Obama Fails in Middle East Obama Fails in Middle East
The announcement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he will not run for reelection is the exclamation point on the utter collapse of the Obama adminstration's Middle East...
Nov 6, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Horribly Predictable Islamophobia Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Horribly Predictable Islamophobia
Last Thursday's shooting spree at the Fort Hood army base in Texas -- which left 13 people dead and 29 wounded -- was of course the "horrific outburst of violence" that President ...
Nov 6, 2009 / John Nichols
Equality Across America Equality Across America
This post was written by Nation intern and freelance writer Daniel Chandler. Over the weekend of October 10/11, more than 200,000 people took part in the National Equality March ...
Nov 5, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Slide Show: The Obama Youth Slide Show: The Obama Youth
The Nation presents images of a unique moment in time: when America's youth rallied and organized in record numbers for the 2008 election.
Nov 5, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Election 2009: What Really Changed? Election 2009: What Really Changed?
So the tide turned Tuesday on Democrats, liberals, Obama, the left. Republicans are "energized," The New York Times reports today, their elation marred only by the prosp...
Nov 5, 2009 / Eyal Press
House Adopts Know-Nothing Approach to Middle-East House Adopts Know-Nothing Approach to Middle-East
The Congress of the United States went out of its way this week to embarrass itself. At issue was a House resolution "calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppos...
Nov 5, 2009 / John Nichols
Slacker Thursday Slacker Thursday
I've got a new "Think Again" column called "This Fish Rots from the Head Down" and it's about what a crappy, dishonest columnist George Will is, and it's here. ...
Nov 5, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Save the Children, in Zimbabwe and at Home Save the Children, in Zimbabwe and at Home
What is poverty? One volunteer's perspective shows us it's all relative. A finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest 2009.
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Ophelia Hu
Conscience of a Young Conservative Conscience of a Young Conservative
Can the Republican Party survive without the enthusiasm of its young supporters?
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Alana Levinson
The New Okies: Brain Drain in Class of ’09 The New Okies: Brain Drain in Class of ’09
Going abroad is no longer just a school-time pleasure cruise. It's an employment opportunity.
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Jeanette Blalock-Davis