Chris Christie: GOP White Knight or White Elephant? Chris Christie: GOP White Knight or White Elephant?
Iowa conservatives are begging the NJ governor to run for president, but they seem unaware of his falling poll numbers—and his Xanadu problem.
May 11, 2011 / Leslie Savan
House Republicans Shred Constitution With Backdoor Proposal of Permanent War House Republicans Shred Constitution With Backdoor Proposal of Permanent War
They've added a provision to the defense spending bill outlining a permanent "Authorization for Use of Military Force."
May 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Countervailing Powers: On John Kenneth Galbraith Countervailing Powers: On John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith was a satirist of economics as much as a practitioner of it.
May 11, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
In Our Orbit: Desolation Peaks In Our Orbit: Desolation Peaks
In Fire Season Philip Connors offers a tribute to the life of solitude he leads as a fire lookout in the Gila National Forest.
May 11, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Judith Long
After White House Invite, Conservatives Get Tough on Soft Rapper After White House Invite, Conservatives Get Tough on Soft Rapper
The Right's clueless faux outrage over a rapper they might actually support—if only he hadn't been invited to the White House.
May 11, 2011 / Ari Melber
Tens of Thousands Join Protest of Mexico’s Drug War Tens of Thousands Join Protest of Mexico’s Drug War
Mexican citizens stand up to the drug war within their borders and demand an end to the violence and a change in US security policy in the region.
May 11, 2011 / Democracy Now!
What’s the GOP Without Osama bin Laden? What’s the GOP Without Osama bin Laden?
Beating up on Medicare won’t cut it as a platform when you don’t have the specter of bin Laden to scare voters.
May 11, 2011 / Robert Scheer
The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said
Newt Gingrich, who announced a presidential run today, has said a lot of crazy things during his career. Here are eleven of the nuttiest.
May 11, 2011 / George Zornick
Arab Youth Respond to Osama bin Laden’s Death Arab Youth Respond to Osama bin Laden’s Death
Arab youth activists respond to the death of Osama bin Laden, addressing how he impacted their lives over the years and what sort of questions his death raises for the region.
May 11, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Day
Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs: Part #2 Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs: Part #2
An incomplete list.
May 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation