Help the US Hikers Seized in Iraq Help the US Hikers Seized in Iraq
Nearly one year after Iranian police arrested three Americans with trespassing and espionage, the movement for their release grows stronger.
Jun 29, 2010 / Rosamund Hunter
Barry Eisler vs. Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor Barry Eisler vs. Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor
A former covert CIA operative turned novelist is fast emerging as one of the most important fiction writers in the military/covert ops/political thriller genre dominated by right-w...
Jun 29, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Scahill
What Is Patriotism? What Is Patriotism?
The Nation asks our readers: What do you value in the traditions of your country? Tell us what patriotism means to you.
Jun 29, 2010 / The Nation
Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment
Guest-hosting The Ed Show, Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes examines the GOP's farcical cross-examination of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
Jun 29, 2010 / Press Room
BP Oil Spill on the Curriculum BP Oil Spill on the Curriculum
New course at the University of MN will address the gulf crisis.
Jun 29, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation
BP’s History of Meddling in the Persian Gulf BP’s History of Meddling in the Persian Gulf
How the oil company helped destroy democracy in Iran.
Jun 29, 2010 / Stephen Kinzer
Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment
Guest-hosting The Ed Show, Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes examines the GOP's farcical cross-examination of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
Jun 29, 2010 / The Ed Show
Slide Show: The Nation in the Nuclear Age Slide Show: The Nation in the Nuclear Age
Since the detonation of the first atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945, The Nation has been appropriately fearful of the singular devas…
Jun 29, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Ex-WashPo Blogger Wrong About Why He Was Wrong Ex-WashPo Blogger Wrong About Why He Was Wrong
After leaving the Washington Post on Friday and joining MSNBC Monday, former Post blogger Dave Weigel oddly repeats his critics' line that his mistakes were about objectivity. But ...
Jun 29, 2010 / Ari Melber
Time to Retire Chief Justice Roberts’s Umpire Analogy Time to Retire Chief Justice Roberts’s Umpire Analogy
As Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan prepares for her confirmation hearings this week, it's an appropriate time to revisit—and retire—the famous "justice a...
Jun 29, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel