All Hail Comrade Lindsey Graham All Hail Comrade Lindsey Graham
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham's usual allies are not impressed with the Republican senator's suggestion that the time might have come to start nationalizing banks. "Did h...
Feb 17, 2009 / John Nichols
The Leavetaking The Leavetaking
What legacy did Harold Pinter leave behind?
Feb 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Richard Byrne
Slide Show: The Nation’s Oscars Slide Show: The Nation’s Oscars
Images from the Oscar-winners of the past and reviews from Nation critics who loved/hated them.
Feb 17, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Youth in Action: Carmen Berkley, the United States Student Association Youth in Action: Carmen Berkley, the United States Student Association
You voted, now what? First, identify what issue burns you in your belly, Berkley suggests.
Feb 17, 2009 / Suemedha Sood
An American Foreign Legion An American Foreign Legion
This report, first posted at TomDispatch.com, comes from historian and retired Lieutenant Colonel William J. Astore: A leaner, meaner, higher tech force -- that was what George W....
Feb 17, 2009 / TomDispatch
“Barack of Afpakia” “Barack of Afpakia”
Today's Wall Street Journal suggests that if President Obama pursues his plans for stepping up the war in Afghanistan, he'll have to fall back on the support of "Bush Republicans ...
Feb 17, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Labor’s Man Joins Treasury Team Labor’s Man Joins Treasury Team
Ron Bloom, a former I-banker with the head and heart of a labor activist, has been tapped to advise the Obama administration on the auto bailout. Let's hope they listen to him.
Feb 16, 2009 / William Greider
Can Green Jobs Be Good Jobs? Can Green Jobs Be Good Jobs?
It felt like a dream a year ago, but a growing coalition of labor unions and environmentalists is putting real muscle into the idea that green jobs will help resolve the economic c...
Feb 16, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher
A World Without Water A World Without Water
Dr. Peter Gleick, founder and president of the Pacific Institute, weighs in on the severity and urgency of the global water crisis.
Feb 16, 2009 / Feature / Tara Lohan
President Obama and Progressives President Obama and Progressives
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel argues progressives must keep pressure on the administration to move the country in a new direction.
Feb 16, 2009 / The Real News Network