Pledge to Save Journalism Pledge to Save Journalism
All that guff you're hearing about the importance of public service reporting that's insulated from the influence of corporate advertisers? It's not guff -- as ABC TV affiliates in...
Feb 10, 2010 / Laura Flanders
RNC’s Steele Decides It Is O.K. to Play the Race Card RNC’s Steele Decides It Is O.K. to Play the Race Card
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele used to be able to muster a lot of disdain for political players who suggested that criticism of them might be racially motiva...
Feb 10, 2010 / John Nichols
When Snow Melts: Vancouver’s Olympic Crackdown When Snow Melts: Vancouver’s Olympic Crackdown
News Flash: Winter Olympic officials in tropical Vancouver have been forced to import snow - on the public dime - to make sure that the 2010 games proceed as planned. This use of t...
Feb 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
Trials and Terror Trials and Terror
Four Republicans continue to misrepresent the rights of the accused "underwear" bomber--despite having been briefed on those rights on Christmas Day.
Feb 9, 2010 / Countdown
Do Terrorists Deserve Due Process? Do Terrorists Deserve Due Process?
Hayes debates Scarborough over the constitutional rights of terrorists.
Feb 9, 2010 / MSNBC
Tell ‘The Nation’: Voices of the Uninsured Tell ‘The Nation’: Voices of the Uninsured
Uninsured Americans have arguably the highest stake in the outcome of the healthcare debate--so why are they absent from the national conversation over its fate?
Feb 9, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors
Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan
"The deaths of three American soldiers in a Taliban suicide attack on Wednesday lifted the veil on United States military assistance to Pakistan." So began a Feb 4th pie...
Feb 9, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Slide Show: You Know You’re on a Nation Cruise When… Slide Show: You Know You’re on a Nation Cruise When…
Comedienne Katie Halper, who joined The Nation's cruise this year, knows eleven ways to spot a Nation cruise from a nautical mile away.
Feb 8, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Demand Question Time Demand Question Time
My boss Katrina vanden Heuvel recently detailed the merits of a new campaign that could enhance civic engagement, make politicians more accountable and promote the notion that our ...
Feb 8, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Who Dat? Dat’s the Super Bowl Champs! Who Dat? Dat’s the Super Bowl Champs!
The New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl 44. I can't believe I'm even typing the words. Five years ago this was the team considered most likely to be moved to Los Angeles. Four and a ...
Feb 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin