A Fateful Crossroads for America A Fateful Crossroads for America
As I wrote last week, the Georgian-Russian conflict has led to a humanitarian tragedy in the region that demands a careful and calibrated response--not a reaction that heightens ...
Aug 19, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Death and Dying Death and Dying
This Week: Congresswoman Kang hangs out in the loo, wide stance and all.
Aug 19, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
VEEPSTAKES: Feingold On Why He’s Off the List VEEPSTAKES: Feingold On Why He’s Off the List
Russ Feingold is popular enough with grassroots Democrats to have been boomed as a potential candidate for the party's 2008 nomination. He has a national reputation for working a...
Aug 19, 2008 / John Nichols
McCain’s Mansions McCain’s Mansions
Exactly how many luxury homes do John and Cindy McCain own?
Aug 18, 2008 / Brave New Films
New Era for Pakistan–and Kashmir? New Era for Pakistan–and Kashmir?
The resignation of Pervez Musharraf and a looming election in India offer hope that with the right leadership, the sixty-year faceoff over Kashmir might finally be resolved.
Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Radio Nation with Laura Flanders Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
China's middle class ambitions; the Democrats' quest for blue-collar votes.
Aug 18, 2008 / Radio Nation
Six Questions About Anthrax Six Questions About Anthrax
And one answer: Bush's global 'war on terror' operates on a double standard.
Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Is Michael Phelps Really the Greatest Olympian Ever? Is Michael Phelps Really the Greatest Olympian Ever?
Eight gold medals. Seven world records. And most remarkably,transforming laps in a pool into must-see-TV. Michael Phelps has truly exceeded the hype and has derserved every...
Aug 18, 2008 / Dave Zirin
Obama and King Obama and King
As Obama accepts his party's presidential nomination on the forty-fifth anniversary of King's most famous speech, a historian looks beyond the obvious analogies.
Aug 18, 2008 / Feature / Adele Oltman
The Democratic Veepstakes The Democratic Veepstakes
The Nation's Ari Melber sheds light on the real contenders for Obama's Vice President.
Aug 18, 2008 / YouTube