Change Won’t Come Easy Change Won’t Come Easy
Many progressives thought we had taken back America in 2008, but the work has just begun.
Jan 14, 2010 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Obama at One Obama at One
The Nation asked members of our community and beyond: looking back at Obama's first year in office, what was the high point, and what was your sharpest disappointment?
Jan 13, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors
Believers in Great Men Think Alike Believers in Great Men Think Alike
Disappointment is one thing American liberals can be certain of. Optimism is the real challenge.
Jan 13, 2010 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
On Reid and Racism On Reid and Racism
Joe Biden once remarked that Barack Obama was "clean" and "articulate." He is now Vice President. During the Democratic primaries Hillary Clinton invoked Rober...
Jan 11, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Breaking News: Harry Reid Sees Black People Breaking News: Harry Reid Sees Black People
Stop the presses! Harry Reid said the word "Negro" and, worse, suggested that white people are less afraid of light-skinned blacks who don't use double negatives. But by ...
Jan 11, 2010 / The Notion / Kai Wright
What Happened to Obama’s Movement? What Happened to Obama’s Movement?
The Obama campaign was a massive grassroots mobilization, but a year later, has the organization that grew out of it failed to keep up the momentum?
Slide Show: Obama’s Challenges in 2010 Slide Show: Obama’s Challenges in 2010
The Nation on the most crucial domestic and foreign issues facing his administration in the new year.
Dec 29, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Obama’s Copenhagen Deal Obama’s Copenhagen Deal
How the deal at the Copenhagen climate change summit came about--and why it may not be a real deal.
Dec 19, 2009 / Feature / David Corn and Kate Sheppard
The Nation Interviews David Plouffe The Nation Interviews David Plouffe
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, David Plouffe, former campaign manager of Obama for America, talks healthcare, messaging, and organizing after election day.
Dec 18, 2009 / Video / Ari Melber
Peace and War in Oslo Peace and War in Oslo
Obama's Nobel speech offered a distorted view of America's role in the world and a shallow understanding of just war.
Dec 16, 2009 / Editorial / David Cortright