Healthcare History Healthcare History
The House's healthcare reform bill is a first draft of history; as with most first drafts, it has its share of flaws.
Nov 11, 2009 / The Editors
Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up
In Copenhagen, activists won't just say no--they will aggressively advance solutions that reduce emissions and narrow inequity.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Naomi Klein
Whose Team Is It, Anyway? Whose Team Is It, Anyway?
Prochoicers have been taking one for the team for too long now. Enough already.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Year of Obama A Year of Obama
Since the president took office, his administration has yielded one surrender after another.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Slide Show: Enemies of Health Reform Slide Show: Enemies of Health Reform
The Nation spotlights the senators, amendments, activists and organizations most likely to derail healthcare reform efforts.
Nov 11, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Evicted From His Own Head: On Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky Evicted From His Own Head: On Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
In the stories of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, the landscape of the Russian revolution is hostile territory, and terrifying in its scope.
Nov 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Elaine Blair
Back Talk: Amy Bach Back Talk: Amy Bach
A conversation with the author of Ordinary Injustice about why the right to trial is no protection against a shoddy legal system.
Nov 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
The Misunderstood Robber Baron: On Cornelius Vanderbilt The Misunderstood Robber Baron: On Cornelius Vanderbilt
T.J. Stiles's The First Tycoon is a gilded portrait of the robber baron Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Nov 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
The Money Man’s Best Friend The Money Man’s Best Friend
Blue Dog Democrats are undermining prospects for financial-industry regulation and reform.
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / William Greider
The Fifty-Year War The Fifty-Year War
We learned so much, at such cost, in Vietnam. Why must we learn it all again in Afghanistan?
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Jonathan Schell