The Perfect Storm The Perfect Storm
The intensifying economic crisis slams the world of nonprofit organizations.
Mar 11, 2009 / Feature / Eyal Press
Norman Thomas Norman Thomas
The Nation follows Norman Thomas as he campaigns for the presidency on the Socialist ticket in 1928. While he had no chance of winning, his campaign was seen as a success.
Mar 11, 2009 / Feature / McAlister Coleman
Limits and Horizons Limits and Horizons
The best we can hope for is robust left Keynesianism--capitalism with a green and social democratic face.
Mar 11, 2009 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Jamileh Ebrahimi, Educational Justice Organizer Jamileh Ebrahimi, Educational Justice Organizer
Want to improve K-12 schools in your city? Get your friends involved, says Ebrahimi.
Mar 10, 2009 / Feature / Jamilah King
Economy, Ecology, Empire Economy, Ecology, Empire
Today's threefold crisis of capitalism may yet spark a great revolt from below.
Mar 10, 2009 / Feature / John Bellamy Foster
Lakhdar Brahimi: Afghanistan’s Future Lakhdar Brahimi: Afghanistan’s Future
In an interview with The Nation, a veteran UN envoy assesses the Obama administration's evolving policies on Afghanistan and the role President Hamid Karzai might play.
Mar 9, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Be Utopian: Demand the Realistic Be Utopian: Demand the Realistic
Neoliberal capitalism is dead. But socialism isn't ready to take its place.
Mar 9, 2009 / Feature / Robert Pollin
Letter From Qatar Letter From Qatar
Qataris meet with a visitor to ponder the world economy, the plight of the Palestinians and a new American president.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Clayton Swisher
America Is #… 15? America Is #… 15?
Because of income inequality, the United States scores poorly on a new index of general well-being.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Dalton Conley
Lessons From Latin America Lessons From Latin America
The region's social movements are a useful model for US leftists wanting to influence Obama.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl