Debating Obama: A Forum Debating Obama: A Forum
Responses to Eric Alterman's "Kabuki Democracy," featuring Michael Kazin, Barbara Ehrenreich, Norman Ornstein, Salim Muwakkil, Theda Skocpol and Chris Bowers.
Aug 10, 2010 / The Nation
UN Women Agency Must Confront Wartime Violence UN Women Agency Must Confront Wartime Violence
Anticipating the appointment in the next few weeks of the highest-level United Nations official ever to promote the rights and status of women worldwide, peace advocates are dema...
Aug 10, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
Charity or Philanthro-Feudalism? Charity or Philanthro-Feudalism?
We need government which has the might and the revenues to run a state. Not rich guys with whims and PR dollars.
Aug 10, 2010 / Laura Flanders
As Texas Democrats Embrace Obama, Top Candidate Is MIA As Texas Democrats Embrace Obama, Top Candidate Is MIA
Texas gubernatorial candidate Bill White should follow Obama's campaign model, not hide from it.
Aug 10, 2010 / Ari Berman
Tell the President to Use Executive Powers to Combat Climate Change Tell the President to Use Executive Powers to Combat Climate Change
The President could easily implement comprehensive climate-change legislation without Congressional approval.
Aug 10, 2010 / Rosamund Hunter
Fostering Lifelong Learning Through Discounts Fostering Lifelong Learning Through Discounts
Of the 17 million college students in the United States, more than half a million of these students are over the age of 50. More and more schools are offering discounts and tuition...
Aug 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault
Mosque Mania Mosque Mania
There is a distinct creepiness to the controversy now raging around a proposed Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan.
Aug 10, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury
Message From Missouri: No Mandates but Not Necessarily No Reform Message From Missouri: No Mandates but Not Necessarily No Reform
Missouri voters rejected federal mandates. But that mean that they are against expanding access to healthcare? Not necessarily.
Aug 10, 2010 / John Nichols
Briefing: Betsy Reed on Midterm Elections and the Tea Party Briefing: Betsy Reed on Midterm Elections and the Tea Party
The battle for Congress—otherwise known as the 2010 midterm elections—is underway, and it seems that every bill that comes up for a vote is a campaign issue.
Aug 9, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Women, the Taliban and That ‘Time’ Cover Women, the Taliban and That ‘Time’ Cover
Whatever reason the United States has for being in Afghanistan, it has nothing to do with the plight of Afghan women.
Aug 9, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss