil Liberties, War, Crony Capitalism: Ron Paul Is Saying Some Things Democrats Should Be Saying On Civil Liberties, War, Crony Capitalism: Ron Paul Is Saying Some Things Democrats Should Be Saying
Paul is wrong about a lot of things. But his willingness to defend civil liberties without apology, to criticize dictators and the US policies that support them, to call for b...
Feb 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Befriend the Risen People Befriend the Risen People
Whatever ups and downs in the short run, a fair Egyptian election can only result in the most progressive, nationalist and independent Egyptian government in thirty years.
Feb 14, 2011 / Tom Hayden