LGBT Victory — With an Emphasis on T — in Gainseville LGBT Victory — With an Emphasis on T — in Gainseville
"I love this town," Gainesville City Commissioner Craig Lowe shouted to cheering supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the north-central Florida city that...
Mar 25, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama’s Toxic Advisers Obama’s Toxic Advisers
Obama's nomination of Gary Gensler to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is yet another example of how the president has entrusted his economic policy to the wrong peopl...
Mar 25, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Hawaii Court Backs Protesters vs. Superferry Hawaii Court Backs Protesters vs. Superferry
Even though the Hawaii State Supreme Court has ruled against this huge corporate-military boondoggle, the battle isn't over yet.
Mar 24, 2009 / Feature / Jerry Mander and Koohan Paik
Obama’s New Monopoly Set Obama’s New Monopoly Set
President Obama has invented a new board game that nobody can lose. But only Wall Street money men can play.
Mar 24, 2009 / William Greider
A Teachable Moment A Teachable Moment
So there we were, two Americans summoned to 11 Downing Street to advise the movers and shakers of British culture on the lessons to be learned from FDR's New Deal, and particularly...
Mar 24, 2009 / D.D. Guttenplan
Specter Stabs Unions in the Back Specter Stabs Unions in the Back
A Democratic politician once said of Arlen Specter that he's "always there when you don't need him." Well, the Employee Free Choice Act, was one place where we did need him. He wa...
Mar 24, 2009 / Chris Hayes
How the Bailout Could Hurt Obama’s Agenda How the Bailout Could Hurt Obama’s Agenda
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and New York Times columnist Thomas Freidman talk about how to fix the economy.
Mar 24, 2009 / MSNBC
Obama & Whistleblowers Obama & Whistleblowers
Several weeks ago, I attended a conference in Washington D.C. whose organizing theme was "Ending the Dark Ages, Turning on the Lights." The conference was a gathering of...
Mar 24, 2009 / Eyal Press
Get Real on Sex Ed Get Real on Sex Ed
There's an under-reported health care crisis brewing in this country: A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study reports at least one in four teenage girls -- ages 14 to 1...
Mar 24, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Death of Newspapers: Long Live Journalism? Death of Newspapers: Long Live Journalism?
The Nation's John Nichols and other established journalists discuss the future of publishing and print journalism.
Mar 24, 2009 / GRITtv