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
The Cleveland Model The Cleveland Model
Thoroughly green and worker-owned, co-ops are a vibrant response to economic distress.
Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Gar Alperovitz, Thad Williamson, and Ted Howard
‘We Won’t Bow Down’ ‘We Won’t Bow Down’
The joy and community found in Mardi Gras offer an antidote to defeatism and despair.
Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit
The Media-Lobbying Complex The Media-Lobbying Complex
The talking heads of cable news are leading double lives as paid lobbyists for corporations.
Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Sebastian Jones