What Is BP in the Business Of? What Is BP in the Business Of?
Is BP really trying to serve Americans by providing hard-to-get oil—or is it just out to make money?
May 25, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
General Petraeus’s Secret Ops General Petraeus’s Secret Ops
If Obama knew about Petraeus's order to expand Special Ops in the Middle East and Asia, then he is a dangerous militarist. If he didn't know, he's a feckless incompetent. Take...
May 25, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Grayson’s Bill Makes War Costs Real Grayson’s Bill Makes War Costs Real
The Florida Congressman proposes legislation that shows how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are impoverishing Americans.
May 24, 2010 / John Nichols
Stop the Comcast/NBC Merger Stop the Comcast/NBC Merger
If the deal goes through, a terrible cable and broadband provider will become a terrible content provider.
May 24, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Irony Alert: Another Advocate for Abstinence Quits Congress After His Failure to Abstain is Revealed Irony Alert: Another Advocate for Abstinence Quits Congress After His Failure to Abstain is Revealed
An Indiana congressman had a lot to say about how others should have sex, until he got caught having sex with someone other than his wife.
May 22, 2010 / John Nichols
Rand Paul: ‘Principled Libertarian’? Not. Rand Paul: ‘Principled Libertarian’? Not.
The Kentucky crackpot wants less regulation on businesses, but more regulation on women's health.
May 22, 2010 / Katha Pollitt
This Week at The Nation.com This Week at The Nation.com
Multimedia on Wall Street protests and US government targeted killing policies, supporting independent journalism and thanks to our great interns.
May 22, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On the Arkansas Senate run-off, Rand Paul and the mail.
May 21, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Those Secret Taliban Talks Those Secret Taliban Talks
The extent of Taliban and Afghan government involvement in the Islamic Party's peace talks is unclear. But something important is happening, and the State Deparment is interested.
May 21, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
What Happens When a Serious Libertarian Gets Serious Attention What Happens When a Serious Libertarian Gets Serious Attention
At the root of the controversy about Rand Paul's statements regarding civil rights laws is the reality that he is an ideological outlier running within a mainstream party. That's g...
May 21, 2010 / John Nichols