Archive: Bearing Witness in Mississippi Archive: Bearing Witness in Mississippi
As the eyes of the nation are focused on the University of Mississippi for the presidential debate, The Nation archive yields insights on key events in Mississippi during the civi...
Sep 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Marissa Colón-Margolies and Erica Landau
Henry Paulson’s Shell Game Henry Paulson’s Shell Game
The emerging compromise on the bailout is better than Paulson's original proposal, but falls far short of what needs to be done. Congress and the next president will have a lot mor...
Sep 26, 2008 / Feature / Joseph E. Stiglitz
Mr. McCain Goes to Washington Mr. McCain Goes to Washington
Jon Stewart says John McCain is the only man who can impulsively overreact to something ten days old.
Sep 26, 2008 / The Daily Show
Acts of Contrition Acts of Contrition
The road to recovery requires more than a bailout. Americans deserve apologies from Washington and Wall Street--and a new president capable of telling the truth and leading us forw...
Sep 26, 2008 / Feature / William Greider
The Mellon Caucus The Mellon Caucus
In 1929, Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon faced the impending Great Depression and said: Bring. It. On. Liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate the farmers, liquidat...
Sep 26, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Regional Banks Can Solve the Credit Crisis Regional Banks Can Solve the Credit Crisis
Take a lesson from Andrew Jackson: Rely on regional banks, not Wall Street, to get money in the hands of people who need it.
Sep 26, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Outlaws: Andrew Edwards and Jeff Fontas Outlaws: Andrew Edwards and Jeff Fontas
Speaking with the youngest legislators in the country.
Sep 26, 2008 / The Nation
The Congressman’s Dilemma The Congressman’s Dilemma
So in light of the news of House Republicans loudly and suddenly bailing out on the bailout, a few things to keep in mind to make sense of the political terrain. 1) The bailout ...
Sep 26, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Dark Bailout The Dark Bailout
While the financial crisis is nothing to joke about, the Joker from The Dark Knight couldn't be any worse than George W. Bush
Sep 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / YouTube
Ode to John McCain, Political Magician Ode to John McCain, Political Magician
With apologies to David Blaine, and none to John McCain, an ode to a political magician.
Sep 26, 2008 / Evan Eisenberg