Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff
Bill Daley's appointment for White House chief of staff is another indication of Wall Street's sway over the Obama Administration.
Jan 5, 2011 / Ari Berman
Lanny Davis Puts Dems to Shame Lanny Davis Puts Dems to Shame
The value of the Davis example, as with the parade of Wall Street hustlers so prominent among the Clintonistas, is that his greed has broken his cover.
Jan 5, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated
The Senate will not change its own rules on opening day, as reformers had hoped.
Jan 5, 2011 / John Nichols
New Congress Begins With Charades and Debt Threats New Congress Begins With Charades and Debt Threats
Two of the top priorities for the 112th Congress convening today involve an irrelevant charade (the attempt to repeal healthcare reform) and an irresponsible threat (to freeze th...
Jan 5, 2011 / Ari Melber
Trading Jobs for More of the Same Trading Jobs for More of the Same
The Clinton years analogies have been coming fast and furious since the midterm elections and Obama's self-described “shellacking.” But today's administration see...
Jan 4, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Dave Zirin on Sports Beneath the Pyrotechnics Dave Zirin on Sports Beneath the Pyrotechnics
From Billie Jean King to Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown to Pat Tillman, the new film Not Just A Game: Power, Politics & American Sports examines just how linked politics and sports h...
Jan 4, 2011 / Press Room
In Dave Zirin’s New Film, Sports is ‘Not Just a Game’ In Dave Zirin’s New Film, Sports is ‘Not Just a Game’
The new documentary from The Nation's explores the intersection of sports and politics in America.
Jan 4, 2011 / Media Education Foundation
The Pentagon’s Urge to Surge The Pentagon’s Urge to Surge
For a country embroiled in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, once you begin down the path of invasion and occupation, turning back is as difficult as an addict going cold turkey.
Jan 4, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Muslims Get the Message as Turkey’s Bid to Join the EU Stalls Muslims Get the Message as Turkey’s Bid to Join the EU Stalls
If Europe's biggest social worry is the integration—or not—of Muslims, nothing would be smarter than positive gestures towards Turkey. Unfortunately, the EU isn't makin...
Jan 4, 2011 / Barbara Crossette
The Nation Takes Up Filibuster Reform The Nation Takes Up Filibuster Reform
This session, the Senate has a chance to fix the filibuster—a reform we've been championing for years. Read our coverage by Christopher Hayes, Thomas Geoghegan, Senator Tom H...
Jan 4, 2011 / The Nation