US Prisons: Still #1 US Prisons: Still #1
The United States' rapidly metastasizing prison population has reached a new milestone: as the NYT reports, today, more than one in 100 Americans are behind bars. For some groups...
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Faulty Helmets? Here’s Another $74 Million Faulty Helmets? Here’s Another $74 Million
When it comes to providing helmets for U.S. soldiers abroad, the Defense Department hasn't shown itself to be particularly discriminating in its choice of manufacturers. Last De...
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Working-Class Vote in Ohio The Working-Class Vote in Ohio
What issues matter to Ohio's blue-collar voters? JoAnn Wypijewski reports from the campaign trail.
Feb 28, 2008 / The Nation Video and Brett Story
The Stravinsky Shuffle The Stravinsky Shuffle
Why listen to Stravinksy in sequence when you can click shuffle on your iPod and rediscover the music anew?
Feb 28, 2008 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff
Patriot’s Inventory Patriot’s Inventory
a prisoner is bound and gagged in free fall
the backdoor gift exposes an exchange rift
while a cognitive switch haunts its own turncoat
Feb 28, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Anne Waldman
Banana Kings Banana Kings
The history of banana cultivation is rife with labor and environmental abuse, corporate skulduggery and genetic experiments gone awry.
Feb 28, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Emily Biuso
Good Faith Good Faith
Two authors posit very different views on the problem of religious conflict in a supposedly secular age.
Feb 28, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
The Dean Legacy The Dean Legacy
The DNC chair has energized aging, ailing or previously nonexistent state parties.
Feb 28, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman
Postcards From Ohio Postcards From Ohio
The white working-class vote is on the line--so is the myth of Clinton-era good times.
Feb 28, 2008 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
Rough Trade Debate Rough Trade Debate
It's not enough for candidates to talk tough about the impact of NAFTA. Workers need realistic remedies.
Feb 28, 2008 / John Nichols