Party Every Day Party Every Day
Fox News is getting ever more brazen in its refusal to distinguish between journalist and politician—but so is everyone else.
May 5, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
Britain: Confessions of an Undecided Voter Britain: Confessions of an Undecided Voter
The Clegg effect has changed the face of British politics. How does an old Labour supporter decide which way to vote?
May 5, 2010 / Maria Margaronis
“Use Your Soapbox!” John Carlos and Etan Thomas Stand with Los Suns “Use Your Soapbox!” John Carlos and Etan Thomas Stand with Los Suns
NBA player Etan Thomas and 1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos speak about why they stand with the Phoenix Suns efforts to resist Arizona's anti-immigrant legislation.
May 5, 2010 / Dave Zirin
‘Shocker’ in Laura Bush Memoir No Big Deal For Texas Journos ‘Shocker’ in Laura Bush Memoir No Big Deal For Texas Journos
The former First Lady, as a teen, ran a stop sign and caused a fatal car crash. In her new memoir she talks about it at last, but it's pretty ho-hum (like the rest of t...
May 5, 2010 / Morgan Ashenfelter
Scahill on Olbermann, vanden Heuvel on The Ed Show Tonight Scahill on Olbermann, vanden Heuvel on The Ed Show Tonight
Check out two Nation contributors on MSNBC tonight, talking Times Square and the politics of BP.
May 5, 2010 / Press Room
A Confederacy of Foxes A Confederacy of Foxes
The mainstream media track Fox News as if it were the Sixth Estate. Does that benefit us—or Fox?
May 5, 2010 / Richard Pollak
Amy Goodman, Colleagues Sue Minneapolis Police, Secret Service Over Abuse at RNC Amy Goodman, Colleagues Sue Minneapolis Police, Secret Service Over Abuse at RNC
Three Democracy Now! journalists were assaulted and arrested while covering protests at the RNC. Now they are fighting back.
May 5, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Tehran’s Coup in Iraq, Part III Tehran’s Coup in Iraq, Part III
Iran is tightening its grip in Baghdad, and once again there’s talk of violence.
May 5, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Nation Goes Open Source The Nation Goes Open Source
Beyond the practical benefits, going open source was a political act for The Nation.
May 5, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Glenn Beck Gets It Right Glenn Beck Gets It Right
The attempted Times Square bombing is a reminder that the defense budgets for high-tech warfare are beside the point in countering terrorists who turn firecrackers into bombs.
May 5, 2010 / Robert Scheer