The Spill’s Silver Lining? The Spill’s Silver Lining?
The BP disaster could be the catalyst for an invigorated environmental movement.
Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Christine MacDonald
The Breakdown: What Is The True Cost Of Gas? The Breakdown: What Is The True Cost Of Gas?
Imagine that the cost you pay at the pump reflected not only the cost of gas without all of the government tax breaks and subsidies to the oil industry but also the political, heal...
Jul 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Slide Show: Green Energy Slide Show: Green Energy
BP’s gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been a disturbing reminder of the toxic nature of our current energy economy. In a special energy issue of The Nation—fe…
Jul 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
How Prepared Are We for the Next Great Flu Breakout? How Prepared Are We for the Next Great Flu Breakout?
Why we're losing the war against influenza.
Jul 15, 2010 / John M. Barry
Switzerland’s Polanski Protection Program Switzerland’s Polanski Protection Program
I'd like to get away with a crime, too. How great a writer do I have to be to have the Swiss government protect me?
Jul 15, 2010 / Katha Pollitt
Fifty Years Ago, Democrats Finally Embraced ‘The Rights of Man’—Committing Unequivocally to Civil and Economic Rights Fifty Years Ago, Democrats Finally Embraced ‘The Rights of Man’—Committing Unequivocally to Civil and Economic Rights
Kennedy declared that " 'The Rights of Man'—the civil and economic rights essential to the human dignity of all men—are indeed our goal and are indeed our first pr...
Jul 15, 2010 / John Nichols
Move Your BIG Money Move Your BIG Money
New York City union leaders are threatening to move their pensions to alternative financial institutions if big banks continue to just say no to Obama's mortgage modification progr...
Jul 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How to Survive the Crisis (Organize!) How to Survive the Crisis (Organize!)
At the US Social Forum, activists discuss how to meet basic needs—and take on the system.
Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich
The Trouble With Amazon The Trouble With Amazon
It's big, cheap and convenient. But does the online bookseller really serve readers' interests?
Jul 15, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Colin Robinson
Grisly Mamas Grisly Mamas
Conservative housewives have the same desire for power and respect that liberal women do. No wonder women comprise half of the Tea Party movement.
Jul 14, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt