The GOP Race to Eliminate Government Entirely The GOP Race to Eliminate Government Entirely
As the Fox News/Google debate made clear, the Republican primary is devolving into an absurd contest over which candidate for government office will destroy government most.
Sep 23, 2011 / Ben Adler
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Anna Lappé on the Global Food Movement Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Anna Lappé on the Global Food Movement
It's been forty years since food activism became a global phenomenon, and the social and environmental goals of the movement are more pressing than ever.
Sep 23, 2011 / The Nation
Republican Candidates Battle at Google/Fox Presidential Debate Republican Candidates Battle at Google/Fox Presidential Debate
The Nation live-blogs the Fox News-Google presidential debate.
Sep 23, 2011 / Ari Melber
Ariel Dorfman’s Message to Youth Who Want Change Ariel Dorfman’s Message to Youth Who Want Change
The storied author and human-rights activist offers both inspiration and a challenge to young activists today.
Sep 22, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
The Affordable Care Act Is Doing Its Job The Affordable Care Act Is Doing Its Job
A new Gallup poll shows that the health care bill has resulted in fewer young adults without health insurance.
Sep 22, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Organizing in Troy Davis’s Name Organizing in Troy Davis’s Name
After mourning, fight back by helping these four groups redouble their efforts to abolish capital punishment in the US.
Sep 22, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears
Israel’s expansion project in the West Bank and Jerusalem is ensuring that the “nation” that the UN might grant membership will be each day a little smaller, a li...
Sep 22, 2011 / Sandy Tolan
Fed-Bashing Follies Fed-Bashing Follies
Right-wingers are attacking Ben Bernanke for taking modest steps to bolster the economy. But the Fed is not doing nearly enough.
Sep 22, 2011 / William Greider
On Troy Davis: Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice On Troy Davis: Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice
In my own experience as a journalist covering this issue, the vast majority of politicians who defend capital punishment do so out of rank opportunism.
Sep 22, 2011 / Robert Scheer
After Troy Davis’s Death, Questions I Can’t Unask After Troy Davis’s Death, Questions I Can’t Unask
The execution of Troy Davis raises questions people on both sides of government don’t want us to ask.
Sep 22, 2011 / Dave Zirin