The Palestinian Paradox The Palestinian Paradox
When I interviewed Salam Fayyad in Ramallah at the end of February, he was a worried man--and with reason.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / Helena Cobban
Change Socialists Can Believe In Change Socialists Can Believe In
The Nation's forum on the future of socialism continues.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich and Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Future of the American Dream The Future of the American Dream
The good times, as we have known them, are not coming back. Americans need a new vision that helps them deal with new economic realities.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / William Greider
More Trouble for Nepal More Trouble for Nepal
Just as tourism returns to the nascent Himalayan democracy, new political discord could derail economic recovery and a constitution.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition? Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition?
As Congress prepares legislation to slow global warming, what kind of jobs will it create?
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Joe Uehlein
WWII: The United States and the War WWII: The United States and the War
World War II breaks out in Europe, but The Nation (getting it wrong) says it presents no threat to the US, and we will not join the fighting.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Oswald Garrison Villard
The Plight of Women Soldiers The Plight of Women Soldiers
More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II put together. Yet the US military continues to treat them like second class citizens.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Helen Benedict
Misadventure in Vietnam: The Mix of Fact and Myth Misadventure in Vietnam: The Mix of Fact and Myth
With the Gulf of Tonkin resolution authorizing war in Vietnam, its clear that America hasn't learned its lesson from previous foreign policy mistakes in the region.
May 4, 2009 / Feature / John Gange
Midnight Plane to Alabama Midnight Plane to Alabama
A marcher braves the maelstrom of the civil rights movement.
May 4, 2009 / Feature / George B. Leonard
Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice
The families of the students shot by the National Guard at Kent State go to court to seek a measure of justice, but the federal government continues to stonewall them.
Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / Peter Davies