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
A Bank Bailout That Works A Bank Bailout That Works
Banks have polluted the economy; it's a matter of equity and efficiency that they clean it up.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Joseph E. Stiglitz
Capitalism’s Deadly Logic Capitalism’s Deadly Logic
Do not underestimate capitalism's ability to adapt and survive—at the expense of the majority it exploits.
The Revolution Has Already Occurred The Revolution Has Already Occurred
The underlying vision isn't capitalist or socialist but something humane, local and accountable.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit
Together, We Save the Planet Together, We Save the Planet
Hyper-individualism has damaged society, the planet and our private lives. We need a politics that calls us to work together.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Bill McKibben
Follow Brazil’s Example Follow Brazil’s Example
What we want from Obama is not social transformation. We want measures to minimize the suffering of people right now.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Immanuel Wallerstein