Dishonoring Reagan Dishonoring Reagan
The former president set in motion a sizable slice of the fantasies destroying America.
Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
Backward, Christian Soldiers Backward, Christian Soldiers
Zealots are trying to turn the military into a religious army. Mikey Weinstein is fighting back.
Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / Stephen Glain
Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal
For bringing to light critical but long-suppressed information, Pfc. Manning has been treated not as a whistleblower, but as a criminal and a spy.
Feb 10, 2011 / Chase Madar
And They Called It… And They Called It…
Reed reports on the Republicans’ efforts to prove that when it comes to climate change, the deficit and pretty much anything else, they can be both hostile and disrespectful.
Feb 10, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Slide Show: 10 Works of Art the Right Wants to Censor Slide Show: 10 Works of Art the Right Wants to Censor
Feb 9, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Was the DLC Good for Democrats? Was the DLC Good for Democrats?
After the death of the DLC, The Nation's Ari Berman explores whether the Democratic Party benefited from their organizing.
Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room
Jim Webb’s Not Running in 2012, But His Economic Populism Can Still Win for Dems in Virginia, Nationally Jim Webb’s Not Running in 2012, But His Economic Populism Can Still Win for Dems in Virginia, Nationally
An Republican-to-Democrat convert who became an unlikely hero of progressives in 2006, his win tipped the Senate to the Democrats. Webb’s decision to depart makes the challen...
Feb 9, 2011 / John Nichols
Was the DLC Good for Democrats? Was the DLC Good for Democrats?
After the death of the DLC, The Nation's Ari Berman explores whether the Democratic Party benefitted from their organizing.
Feb 9, 2011 / MSNBC
Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act
President Obama wanted to extend PATRIOT Act surveillance authorities for three years. House Republican leaders tried to get him a one-year extension. But the vast majority of Hous...
Feb 9, 2011 / John Nichols
‘I Smell Metternich Everywhere’: Frank Wisner and Egypt ‘I Smell Metternich Everywhere’: Frank Wisner and Egypt
An old school mate remembers Frank Wisner, our man—or not—in Egypt.
Feb 9, 2011 / Greg Grandin