Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album: Is this a Joke? Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album: Is this a Joke?
Fans have been puzzled and troubled by Bob Dylan's new Christmas album. To help figure out what Dylan is doing, we turned to Sean Wilentz -- he's the official historian at the offi...
Dec 13, 2009 / Jon Wiener
RECAP: The first week of COP15. RECAP: The first week of COP15.
A look back at the first week at COP15 and a foreshadowing of what might lie ahead.
Dec 13, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Financial ‘Reform’ Preserves Too Big Banks, Too Much Speculation Financial ‘Reform’ Preserves Too Big Banks, Too Much Speculation
The U.S. House has voted for legislation that is described as "financial services reform." But most of the "reforms" are so mild that the savviest of the nation's big bankers wil...
Dec 13, 2009 / John Nichols
Court Stops Congressional Attempt to Defund ACORN Court Stops Congressional Attempt to Defund ACORN
ACORN finally won a round in its battle with Congress and the Obama administration on Friday, as a federal court ruled the United States acted unconstitutionally by targeting the o...
Dec 11, 2009 / Ari Melber
Obama’s Nine Surges Obama’s Nine Surges
Despite the seeming specificity of the president's West Point speech on the Afghan War--30,000 new troops at a cost of $30 billion--Americans got little sense of just how big and h...
Dec 11, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Can Obama Get Osama? Can Obama Get Osama?
If your heart is weary of its disappointment in Barack Obama--over the scuttled public option in health care, his Bush-friendly Justice Department, or his decision to send 30,000 n...
Dec 11, 2009 / Leslie Savan
Big News from Copenhagen: Radical Cuts Urged, Deal In Jeopardy Big News from Copenhagen: Radical Cuts Urged, Deal In Jeopardy
The Alliance of Small Island Nations roils summit with call for huge emissions reductions as activists prepare for global day of action tomorrow
Dec 11, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
Reich on Senate Health Deal: It’s a Bailout for Big Insurers Reich on Senate Health Deal: It’s a Bailout for Big Insurers
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich is pulling no punches in his criticism of the health-care reform "deal" that has reportedly been reached by Senate Democratic negotiators. ...
Dec 11, 2009 / John Nichols
The Iranian Souffle The Iranian Souffle
Last June, when I was in Iran to cover the presidential election for The Nation, I happened to run into a middle-aged Iranian war veteran on the street. I was on my way to Preside...
Dec 11, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Coming Soon to COP15: Protests! Coming Soon to COP15: Protests!
Beginning today, protests in the streets of Copenhagen will add another dynamic to the COP15 drama.
Dec 11, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman