Obama’s Eloquent Moscow Speech Obama’s Eloquent Moscow Speech
On the second day of a highly anticipated US-Russian summit meeting, after reaching a preliminary agreement to cut each country's stockpiles of strategic nuclear weapons by one th...
Jul 6, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems
A month ago, when the jobless rate was edging toward 9 percent, it was clear that the most serious challenge facing the Obama administration was rising unemployment. Unfortunatel...
Jul 5, 2009 / John Nichols
Defining Patriotism Defining Patriotism
The first sentence of The Nation's prospectus, dated July 6, 1865, promised "the maintenance and diffusion of true democratic principles in society and government," surely a patri...
Jul 4, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Rediscovering Secular America Rediscovering Secular America
This Fourth of July, those who identify themselves as non-believers, or humanists, or atheists -- or a whole host of other names which signify a nontheistic worldview -- have much...
Jul 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Palin Goes Gonzo Palin Goes Gonzo
Maybe Sarah Palin finally realized that the people who run the Republican party just aren't that into her. Maybe the soon-to-be-former governor of Alaska is still delusional enou...
Jul 3, 2009 / John Nichols
Revolutionary Republic of July 4 Should Eschew Empire’s Errors Revolutionary Republic of July 4 Should Eschew Empire’s Errors
The days leading up to the 233rd anniversary of American independence offered plenty of opportunities to consider how a country founded in opposition to empire and imperialism sho...
Jul 3, 2009 / John Nichols
Celebrating the Fourth by Remembering the Fifth Celebrating the Fourth by Remembering the Fifth
Other than consuming copious amounts of beer and barbecue food, what can Americans do on the Fourth of July to celebrate their freedom? Erwin Knoll, the late editor of The Progres...
Jul 3, 2009 / Eyal Press
Destroying America to Save It Destroying America to Save It
It's not only neocons who desperately need enemies, like Ahmadinejad, to succeed so that they'll have an excuse to bomb bomb bomb Iran, or any place they damn well please. It's als...
Jul 2, 2009 / Leslie Savan
Jon Stewart Blasts Beck for Bin Laden Bull Jon Stewart Blasts Beck for Bin Laden Bull
Jon Stewart is appalled by Beck and his guest Michael Scheuer's suggestion that Bin Laden should attack the US again to change Obama's policies.
Jul 2, 2009 / The Daily Show
How to Deal with America’s Empire of Bases How to Deal with America’s Empire of Bases
As Congress and Obama wrangle over the cost of much-needed domestic expenditures, no one suggests that closing some of these unpopular, expensive imperial enclaves might be a good ...
Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Chalmers Johnson