Most Valuable Progressives of 2008 Most Valuable Progressives of 2008
Progressives had more to celebrate in 2008 than in any year since the Supreme Court got into the business of stealing elections. The jubilant mood is dampened, of course, by the f...
Dec 30, 2008 / John Nichols
Dave Zirin on 2008 Sports and Politics Highlights Dave Zirin on 2008 Sports and Politics Highlights
The Nation's Dave Zirin revisits the highlights of 2008 and sheds light on the late season meltdown of the New York Jets.
Dec 30, 2008 / MSNBC
Cheney’s Legacy of Deception Cheney’s Legacy of Deception
In the end, the shame of Dick Cheney was total: unmitigated by any notion of a graceful departure, let alone the slightest obligation of honest accounting.
Dec 30, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Israel Revives Hamas Israel Revives Hamas
As Israel presses its bloody assault on Gaza, dropping broad hints that it is planning a ground attack to complement four days of bombings that have killed hundreds, it's clear th...
Dec 30, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Israel in Gaza: Irrationality Israel in Gaza: Irrationality
It is not rational to believe that the Palestinians in the occupied territories will be terrorized by force and violence, by cruelty, by starvation or by slaughter into a docile ac...
Dec 30, 2008 / Wallace Shawn
Episcopal Church Splits Over Gay Equality Episcopal Church Splits Over Gay Equality
The Episcopal Church's promotion of an openly gay clergyman has created a serious rift within the religious community, threatening the future of the denomination.
Dec 29, 2008 / Feature / Drew Haxby
Q and A with Lakhdar Brahimi: What Next for Gaza? Q and A with Lakhdar Brahimi: What Next for Gaza?
Lakhdar Brahimi, a leading UN troubleshooter in the Middle East weighs in on the crisis in Gaza and speculates on how it may affect Obama's presidency.
Dec 29, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
2008: The Year in Review 2008: The Year in Review
The economic meltdown, the presidential candidates, Eliot Spitzer and much more get parodied to the tune of a popular children's rhyme.
Dec 29, 2008 / JibJab
War in Gaza War in Gaza
Since Saturday, Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 325 people, including civilians and children, according to a wide range of sources. The attacks have lef...
Dec 29, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Crossfire Crossfire
Hollywood turns a novel about a gay murder into a call to action against anti-Semitism. Homophobia would have to wait.
Dec 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / James Agee