The NFL’s Concussion Conundrum The NFL’s Concussion Conundrum
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell seems to understand that when athletes play with a concussion, it is bad for their health--and for business. But do his reforms go far enough?
Nov 24, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
A Kingdom of Bicycles No Longer A Kingdom of Bicycles No Longer
BEIJING -- Ambassador Yu Qingtai is China's point man on global warming. As special representative to the climate change talks for China's ministry of foreign affairs, Yu is a for...
Nov 24, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
In the Shadow of Hoover In the Shadow of Hoover
Deficit spending is a cure for our troubles, not the cause. If Obama reduces the red ink, the Great Recession could be born again
Nov 23, 2009 / William Greider
The Secret US War in Pakistan The Secret US War in Pakistan
Inside sources reveal that the firm works with the US military in Karachi to plan targeted assassinations and drone bombings, among other sensitive counterterrorism operations.
Nov 23, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
It Isn’t Easy Being Pro-Palin It Isn’t Easy Being Pro-Palin
It's not just the left that can't understand the appeal of Sarah Palin. Even her supporters have hard a time explaining themselves.
Nov 23, 2009 / New Left Media
A Conversation About Cuba and Castro A Conversation About Cuba and Castro
Cuban novelist José Manuel Prieto and Nation contributor Daniel Wilkinson discuss the consequences of his country's revolution.
Nov 23, 2009 / The Nation Video
Those Gentle Danes Those Gentle Danes
When the Nazis began to impose their will on Denmark, the Danes showed one of of their own.
Nov 23, 2009 / Feature / Gunnar Leistikow
Travels by Taxi: Reflections on Cuba Travels by Taxi: Reflections on Cuba
A Cuban novelist reflects on the consequences of his country's revolution.
Nov 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / José Manuel Prieto
Tell ‘The Nation’: Recession Stories Tell ‘The Nation’: Recession Stories
In response to Lizzy Ratner's "Generation Recession," young readers from across the country wrote to The Nation to share how the recession has impacted them.
Nov 23, 2009 / Feature / Our Readers
Round Two: The Coming Battle Over Abortion Funding Round Two: The Coming Battle Over Abortion Funding
The prochoice movement stops playing nice in the fight for healthcare reform.
Nov 23, 2009 / Feature / Sharon Lerner