Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition
This post was written by Nation intern and freelance writer Fernanda Diaz. One of the most appalling practices of the health insurance industry is to deny women coverage because...
Oct 30, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Where’s the Birth Control? Where’s the Birth Control?
Another complication in healthcare reform legislation has emerged: so far, it fails to require insurers to cover basic preventive services for women, including contraception.
Oct 30, 2009 / Sharon Lerner
Iran Split on Nukes Iran Split on Nukes
One thing I heard over and over again during my visit to Tehran in June was that the two sides in Iran's political divide were intent on sabotaging any US-Iran deal concluded by t...
Oct 30, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Reparations? Reparations?
Even without George W. Bush's debut in Fort Worth as a motivational speaker (see Stephen Colbert swoon over the speech here), this past week has been full of reminders of 43. On We...
Oct 30, 2009 / Leslie Savan
Why Obama’s Iran Policy Will Fail Why Obama’s Iran Policy Will Fail
Why Russia and China will sink Washington's Iran policy.
Oct 30, 2009 / Feature / Dilip Hiro
Oh, Brother… Oh, Brother…
I've got a new Think Again column called "Obama's Commie Past Exposed Yet Again," and it's here.
Oct 29, 2009 / Eric Alterman
The Antidote to ‘Going Rogue’ The Antidote to ‘Going Rogue’
A collection of Sarah Palin bloopers to complement Going Rouge, the collection of essays about Palin featuring Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel.
Oct 29, 2009 / Robert Greenwald
A New Generation Rises at J Street A New Generation Rises at J Street
The new progressive Jewish organization J Street has benefited from the blogosphere's interest. But will exposure turn into political mobilization?
Oct 29, 2009 / Feature / Britt Harwood
Slide Show: Latvia’s Tiger Economy Loses Its Bite Slide Show: Latvia’s Tiger Economy Loses Its Bite
Oct 29, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Palin’s Pet Has Taliban Ties? Palin’s Pet Has Taliban Ties?
One week before Election Day, the special election to fill a vacant House seat in New York's North Country is heating up. It's a three-way split, pitting a Republican, a Democrat, ...
Oct 29, 2009 / Laura Flanders