A Pedagogical and National Disaster A Pedagogical and National Disaster
Saddened at the loss of his school's cooking class and the state of the school library, the author fears that American students will fall behind students in other countries.
Sep 21, 2010 / Hasan Habib
The Nation’s Guide to Election 2010 The Nation’s Guide to Election 2010
Scroll through The Nation's coverage of hot races, contentious issues and exciting candidates.
Sep 21, 2010 / The Nation
One and a Half Cheers for American Decline One and a Half Cheers for American Decline
US troops in Afghanistan are coming home whether Washington wants them to or not, whether there's an antiwar movement or not. And it's going to happen more quickly than anyon...
Sep 21, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Tea Party Values Tea Party Values
The upstart energy of the Tea Party is beginning to coalesce with the organizing savvy of the religious right—and putting the force of religious zeal behind the Tea Party&rsq...
Sep 21, 2010 / Sarah Posner
One Nation Working Together One Nation Working Together
The sobering new data on poverty has given renewed impetus to the One Nation Working Together march on October 2 to demand jobs, justice and education
Sep 21, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment
With companies' increased focus on diversity, being LGBT can be an asset.
Sep 21, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui
Despite Failing War, Obama and Petraeus Form Alliance Despite Failing War, Obama and Petraeus Form Alliance
General Petraeus, who opposes a rapid pullout of troops from Afghanistan, has worked himself into the good graces of Obama. What does this mean for the Obama adminstration's path i...
Sep 21, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Lady Gaga, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and the Whole Gay Thing Lady Gaga, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and the Whole Gay Thing
Can Lady Gaga get a couple of Republicans to do the right thing about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?
Sep 21, 2010 / John Nichols
Could Christine O’Donnell Really Win? Could Christine O’Donnell Really Win?
Why the media—and probably more voters than we like to think—find her bewitching.
Sep 21, 2010 / Leslie Savan
Whom Did We Miss? Whom Did We Miss?
Peter Dreier's list of fifty people who pushed America to be more progressive during the twentieth century leaves much room for debate. Please let us know whom we missed.
Sep 21, 2010 / The Nation