A Witness to Total War A Witness to Total War
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the only neutral filmmaker in the country was Julien Bryan. His round-the-clock footage of Warsaw's destruction, assembled in Siege, is now aga...
Oct 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Eagan
Pushing the Public Option Pushing the Public Option
It never hurts to get a sexy movie star on board. In this amusing new ad created by MoveOn.org, Heather Graham stars as the Public Option, showing how she'll force the lazy, bloat...
Oct 21, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
That Afghan Runoff Election That Afghan Runoff Election
Don't expect any miracles after President Karzai's decision to accept a second round in the much-disputed Afghan elections. (The latest totals give Karzai 49.7 percent of the vote...
Oct 21, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama, Human Rights & the Chutzpah of Conservatives Obama, Human Rights & the Chutzpah of Conservatives
"Does Obama Believe in Human Rights?" asks Bret Stephens in today's Wall Street Journal. According to Stephens, the answer is a resounding "no." Citing Secret...
Oct 20, 2009 / Eyal Press
Public Pensions and Saving Souls Public Pensions and Saving Souls
In recent years, I have written many times of the tremendous public investment deficit facing this country. Our infrastructure is old, and it isn't being replaced or maintained--we...
Oct 20, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Seeing Through the ‘Morehouse Mystique’ Seeing Through the ‘Morehouse Mystique’
New clothing rules reveal Morehouse College's disregard for the T in LGBT.
Oct 20, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Backing Obama, MoveOn Urges Congressional Dems to Join Fox Fight Backing Obama, MoveOn Urges Congressional Dems to Join Fox Fight
MoveOn.org jumped into the battle between Fox News and the Obama White House on Tuesday, urging its 5 million members to call on Congressional Democrats to stay off the network for...
Oct 20, 2009 / Ari Melber
Obama to Karzai: Thanks for Recognizing Your Illegitimacy Obama to Karzai: Thanks for Recognizing Your Illegitimacy
Barack Obama will have to do some awfully embarrassing things as president. The whole pardoning the turkey thing on the eve of Thanksgiving comes to mind. And then there's the tak...
Oct 20, 2009 / John Nichols
The Curious Case of Meghan McCain The Curious Case of Meghan McCain
Meghan McCain has enormous prominence as a member of the political youth. So why doesn't she use her notoriety to talk about anything other than...herself?
Oct 20, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
On the Seventh Day Israel Rested On the Seventh Day Israel Rested
Israel may have won the war in 1967, but it was still looking for recognition.
Oct 20, 2009 / Feature / Stanley Wolpert