Springtime for Marriage Equality: First Iowa, Now Vermont, DC Springtime for Marriage Equality: First Iowa, Now Vermont, DC
In spring, they say, human hearts incline toward love. And from the Midwest to New England, the love that once dared not speak its name is being formally recognized and celebrated...
Apr 7, 2009 / John Nichols
The Rise of the New Student Left The Rise of the New Student Left
Bob Dylan probably had no idea how much the times really were a' changin'.
Apr 7, 2009 / Feature / Jack Newfield
Jeff Madrick: Grading Obama’s Recovery Jeff Madrick: Grading Obama’s Recovery
Nation contributor Jeff Madrick looks beyond the failure of banks to guarantee loans to decades of wage stagnation and decline as a factor in the economic meltdown.
Apr 7, 2009 / The Nation Video
GOP Becomes the Party of No(minees) GOP Becomes the Party of No(minees)
The Nation's DC editor Christopher Hayes discusses the Republican's reckless abuse of the Senate confirmation process.
Apr 7, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Rethinking Afghanistan: Is Obama’s Strategy a Dead End? Rethinking Afghanistan: Is Obama’s Strategy a Dead End?
Unified in their opposition to the war in Iraq, liberal and antiwar groups are finding little common ground when it comes to Obama's escalation in Afghanistan.
Apr 7, 2009 / GRITtv
Shed No Tears for the Spartans Shed No Tears for the Spartans
The vanquished Spartans of Michigan State have left a lot of people accustomed to limping through this recession start walking tall.
Apr 7, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
U.S. Racial Exports U.S. Racial Exports
Here in Cape Town I have had to confront the global reach of U.S. black cultural exportation. I have heard the following statements from black South Africans: "Racism seems ...
Apr 7, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
A Responsible Afghan Strategy A Responsible Afghan Strategy
If the United States ever wishes to leave Afghanistan, it requires a sustained engagement using all elements of national power--military, economic and diplomatic.
Apr 6, 2009 / Lawrence J. Korb and Sean E. Duggan
No Soul in Beatlesville No Soul in Beatlesville
The Nation's critic fails to catch Beatlemania.
Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Alan Rinzler
Leo Frank and Bigotry in the South Leo Frank and Bigotry in the South
A Jewish man in Georgia is jailed and lynched for a crime everyone knows he didn't commit.
Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Charles P. Sweeney