Bend It Like Obama? Bend It Like Obama?
With healthcare reform, the White House has transformed an intimate issue into a technical argument about long-term actuarial projections.
Jul 29, 2009 / Chris Hayes
The Story of a Fixer The Story of a Fixer
A haunting documentary shines a light on the foreign "fixers" who work behind the scenes with reporters to determine how the story of war gets told.
Jul 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Noted. Noted.
Prison-based gerrymandering; a college journalist's big scoop about Bill Clinton; our day in court
Jul 29, 2009 / The Editors
Dire States Dire States
Banks and financial institutions were never "too big to fail." State and local governments are.
Jul 29, 2009 / John Nichols
William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan
Clarence Darrow may have embarrassed him at the Scopes trial, but William Jennings Bryan will long be remembered as one of the country's greatest progressive crusaders.
Jul 29, 2009 / The Nation
For Hoover For Hoover
Yes, Virginia, this is an endorsement of Herbert Hoover in The Nation.
Jul 29, 2009 / Robert Herrick
Bend It Like Obama? Bend It Like Obama?
The future of progressive politics and the nature of the American social contract, not to mention the lives and health of millions of our fellow citizens, are up for grabs.
Jul 28, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Some Reflections on the American Press Some Reflections on the American Press
The man famous for saying "Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one" writes about a free and a responsible press for The Nation.
Jul 27, 2009 / A. J. Liebling
A Challenge to Mr. Rockefeller A Challenge to Mr. Rockefeller
The oil baron is one slippery businessman.
Jul 27, 2009 / Morris L. Ernst
Abbie Hoffman: Free at Last Abbie Hoffman: Free at Last
A farewell "Yippie!" from his friends.
Jul 24, 2009 / The Editors