The First Great Constitutional Debate of the 21st Century The First Great Constitutional Debate of the 21st Century
Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are squaring off in a grand debate about the character and the content of the American experiment. Unfortunately, the U.S. news media, and much of th...
May 22, 2009 / John Nichols
$1 Trillion and Counting… $1 Trillion and Counting…
The $1 trillion we have spent on war since 9/11 has placed enormous stress on our recession-struck economy.
May 22, 2009 / Feature / Jo Comerford
Cheney vs. Obama: The No-So-Epic Battle Cheney vs. Obama: The No-So-Epic Battle
Jon Stewart surveys the coverage and content of President Obama's and Dick Cheney's concurrent national security speeches.
May 22, 2009 / The Daily Show
Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left
Rep. Donna Edwards discusses the important role progressives should play in influencing the Obama presidency.
May 22, 2009 / The Nation Video
A Call For Universal Voter Registration A Call For Universal Voter Registration
This is the third in a series of posts concerned with just democracy.The first was an overview of the current state of our electoral system;the second a look at the prospects for...
May 22, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Yet Another Bogus ‘Terror’ Plot Yet Another Bogus ‘Terror’ Plot
By the now, it's maddeningly familiar. A scary terrorist plot is announced. Then it's revealed that the suspects are a hapless bunch of ne'er-do-wells or run-of-the-mill thugs wit...
May 22, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl
Millions will be spent to bring the biggest event in sports to the Superdome, while the victims of Hurricane Katrina remain on the sidelines.
May 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
The US Auto Industry: Down, But Not Out The US Auto Industry: Down, But Not Out
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on why the Obama administration needs to do more to create manufacturing jobs in the US.
May 21, 2009 / The Ed Show
Congress Asks: Why Are Bailed-Out Auto Firms Closing Plants? Congress Asks: Why Are Bailed-Out Auto Firms Closing Plants?
Democratic and Republican members of the US House have suggested that they were deceived by Chrysler management and members of the Obama administration's auto industry task force ...
May 21, 2009 / John Nichols
Republicans Debate ‘Socialist’ Resolution Republicans Debate ‘Socialist’ Resolution
The GOP called a special session to debate a rebranding resolution... for the Democratic Party.
May 21, 2009 / American News Project