No, Sarah Palin Is Not the Next Ronald Reagan No, Sarah Palin Is Not the Next Ronald Reagan
Sarah Palin's Going Rogue: An American Life (HarperCollins) is being pitched by her publisher as "one ordinary citizen's extraordinary journey." That's about right. Palin is ord...
Nov 13, 2009 / John Nichols
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
When it comes to understanding the real economy and the struggles of ordinary Americans, Senator Bernie Sanders always seems to be ahead of the curve and fighting like hell for Con...
Nov 12, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The All-Time King of Conflicts of Interest, continued The All-Time King of Conflicts of Interest, continued
I've got a new Think Again column, which involved quite a bit more work than usual, by the way, called "The Continuing Scandal of Howard Kurtz and The Washington Post," h...
Nov 12, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Obama Gets It: Tackling Unemployment is Job 1 Obama Gets It: Tackling Unemployment is Job 1
The No. 1 issue facing the country is unemployment. President Obama and Congress have been too slow to recognize that fact and to act upon it. But that seems to be changing -- n...
Nov 12, 2009 / John Nichols
To Save Journalism, Return to Founding Principles To Save Journalism, Return to Founding Principles
This fall we are highlighting thinking about the future of journalism on The Nation's website, starting with a video from 2009 Nation/Campus Progress Student Journalism Conference...
Nov 12, 2009 / John Nichols
Dobbs for President? Dobbs for President?
Parsing the Lou Dobbs bombshell, I can't help wondering if the pudgy populist is planning a run for president in 2012. My guess: yes. And if he does, I'll bet he'll do so as a Per...
Nov 12, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Abbas’ Shock Treatment Abbas’ Shock Treatment
The crisis in US diplomacy with Israel and Palestine was the subject of an important discuss yesterday at the annual conference of the Middle East Institute. And the mood was deci...
Nov 11, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Harry Reid Gets It: The Issue is Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Harry Reid Gets It: The Issue is Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
While most of official Washington was all hot and bothered about health care reform last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was paying attention to a far more serious concern...
Nov 11, 2009 / John Nichols
Turn Back the Assault on Women’s Rights Turn Back the Assault on Women’s Rights
The House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass its health care reform bill (HR 3962) only after approving an amendment introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak that would prohibit any...
Nov 10, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Call Joe Lieberman’s Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry Call Joe Lieberman’s Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry
Following the horrific shootings at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, Connecticut Senator Lieberman pulled a thread from the right-wing blogosphere and called for a congressional ...
Nov 10, 2009 / John Nichols