It’s About the People It’s About the People
When it comes to the media, we hear a lot of talk about a conservative-liberal divide, or the thoroughly discredited idea of aliberal bias. But the divide worth paying attention to...
Oct 6, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Bailout in Under Ten Minutes The Bailout in Under Ten Minutes
How much money did we really spend on the bailouts? Where did it go? Are we getting it back? The Nation's Chris Hayes answers these questions and more.
Oct 6, 2009 / The Nation Video
Drunk and Disorderly Drunk and Disorderly
Jean Rhys wrote about women who tangled with class and sexuality on their own terms.
Oct 6, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Phoebe Connelly
Why We Can’t Weaken Healthcare Reform Why We Can’t Weaken Healthcare Reform
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel thinks that we need to stop fixating on debt and unemployment benefits, and instead focus on a job creation program.
Oct 6, 2009 / ABC News
McChrystal Admits: We Don’t Understand the Afghans McChrystal Admits: We Don’t Understand the Afghans
One of the most shocking things about General Stan McChrystal's leaked "Commander's Initial Assessment" about the war in Afghanistan is how bluntly he admits that the US occupatio...
Oct 6, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Should Meet With ‘Rethink Afghanistan’ Caucus Obama Should Meet With ‘Rethink Afghanistan’ Caucus
President Obama, who is under pressure from the Pentagon and defense contractors to surge 40,000 additional U.S. troops into occupied Afghanistan, met Tuesday with members of Cong...
Oct 6, 2009 / John Nichols
An ACORN Amendment for Pfizer An ACORN Amendment for Pfizer
Representative Betty McCollum's "ACORN Act" would prevent the government from doing business with corporations that have been found guilty of felonies.
Oct 5, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Greece Votes Socialist Greece Votes Socialist
Going against the European grain, Greece has voted George Papandreou's center-left PaSoK party to power in a landslide. Promising a new political culture, an end to cronyism and a ...
Oct 5, 2009 / Maria Margaronis
Inside the Value Voters Summit Inside the Value Voters Summit
Jeff Sharlet says the conservative Christian movement in the US is far more complicated, diverse and powerful than most coverage of events like the 9/12 Tea Party protests suggests...
Oct 5, 2009 / GRITtv
When Pundits Attack: The Beck-Brooks Fight When Pundits Attack: The Beck-Brooks Fight
Perhaps we still do not understand the current Obama backlash. David Brooks caused a small stir on Friday by arguing that conservative radio hosts are, paradoxically, a lot like w...
Oct 5, 2009 / Ari Melber