I’m Sorry, Rush I’m Sorry, Rush
A musical tribute to a big fat idiot.
Mar 11, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Norman Thomas Norman Thomas
The Nation follows Norman Thomas as he campaigns for the presidency on the Socialist ticket in 1928. While he had no chance of winning, his campaign was seen as a success.
Mar 11, 2009 / Feature / McAlister Coleman
Limits and Horizons Limits and Horizons
The best we can hope for is robust left Keynesianism--capitalism with a green and social democratic face.
Mar 11, 2009 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Reform Congress, Don’t Cede Power to the President Reform Congress, Don’t Cede Power to the President
President Obama expressed frustration with the $410 billion omnibus spending bill that he signed Wednesday, and rightly so. Packed with pork projects inserted by congressional Re...
Mar 11, 2009 / John Nichols
Round 4: Jon Stewart Vs. CNBC Round 4: Jon Stewart Vs. CNBC
CNBC's Jim Cramer has appeared all over the NBC empire defending his financial acumen; Stewart has now rallied the power of Viacom to fight back.
Mar 11, 2009 / The Daily Show
The USPS Still Matters The USPS Still Matters
You may have heard that the United States Postal Service is in dire financial straits, having lost $2.8 billion in 2008 and on track to lose twice that much this year. Things are ...
Mar 11, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Time for a New Popular Front? Time for a New Popular Front?
The British press seems to have finally recovered from President Obama's supposed "diss" of Gordon Brown. Instead, today's papers wonder if the Troubles have returned to ...
Mar 11, 2009 / D.D. Guttenplan
Is This the End of Capitalism? Is This the End of Capitalism?
The neo-liberal order has failed. But what will replace it? David Harvey and The Nation's Alexander Cockburn on the end (or future) of capitalism?
Mar 11, 2009 / GRITtv
Reagan’s Socialist Legacy Reagan’s Socialist Legacy
The consequences of the deregulatory frenzies that allowed Wall Street to run wild have now come home to roost. So why is the GOP blaming Obama?
Mar 11, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Israel Lobby Defeats Freeman Appointment Israel Lobby Defeats Freeman Appointment
The withdrawal of Chas Freeman as chairman of the National Intelligence Council, following two weeks of vituperative attacks on him by the amen chorus of the U.S. Zionist lobby is...
Mar 10, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss