Patti and People Power Patti and People Power
Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith, The Nation's unofficial bard and balladeer, is on the job still fighting to ensure that – like her powerful song says – People Have the...
Feb 1, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ann Coulter’s Diabolical Campaign for Clinton Ann Coulter’s Diabolical Campaign for Clinton
Her critics may dismiss Ann Coulter as a "kooky-con," the craziest of conservatives. But there is nothing nutty about Coulter. If the right-wing diva appears to be crazy, it is c...
Feb 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Obama-Clinton? Clinton-Obama? Obama-Clinton? Clinton-Obama?
Politics, it is said, is show business for ugly people. So it only made sense when the Democratic presidential race came to Hollywood, viewers of the last debate before a score of...
Feb 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Firestone’s Super Bowl Fumble Firestone’s Super Bowl Fumble
Few people watching the Firestone-sponsored Super Bowl halftime show are aware of the company's reputation in Liberia for harsh working conditions, child labor and environmental ru...
Feb 1, 2008 / Feature / Ruthie Ackerman
Election 2008: I Need More Election 2008: I Need More
None of the candidates rises to an acceptable level on issues of social justice, inequality and confronting war and poverty.
Jan 31, 2008 / The Nation
Florida: Youth Vote Triples, Again; Edwards and Giuliani Drop Out Florida: Youth Vote Triples, Again; Edwards and Giuliani Drop Out
"After South Carolina's Primary I drove down to Florida to see if I could talk to some young voters about their interest in the primary."
Jan 31, 2008 / The Nation
Minors in the Big House Minors in the Big House
After two failed decades of getting "tough on crime," advocates are pushing states to reconsider trying youth as adults.
Jan 31, 2008 / The Nation
Machinations Machinations
The night after the funeral of her friend and mentor, Congresswoman Kang learns that all is not what it seems...
Jan 31, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
The Lessons of the Weather Underground The Lessons of the Weather Underground
Former student radical Mark Rudd explains where he went wrong--and how young people today can learn from his mistakes.
Jan 31, 2008 / The Nation
Complications at Conception Complications at Conception
Colorado's ballot initiative, led by 20-year-old Kristi Burton, could do much more than overturn Roe v. Wade this fall.
Jan 31, 2008 / The Nation