Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back Against ‘Citizens United’
What can you do to help overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision?
Jan 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
How Obama Can Hold Banks Accountable How Obama Can Hold Banks Accountable
Only a federal investigation can get to the bottom of what happened in the housing bubble—and get a fair deal for homeowners.
Jan 17, 2012 / Robert B. Reich
Victoria DeFrancesco Soto: Latino Voters Go Beyond Immigration Victoria DeFrancesco Soto: Latino Voters Go Beyond Immigration
To reconnect with the Latino vote that helped elect him in 2008, Obama needs to take two important steps.
Jan 12, 2012 / The Nation
Spencer Woodman: Can Walmart Be Unionized? Spencer Woodman: Can Walmart Be Unionized?
Faced with the retail giant's continued suppression and intimidation, Walmart workers have found untraditional ways to unionize.
Jan 5, 2012 / The Nation
Slide Show: How the Iowa Caucuses Pervert the Democratic Process Slide Show: How the Iowa Caucuses Pervert the Democratic Process
The Iowa caucuses are a make-or-break moment for GOP contenders—even though the caucuses themselves are warped by corporate money, governed by undemocratic rules, and don&rsq…
Jan 2, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Three Poems by Charles Bernstein Three Poems by Charles Bernstein
"Chimera," "Strike!" and "All the Whiskey in Heaven"
Jan 2, 2012 / Charles Bernstein
Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward
When voters go to the booth next year, how will they vote on foreign policy? What options do they have?
Dec 22, 2011 / Francis Reynolds
Jon Wiener’s Five Worst Political Books of 2011 Jon Wiener’s Five Worst Political Books of 2011
The Nation's Jon Wiener weighs in with a personal list of the year's worst political books.
Dec 21, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Dr. Jill Stein: Occupy Student Debt and the Environment Dr. Jill Stein: Occupy Student Debt and the Environment
Shouldering insurmountable student debt yet seeing fewer opportunities, young Americans share the same desperation and frustration of the Arab youth.
Dec 21, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Remembering Those We Lost, 2011 Remembering Those We Lost, 2011
We launched Lived History, a special section of TheNation.com, to honor, remember and pay tribute to the dearly departed who have made significant contributions to bettering o…
Dec 20, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation