Saudi Arabia’s Fear of Egypt Saudi Arabia’s Fear of Egypt
The Saudis are nervous. And they should be. They're a wealthy gated community next to a teeming slum. And the slum dwellers are angry.
Feb 13, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
A ‘Dictator’ Governor Sets Out to Cut Wages, Slash Benefits and Destroy Public Unions A ‘Dictator’ Governor Sets Out to Cut Wages, Slash Benefits and Destroy Public Unions
The most radical assault yet by the current crop of Republican governor on the rights of workers has inspired outrage in a historically progressive and pro-labor state, with the go...
Feb 13, 2011 / John Nichols
People’s Triumph in Egypt People’s Triumph in Egypt
“We were dwarves under Mubarak,” said one protester. “Now we are giants.”
Feb 12, 2011 / Anand Gopal
Palin’s ‘Mama Grizzly’ Claws Are Out After Right-Wing Rival Suggests She’s More Into Money Than Ideology Palin’s ‘Mama Grizzly’ Claws Are Out After Right-Wing Rival Suggests She’s More Into Money Than Ideology
She turns down prime invite from Conservative Political Action Conference. Why? A rival suggests she's tends to skip conservative events in favor of paying gigs. And... the claws c...
Feb 12, 2011 / John Nichols
For the First Time Ever, They Had a Revolution… For the First Time Ever, They Had a Revolution…
Let's keep Washington Bullets in mind thinking about Egypt.
Feb 12, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Ramona Steps Down Ramona Steps Down
Ramona Ripston, who is stepping down after forty years as the head of the ACLU of Southern California, transformed the meaning of civil liberties.
Feb 11, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Undocumented Immigrants Stand Up to Chipotle Undocumented Immigrants Stand Up to Chipotle
Last month six hundred employees at the fast food chain were fired in Minnesota. Their only crime was working.
Feb 11, 2011 / David Bacon
Calling Out the Climate Cranks Calling Out the Climate Cranks
It’s time to unmask those who are holding our nation's climate policy hostage.
Feb 11, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
This Week at TheNation.com: Triumph in Egypt This Week at TheNation.com: Triumph in Egypt
Coverage and analysis of Egypt's uprising. Plus: A Nation conversation.
Feb 11, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Remembering Reagan’s Record on Civil Rights and the South African Freedom Struggle Remembering Reagan’s Record on Civil Rights and the South African Freedom Struggle
To Ronald Reagan, the apartheid regime in South Africa was a valuable cold war ally.
Feb 11, 2011 / Pedro Noguera and Robert Cohen