The Answer to Obama=Hitler The Answer to Obama=Hitler
The presidential campaign had more than a smattering of it. The economic crisis is breeding lots more. Crazy talk comparing Barack Obama to Hitler went mainstream April 1...
Apr 17, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Obama Set for a Summit in the Sun Obama Set for a Summit in the Sun
Barack Obama encounters Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez for the first time at the Summit of the Americas, and the future of US-Latin America relations takes a new turn.
Apr 17, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Well, Yes, The Government Is Spying On Us Well, Yes, The Government Is Spying On Us
The revelation that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been intercepting Americans' emails and phone calls in what the New York Times terms a "significant and systemic" manner...
Apr 17, 2009 / John Nichols
GOP to New Orleans: Liberals Did It GOP to New Orleans: Liberals Did It
One of the more deeply twisted--and, one would have hoped, now thoroughly discredited--right-wing storylines of the Bush era is currently enjoying a comeback: all that chaos and su...
Apr 16, 2009 / Betsy Reed
Seven Preliminary Thoughts on the Tea Parties Seven Preliminary Thoughts on the Tea Parties
Yesterday thousands of people rallied in hundreds of "tea party" protests across the country, expressing anger about the economy, politics, and taxes. It is easy to make...
Apr 16, 2009 / Zephyr Teachout
Elsie Fox: Still Here Elsie Fox: Still Here
A woman of passion and principle traces the history of the American left. At 101, she's still with us.
Apr 16, 2009 / Feature / Brian Kahn
Huskies’ Glory Stolen By Coach Huskies’ Glory Stolen By Coach
Despite all their well-deserved success, the UConn women's basketball team struggles in the shadow of their megalomaniacal coach Geno Auriemma.
Apr 16, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Can China’s Wind Power Save the Planet? Can China’s Wind Power Save the Planet?
The Nation's Christian Parenti explains how the growing industry of wind turbines can reduce harmful pollution and ultimately wean China off its coal addiction.
Apr 16, 2009 / Brett Story
Cables Coming in From the Cold Cables Coming in From the Cold
There's good reason to be skeptical about the government's Venona releases and the claim that they are the final word on the cold-war espionage cases.
Apr 16, 2009 / Feature / Walter Schneir and Miriam Schneir
Piracy: The Military Options Piracy: The Military Options
Major Bob is back, too. But first, we've got a new "Think Again" column called " It's Still theBush Economy" about the proclivity of so many in the media to treat thiseconomic...
Apr 16, 2009 / Eric Alterman