Texas Hold ’em, Tea Party Style Texas Hold ’em, Tea Party Style
Debra Medina has come from nowhere to threaten a runoff in the GOP gubernatorial primary.
Iraq’s New Sectarian Storm Clouds Iraq’s New Sectarian Storm Clouds
Tonight, President Obama will address the nation to discuss the drawdown of US combat forces in Iraq. In February, Robert Dreyfuss reported on the specter of civil conflict and the...
Feb 18, 2010 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
18 Million Jobs by 2012 18 Million Jobs by 2012
The Obama administration's jobs proposals are on the right track, but the scope is nowhere near large enough for the crisis we face today.
Feb 18, 2010 / Feature / Robert Pollin
Sri Lanka Wins a War and Diminishes Democracy Sri Lanka Wins a War and Diminishes Democracy
In its 62 years of independence, Sri Lanka has never had a better chance than it has now to stamp out the last fires of ethnic hatred, violence and mindless chauvinisms that have l...
Feb 18, 2010 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
How Sustainable Is ‘Socially Responsible’ Mining? How Sustainable Is ‘Socially Responsible’ Mining?
In the ten years since the mining industry has gone "responsible," have things really improved for local communities--or has the industry's PR just gotten better?
Feb 17, 2010 / Feature / Matt Kennard
Gaza: Treading on Shards Gaza: Treading on Shards
The people of Gaza know they have been abandoned.
Nation Contributors on Love: 144 Years of Romance and Skepticism Nation Contributors on Love: 144 Years of Romance and Skepticism
Over fourteen decades, The Nation has criticized, supported, debated, satirized and glorified what Valentine's Day stands for: love, sex and marriage.
Feb 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Various Contributors
The New Deal in Reverse The New Deal in Reverse
How could Barack Obama have ended up, one year later, where Franklin Delano Roosevelt began?
Feb 12, 2010 / Feature / Steve Fraser
The Hero of the Orange Revolution Poisons Ukraine The Hero of the Orange Revolution Poisons Ukraine
No politician has ever suffered a more humiliating rejection than the former leader of Ukraine's Orange Revolution and its current sitting president, Viktor Yushchenko.
John Logue, 1947-2009 John Logue, 1947-2009
Remembering a visionary thinker and doer.
Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / William Greider