The Randy Moss Trade in All Its Idiocy The Randy Moss Trade in All Its Idiocy
The Patriots trade of superstar wide receiver Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings for a third-round draft pick represents everything I despise about NFL "conventional wisdom,&...
Oct 6, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Make It Legal Make It Legal
Undocumented workers are so thoroughly woven into the fabric of our economy that even two professional immigrant-bashers, Lou Dobbs and Meg Whitman, have found it difficult to avoi...
Oct 6, 2010 / The Editors
Obama’s Long War Obama’s Long War
Bob Woodward's Obama's Wars is essential reading for anyone seeking a map out of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Oct 6, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Noted. Noted.
John Nichols on attorneys general against Citizens United, Adam Federman on hazards of natural gas drilling and Jennifer O'Mahoney on attempts to rollback California's regulations ...
Oct 6, 2010 / Various Contributors
The Antisocial Network The Antisocial Network
As Facebook continues to shape norms online and set the bar for aspiring start-ups, it is worth remembering the premise that it was built on.
Oct 6, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ari Melber
She Bop She Bop
Masturbation is normal, natural and good for you; you wouldn't know it from the hours of talk-media devoted to winks and nudges over the adventures of Christine O'Donnell.
Oct 6, 2010 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Marvels, Madness, Medicine Marvels, Madness, Medicine
When revelations of unethical medical experimentation by the US in Guatemala surfaced, there were, as always, protestations of "never again." But we're failing to address...
Oct 6, 2010 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Barbarians at the Gate Barbarians at the Gate
American conservatism is poised to come to (legislative) power, just as it runs itself off the rails.
Oct 6, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
What Are You Doing for 10/10/10? Send Us Your Pictures! What Are You Doing for 10/10/10? Send Us Your Pictures!
This Sunday, thousands of concerned citizens from around the world will be celebrating climate solutions and pressing governments for change. The Nation wants your images of events...
Oct 6, 2010 / The Nation
Against ‘Bullying’ or On Loving Queer Kids Against ‘Bullying’ or On Loving Queer Kids
Faced with a rash of gay teen suicides, liberal America is taking the easy way out—focusing on teenage bullies and calling for zealous criminal prosecution.
Oct 6, 2010 / Richard Kim