Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On the NYC mosque controversy and the Republican leaders of the future.
Aug 6, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Kagan Confirmed as NRA Attacks Misfire Kagan Confirmed as NRA Attacks Misfire
Despite an all-out push by gun manufacturers and their political allies to block Elena Kagan's confirmation, three women will for the first time serve on the High Court.
Aug 6, 2010 / John Nichols
Same-Sex Marriage Is Now a 2010 Issue Same-Sex Marriage Is Now a 2010 Issue
The court ruling on California's Proposition 8 makes marriage equality a frontburner issue and Democrats and responsible Republicans should embrace it as smart politics.
Aug 6, 2010 / John Nichols
This Week At TheNation.com: A Nation Article Sparks Debate This Week At TheNation.com: A Nation Article Sparks Debate
Our new TV ad and The Nation's Nuclear Legacy. Plus: Three videos, a podcast and more.
Aug 6, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Save Net Neutrality Save Net Neutrality
The end of the internet as we know it?
Aug 6, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
What Good is the 14th Amendment? What Good is the 14th Amendment?
The 14th amendment has done it again! No wonder right wing radicals want to repeal it.
Aug 5, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster
Could the Senate start getting things done, if only legislators didn't have to face filibuster threats? This week on The Breakdown: the history of the filibuster, and how to get ri...
Aug 5, 2010 / Chris Hayes
We Have Yet to See the Biggest Costs of the BP Spill We Have Yet to See the Biggest Costs of the BP Spill
The full extent of the damage from the BP disaster will not be known for years, but if we are to learn anything now, we must confront the question: What are the true costs of ...
Aug 5, 2010 / Raj Patel
Whose Hands? Whose Blood? Whose Hands? Whose Blood?
Killing civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Aug 5, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Left, Right and Wrong Left, Right and Wrong
On Nascar, concussions, Israel and Raul Malo.
Aug 5, 2010 / Eric Alterman