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Stalker

Stalker Stalker

For the novelist James Lasdun, being stalked online is like “swallowing a cup of poison every morning.”

Feb 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Robert Bresson’s The Devil, Probably; Maurice Pilat’s Police; Leo McCary’s My Son John.

Feb 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Next New Deal, or Something Like It

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Next New Deal, or Something Like It Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Next New Deal, or Something Like It

How progressive was Obama’s State of the Union address? Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel breaks down the president’s speech on The Brian Lehr...

Feb 13, 2013 / Press Room

Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations?

Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations? Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations?

What didn't Obama say about immigration in his State of the Union address? The Nation’s Aura Bogado breaks it down at Democracy Now!

Feb 13, 2013 / Press Room

CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity

CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity

Congress has many options to counter the Obama Doctrine, including revising the 1973 War Powers Resolution and 2011 Authorization for Use of Military Force. 

Feb 13, 2013 / Tom Hayden

America Isn’t Broke. Its Priorities Are.

America Isn’t Broke. Its Priorities Are. America Isn’t Broke. Its Priorities Are.

In his State of the Union address, the president reminded us that “deficit reduction is not an economic plan.” Will he be able to hold off the austerity-mongerers?

Feb 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama’s SOTU: Not So Stirring on Foreign Policy

Obama’s SOTU: Not So Stirring on Foreign Policy Obama’s SOTU: Not So Stirring on Foreign Policy

Drones, threats to Iran, praise for Israel, and a too-slow drawdown in Afghanistan.

Feb 13, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing

Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing

Labor welcomed the proposal, but what it means for tipped workers remains unclear.

Feb 13, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Rubio’s Lies About Healthcare Reform

Rubio’s Lies About Healthcare Reform Rubio’s Lies About Healthcare Reform

In his rebuttal to the State of the Union Address, the Tea Party star failed to make his case that healthcare reform was harmful. 

Feb 13, 2013 / George Zornick

What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union

What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union

Some undocumented immigrants expected more on immigration from Obama’s State of the Nation speech. 

Feb 13, 2013 / Aura Bogado

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