Obama—Too Big to Fail? Obama—Too Big to Fail?
Why are Robert Reich and Howard Dean getting all bromantic with Bill Daley, Obama's choice for White House Chief of Staff?
Jan 6, 2011 / Richard Kim
Jurassic Justice Antonin Scalia (Unintentionally) Makes the Case for an Equal Rights Amendment Jurassic Justice Antonin Scalia (Unintentionally) Makes the Case for an Equal Rights Amendment
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the guru of the Tea Party Constitutionalists, sees no protection against discrimination in the Constitution. NOW says: "A...
Jan 6, 2011 / John Nichols
The Message Other Mayors Got From How Newark’s Corey Booker Came Out of the Great Storm The Message Other Mayors Got From How Newark’s Corey Booker Came Out of the Great Storm
It was the ultimate photo-op.
Jan 6, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Young Feminists ‘Rankling The Old Guard’ and the Future of Feminism: A Conversation with Katha Pollitt Young Feminists ‘Rankling The Old Guard’ and the Future of Feminism: A Conversation with Katha Pollitt
Older and younger feminists don't clash over ideas, but about power and visibility in the movement, says Katha Pollitt.
Jan 6, 2011 / Joanna Chiu
Hope in 2011 Hope in 2011
The arc of history bends towards justice, but it will not bend by itself.
Jan 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Noted. Noted.
John Nichols on filibuster reform; Ari Berman on Obama's new chief of staff, Bill Daley.
Jan 6, 2011 / Various Contributors
Lived History Lived History
How you can help us pay tribute to the dearly departed who have made significant contributions to bettering our world.
Jan 6, 2011 / The Nation
Get ‘Happy’ (and Buy My Book) Get ‘Happy’ (and Buy My Book)
Our media has found a new way to be as bad as it ever was, LTC Bob on packing for an overseas deployment and some hate mail.
Jan 6, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Today’s Color Line Today’s Color Line
America may have a black president—but very few other African-Americans have been elected to political office.
Jan 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Dwight Eisenhower & ‘The Nation’ Dwight Eisenhower & ‘The Nation’
The Nation was central to Eisenhower's understanding of the military-industrial complex.
Jan 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / James Ledbetter