Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks
There's a new blockbuster out just in time for the holidays: Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks.
Dec 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Politics in the Terrordome, 2011 Politics in the Terrordome, 2011
The next Congress will see terror in everything.
Dec 15, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury
Swedish State on Trial in Assange Case? Swedish State on Trial in Assange Case?
The feeling is growing among WikiLeaks watchers that Sweden is a pawn in a US plan to have Julian Assange extradited and placed in custody here.
Dec 15, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Person of the Year? Person of the Year?
Who should be The Nation readers' choice for person of the year, and why?
Dec 15, 2010 / The Nation
Importing the Portuguese Model of Drug Reform Importing the Portuguese Model of Drug Reform
US drug reformers could learn a lot from Portugal’s successful decriminalization efforts.
Dec 15, 2010 / Michael Tracey and Neima Jahromi
A Progressive’s Answer to Obama A Progressive’s Answer to Obama
Without a president who will stand up for the ideals he ran on, even as he seeks resolution, the progressive worldview becomes muted, and the conservative worldview validated.
Dec 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
US-UN Relations, Foreign Aid to Come Under Fire in New Congress US-UN Relations, Foreign Aid to Come Under Fire in New Congress
Obama was just beginning to repair US-UN relations. Now that Republicans have taken back the House, resurgent cold warriors and neo-isolationists could make 2011 a risky year for i...
Dec 15, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
Thousands Of Students Protested Fee Hikes In Quebec City Thousands Of Students Protested Fee Hikes In Quebec City
A recap of the protest that brought 60,000 students out against unprecedented tuition hikes.
Dec 15, 2010 / StudentNation / Emilio Comay del Junco
Senate Priority #1: Fix the Filibuster Senate Priority #1: Fix the Filibuster
At the start of the next session of Congress, Senate Democrats can check Republican obstructionism by reforming the filibuster.
Dec 15, 2010 / Ari Berman
Return of the Great Triangulator Return of the Great Triangulator
The sight of Bill Clinton back at the White House podium defending tax cuts for the super-rich was more a sick joke than a serious amplification of economic policy.
Dec 15, 2010 / Robert Scheer