Obama’s Plan for Iraq Is the Petraeus-Bush Iraq Plan Obama’s Plan for Iraq Is the Petraeus-Bush Iraq Plan
"The idea that Obama is making good on a campaign promise to end the war is playing with words,” says The Nation's Jeremy Scahill.
Aug 3, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Nation Makes the Case for Independent Journalism in New TV Ad The Nation Makes the Case for Independent Journalism in New TV Ad
The Nation has made a splash before with provocative and sharp television ads on cable television nationally. The magazine is now going up with its newest ad—about the challenges facing independent journalism, and suggesting The Nation as a smart way to "counter the toxic nonsense on the right." Our new ad is below; what do you think? Did we make our case, or could we have done better. Let us know in the comments, and please share this ad on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere if you'd like an easy way to support the magazine and independent journalism at large.
Aug 3, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Bernie Sanders: Rally the People Bernie Sanders: Rally the People
Closing the gap between the wealthy and the poor is not as cut-and-dried as Obama paints it to be, but Senator Bernie Sanders has some alternative solutions for the problem.
Jul 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Big Oil’s Next Stop: The Arctic Big Oil’s Next Stop: The Arctic
Deep water oil spills, shallow water spills, bursting pipelines: there's got to be a safer way to fulfill our energy needs.
Jul 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law
The nationwide boycott of the Arizona law has hit the sports arena: demonstrators outside ball parks in cities across the country are demanding that baseball owners move the 2011...
Jul 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power
There are people who have been unemployed for six months and there are some who have been unemployed for 99 months or more. Congress should watch out for the 1.5 million unemploy...
Jul 29, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
A-Rod and Accountability in Baseball’s Steroid Era A-Rod and Accountability in Baseball’s Steroid Era
Only six players in the history of baseball have hit 600 home runs and Alex Rodriguez is one hit away from being the seventh. So why aren't fans making this a big deal?
Jul 29, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Energy Policy Fail Energy Policy Fail
A watered-down version of an energy bill is being published today—but Obama can effect clean changes simply by changing the types of products that the federal government bu...
Jul 27, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Zealots and Fake Journalism: The Shirley Sherrod Case Zealots and Fake Journalism: The Shirley Sherrod Case
The Sherrod controversy "was a ginned-up, fabricated story,” The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explains on The Today Show. “And this country can’t afford...
Jul 23, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
There’s a Beautiful Story Hidden in the Sherrod Mess There’s a Beautiful Story Hidden in the Sherrod Mess
Nation columnist, Melissa Harris-Lacewell is angry with the administration, the NAACP, and blogger Andrew Breitbart, but maybe some good can come out of all of this.
Jul 22, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room