Why Did the Arabs Run? Why Did the Arabs Run?
The Nation's editor Freda Kirchwey travels to Israel and sends back an eyewitness report of the young country's struggles to survive.
Oct 20, 2009 / Feature / Freda Kirchwey
Health Care Hoax Worse Than Balloon Boy Health Care Hoax Worse Than Balloon Boy
An attention grab that held millions of Americans transfixed. A story that seemed to be about life in the balance. It dominated the airwaves, the social networks, held Americans in...
Oct 20, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Repeal the DOMA Repeal the DOMA
This post was written by Nation intern and freelance writer Alana Levinson. For more than a decade, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed into law by President Bill Clinto...
Oct 20, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Lessons From the Long War and a Blowback World Lessons From the Long War and a Blowback World
Will today's US-armed ally be tomorrow's enemy?
Oct 19, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
‘War on Terror’ II ‘War on Terror’ II
Obama makes reassuring noises about constraining executive power and protecting civil liberties, but then adopts whatever appalling policy Bush put in place.
Oct 19, 2009 / Feature / Julian Sanchez
Ending Federal Lawlessness: DOJ Eases Off Medical Pot Ending Federal Lawlessness: DOJ Eases Off Medical Pot
During the 2008 campaign, one of candidate Barack Obama's best applause lines was a promise to restore respect for science when it came to federal policy making. On Monday, Presi...
Oct 19, 2009 / John Nichols
The Parable of Balloon Boy The Parable of Balloon Boy
It was all a hoax, a fraud, a cynical and none too well concocted publicity stunt to bolster the Heene family's reality TV cachet. But there was something beautiful about the lie t...
Oct 19, 2009 / Richard Kim
Caught On Tape: Obama Adviser Explains How To Control Media Caught On Tape: Obama Adviser Explains How To Control Media
White House Communications Director Anita Dunn made headlines last week for calling out Fox News, now she's drawing attention for comments she made about how the Obama campaign man...
Oct 19, 2009 / Ari Melber
Around The Nation Around The Nation
A few quick hits from The Nation's orbit this week:
Oct 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Return of ‘The Rock’ Obama The Return of ‘The Rock’ Obama
President Obama gets really tough with Senators McConnell, Baucus and Snowe in this Incredible Hulk-inspired sketch.
Oct 19, 2009 / Saturday Night Live