Obama, Race and the Presidency Obama, Race and the Presidency
Barack Obama's historic victory in Iowa comes at a crucial time for a nation still grappling with how remedies to offset racism affect America's power structure.
Jan 3, 2008 / Feature / Ari Melber
Nader’s Stealth Support for Edwards (Cont…) Nader’s Stealth Support for Edwards (Cont…)
By backing John Edwards' presidential campaign this week, Ralph Nader offered "rare praise for a leading Democratic politician," as The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel exp...
Jan 3, 2008 / Ari Melber
A Fierce Populism and the Soft Promise of “More Light” A Fierce Populism and the Soft Promise of “More Light”
DES MOINES -- Embracing the legacy of a grandfather who "worked the graveyard shift... in the mills," quoting Democratic icons Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and recounting t...
Jan 3, 2008 / John Nichols
The Race Begins The Race Begins
As Nation.com readers need no reminding, tomorrow residents of Iowa will become the first citizens in the country to weigh in on the presidential nominees. But not all residents o...
Jan 2, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Hillary’s Man Problem Hillary’s Man Problem
A lot of men don't like Hillary. A lot of men say they don't want to vote for Hillary--even Democratic men. The new Los Angeles Times/ Bloomberg poll, released December 28, shows t...
Jan 2, 2008 / Jon Wiener
Mitt Romney As Doll Mitt Romney As Doll
Wonder what this guy is made of?
Jan 2, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Front Page The Front Page
One of three versions of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's madcap newspaper comedy from a period when reporters probably did call their city rooms and say, "Hello, sweetheart, get ...
Jan 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Bakshy
A Human Pledge A Human Pledge
The most important American love poet in living memory, Robert Creeley celebrated the body and its ambivalent desires with a touch as light as a song.
Jan 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Susan Stewart
Return of the Swift Boaters Return of the Swift Boaters
As conservatives stare into an electoral abyss, the shadowy group that smeared John Kerry in 2004 has reorganized and stands poised to do its dirty work again.
Jan 2, 2008 / Feature / Chris Hayes
…and Now a Friendly Public Service Message from the Growth Hormone Industry …and Now a Friendly Public Service Message from the Growth Hormone Industry
Jan 2, 2008 / Column / Ward Sutton