No Country for Yes Men No Country for Yes Men
Notorious political pranksters the Yes Men have made a career out of impersonating henchmen from major companies, including Exxon, Dow Chemical and McDonald's--and getting away wit...
Nov 12, 2009 / Feature / Shakthi Jothianandan
Obama’s Organizing Army Finally Targets Republicans Obama’s Organizing Army Finally Targets Republicans
In an unusually aggressive move, Organizing for America announced Wednesday that it is mobilizing its volunteer army to confront the 32 Republican legislators who voted against hea...
Nov 12, 2009 / Ari Melber
Carrie Prejean: An All-American Sore Loser Carrie Prejean: An All-American Sore Loser
Permit me to borrow one our president's most famous turns ofphrase--Carrie Prejean's story could "only happen in America." Most ofus who don't consume a daily die...
Nov 12, 2009 / Adam Howard
The All-Time King of Conflicts of Interest, continued The All-Time King of Conflicts of Interest, continued
I've got a new Think Again column, which involved quite a bit more work than usual, by the way, called "The Continuing Scandal of Howard Kurtz and The Washington Post," h...
Nov 12, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Obama Gets It: Tackling Unemployment is Job 1 Obama Gets It: Tackling Unemployment is Job 1
The No. 1 issue facing the country is unemployment. President Obama and Congress have been too slow to recognize that fact and to act upon it. But that seems to be changing -- n...
Nov 12, 2009 / John Nichols
To Save Journalism, Return to Founding Principles To Save Journalism, Return to Founding Principles
This fall we are highlighting thinking about the future of journalism on The Nation's website, starting with a video from 2009 Nation/Campus Progress Student Journalism Conference...
Nov 12, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama, Democrats Face Liberal Fundraising Boycott Obama, Democrats Face Liberal Fundraising Boycott
Politico's lead story today tracks how both progressive and conservative activists are using intramural fundraising threats to challenge the party establishment. For Democrats, th...
Nov 12, 2009 / Ari Melber
New Report Reveals US Funds the Taliban New Report Reveals US Funds the Taliban
Nation contributor Aram Roston on how the US government is financing the very same insurgent forces in Afghanistan that American and NATO soldiers are fighting.
Nov 12, 2009 / Press Room
Dobbs for President? Dobbs for President?
Parsing the Lou Dobbs bombshell, I can't help wondering if the pudgy populist is planning a run for president in 2012. My guess: yes. And if he does, I'll bet he'll do so as a Per...
Nov 12, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
No Armistice In War on Poor No Armistice In War on Poor
Armistice Day reminds us that when wars end, the winners and losers are supposed to make peace. For the first time, in 2009, leaders of World War II enemies, Germany and France, co...
Nov 12, 2009 / Laura Flanders