GOP Game Plan: Obstruct Obama GOP Game Plan: Obstruct Obama
The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, explores the ways in which Republicans are becoming the 'party of no.'
Jun 22, 2009 / The Ed Show
The Next Explosion in Iran The Next Explosion in Iran
Gunfire, tear gas, and water cannons used by baton-wielding security forces in Iran have forced an uneasy calm on Tehran and other cities, but Mir Hossein Mousavi isn't backing do...
Jun 21, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Showdown Builds In Iran The Showdown Builds In Iran
Tens of thousands of people appeared on Tehran's streets today, again, despite Ayatollah Khamenei's clear warning that they'd be met with force and violence. According to reports...
Jun 20, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Rhetoric on Iran The Rhetoric on Iran
"The world is watching," President Obama said yesterday about the confrontation currently unfolding on the streets of Tehran, where demonstrators are clashing with riot p...
Jun 20, 2009 / Eyal Press
Obama’s Ally on Iran Policy: Pat Buchanan Obama’s Ally on Iran Policy: Pat Buchanan
In this era of Democratic domination of the executive and legislative branches of the federal government, who is the new go-to man for counsel with regard to wise foreign policy s...
Jun 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Hawaii Prepares for North Korean Attack Hawaii Prepares for North Korean Attack
Vacationing on Kauai, the westernmost of the Hawaiian islands, the only question most tourists ask is which beach to go to today – but visitors and locals alike were startled...
Jun 20, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Obama’s False Financial Reform Obama’s False Financial Reform
What's missing in the President's call for reform are concrete rules that address a dysfunctional banking system. Slow down the rush to weak solutions.
Jun 19, 2009 / William Greider
Conservatives Choke on Persian Pretzel Logic Conservatives Choke on Persian Pretzel Logic
The democracy movement in Iran has thrown Republican ideologues into such a tizzy of circular logic that they're stepping on their own dicta. Neocons and hardliners may be as eage...
Jun 19, 2009 / Leslie Savan
For Single-Payer Healthcare For Single-Payer Healthcare
This post was written by Sarah Jaffe, a blogger, freelance journalist and Nation intern. Healthcare reform is on everyone's mind these days. President Obama has repeatedly stre...
Jun 19, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Charles PierceNewton, MA. Hey Doc: "There's a man in old Pawtucket/Sells steamed clams by the bucket/Sowhen I want clams in a bucket, I go to old Pawtucket/ 'Cause I'...
Jun 19, 2009 / Eric Alterman