Rising to the Task of Slowing Down Rising to the Task of Slowing Down
If we are to produce not only our best work, but also our best lives, we need to think hard about developing a different attitude toward time.
Aug 11, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tell the President to Use Executive Powers to Combat Climate Change Tell the President to Use Executive Powers to Combat Climate Change
The President could easily implement comprehensive climate-change legislation without Congressional approval.
Aug 10, 2010 / Rosamund Hunter
Message From Missouri: No Mandates but Not Necessarily No Reform Message From Missouri: No Mandates but Not Necessarily No Reform
Missouri voters rejected federal mandates. But that mean that they are against expanding access to healthcare? Not necessarily.
Aug 10, 2010 / John Nichols
Women, the Taliban and That ‘Time’ Cover Women, the Taliban and That ‘Time’ Cover
Whatever reason the United States has for being in Afghanistan, it has nothing to do with the plight of Afghan women.
Aug 9, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Idle Iron, Vital Workers Idle Iron, Vital Workers
Congressman Raúl Grijalva's plan to clean up abandoned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico would hold Big Oil accountable, protect the environment and employ gulf coast residents...
Aug 9, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On the NYC mosque controversy and the Republican leaders of the future.
Aug 6, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Kagan Confirmed as NRA Attacks Misfire Kagan Confirmed as NRA Attacks Misfire
Despite an all-out push by gun manufacturers and their political allies to block Elena Kagan's confirmation, three women will for the first time serve on the High Court.
Aug 6, 2010 / John Nichols
Same-Sex Marriage Is Now a 2010 Issue Same-Sex Marriage Is Now a 2010 Issue
The court ruling on California's Proposition 8 makes marriage equality a frontburner issue and Democrats and responsible Republicans should embrace it as smart politics.
Aug 6, 2010 / John Nichols
This Week At TheNation.com: A Nation Article Sparks Debate This Week At TheNation.com: A Nation Article Sparks Debate
Our new TV ad and The Nation's Nuclear Legacy. Plus: Three videos, a podcast and more.
Aug 6, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Save Net Neutrality Save Net Neutrality
The end of the internet as we know it?
Aug 6, 2010 / Peter Rothberg