That Afghan Runoff Election That Afghan Runoff Election
Don't expect any miracles after President Karzai's decision to accept a second round in the much-disputed Afghan elections. (The latest totals give Karzai 49.7 percent of the vote...
Oct 21, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Public Pensions and Saving Souls Public Pensions and Saving Souls
In recent years, I have written many times of the tremendous public investment deficit facing this country. Our infrastructure is old, and it isn't being replaced or maintained--we...
Oct 20, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama to Karzai: Thanks for Recognizing Your Illegitimacy Obama to Karzai: Thanks for Recognizing Your Illegitimacy
Barack Obama will have to do some awfully embarrassing things as president. The whole pardoning the turkey thing on the eve of Thanksgiving comes to mind. And then there's the tak...
Oct 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Repeal the DOMA Repeal the DOMA
This post was written by Nation intern and freelance writer Alana Levinson. For more than a decade, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed into law by President Bill Clinto...
Oct 20, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Ending Federal Lawlessness: DOJ Eases Off Medical Pot Ending Federal Lawlessness: DOJ Eases Off Medical Pot
During the 2008 campaign, one of candidate Barack Obama's best applause lines was a promise to restore respect for science when it came to federal policy making. On Monday, Presi...
Oct 19, 2009 / John Nichols
Around The Nation Around The Nation
A few quick hits from The Nation's orbit this week:
Oct 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Who Is the “Taliban”? Who Is the “Taliban”?
David Rohde's series "Held by the Taliban," which began running in the New York Times on Sunday makes gripping reading. (You can read Part I here and Part II here.) But so far, at...
Oct 19, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Better a Disappointing Dem Than a Savvy Theocrat Better a Disappointing Dem Than a Savvy Theocrat
Creigh Deeds has been a disappointment as the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia. While he was preferable to one of his Democratic primary foes -- veteran party bagman T...
Oct 18, 2009 / John Nichols
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
We've got a new "Think Again" column called, believe it or not, "I'llSee Your Testicles...' (Catfight on the Right)" and it's here.(though perhaps they changed the title later in...
Oct 16, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Why Arianna Doesn’t Get It Why Arianna Doesn’t Get It
I admire Arianna Huffington. She is a strong, bold voice in our media firmament. But in the last few days, she has advanced an idea which, in my view, is wrong. She is urging Vice ...
Oct 16, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel