Race, Lies and Videotape: Lessons From the Shirley Sherrod Saga Race, Lies and Videotape: Lessons From the Shirley Sherrod Saga
In the wake of Andrew Breitbart's Shirley Sherrod hoax, all too many liberals are ready to proclaim that racism is over, caving to the Tea Party's politics of resentment.
Jul 26, 2010 / Richard Kim
Nation Readers’ Summer Books Nation Readers’ Summer Books
An eclectic summer reading list drawn from the suggestions of Nation readers.
Jul 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington Clueless in Afghanistan—and Washington
All the strangeness of our American world in one article.
Jul 26, 2010 / Tom Engelhardt
Daniel Schorr and the Art of Making the Right Enemies Daniel Schorr and the Art of Making the Right Enemies
Broadcast journalist Daniel Schorr, like Tom Paine, knew how to get on the wrong side of presidents.
Jul 26, 2010 / John Nichols
It’s Time to Fix the Estate Tax It’s Time to Fix the Estate Tax
It's been said that only death and taxes are certain. But the "death tax" is anything but certain right now. Costing the Treasury billions, Congress has allowed the estat...
Jul 26, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The WikiLeaks Papers and the Pakistani Intelligence–Taliban Connection The WikiLeaks Papers and the Pakistani Intelligence–Taliban Connection
The ISI's support of the Taliban has been widely known and reported for years, but the WikiLeaks documents dramatically reinforce that fact.
Jul 26, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Shame of the Fourth Estate The Shame of the Fourth Estate
The mainstream media's long-time kid-glove treatment of Andrew Breitbart led directly to the unjustified ouster of Shirley Sherrod.
Jul 26, 2010 / Charles Kaiser
How To Make Textbooks More Affordable How To Make Textbooks More Affordable
College students currently spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks—a number that has increased at four times the rate of inflation since 1994.
Jul 26, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan
Soap Opera Politics: It’s the Nineties All Over Again Soap Opera Politics: It’s the Nineties All Over Again
The right-wing noise machine that flourished during Bill Clinton's presidency is back with a vengeance under Barack Obama.
Jul 26, 2010 / Ari Berman
Finding Racial Inspiration in the Shirley Sherrod Story Finding Racial Inspiration in the Shirley Sherrod Story
The Sunday morning pundits have renewed my frustration with our national reaction to the vilification of Shirley Sherrod. It seems we are insisting on focusing exclusively on the p...
Jul 25, 2010 / Melissa Harris-Perry