The American Leviathan The American Leviathan
The Pentagon has all but eclipsed the State Department in setting US foreign policy.
Sep 9, 2009 / Feature / Stephen Glain
People, Let’s Get Our Carbon Down People, Let’s Get Our Carbon Down
From soul to hip-hop: the new environmental movement has a street beat.
Sep 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben and Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.
The New Domestic Order The New Domestic Order
Passage of a "Bill of Rights" in New York would be a promising win for a growing movement.
Sep 9, 2009 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Science Writing: Long May It Wave! Science Writing: Long May It Wave!
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Sep 9, 2009 / Our Readers, Chris Mooney, and Sheril Kirshenbaum
Robert Morgenthau’s Black Propaganda Robert Morgenthau’s Black Propaganda
Later this week, I'll write something more detailed about the Iranian nuclear issue. It's one that doesn't lend itself to rational dialogue all the time, but today's op-ed in the ...
Sep 9, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Nightmare of Christianity The Nightmare of Christianity
Matthew Murray, a disturbed young gunman behind the the shootings in Colorado Springs, chose to end his nightmare and rebel against Christian-right self-help gurus and cult-like do...
Sep 9, 2009 / Max Blumenthal
The Network Evening News Anchors Will Be Majority Women The Network Evening News Anchors Will Be Majority Women
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Sep 9, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Trade Deficit Trade Deficit
Do you have any friends, the darkness asks, and for a moment you're surprised: you expected salt, maybe, or terror. China has some wisdom to offer on this point: Learn how to make a lot of things that are basically useless and also a few things that matter, then flood the markets. The trick is that once the markets are flooded, you must create new markets. Darkness does this all the time, knocking at your door: Do you have any mercy, it asks, any weapons, any sugar, any stone.
Sep 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / G.C. Waldrep
Slide Show: Race in the Obama Era Slide Show: Race in the Obama Era
A look at The Nation's coverage of the racial progress and tension in America during the first few months of the Obama presidency.
Sep 9, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation