Bernie Sanders Applies ‘ACORN Standard’ to Defense Contractors Bernie Sanders Applies ‘ACORN Standard’ to Defense Contractors
Now that the U.S. House and Senate have established an "ACORN Standard" for policing federal expenditures -- if even a few employees of an organization that feeds at the...
Oct 4, 2009 / John Nichols
The Fight for Financial Reform The Fight for Financial Reform
These next few months are a time of reckoning. Every so often in American political history, a window for change opens, and the combination of crisis, leadership, ...
Oct 3, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The (Iffy) Case Against a Public Option The (Iffy) Case Against a Public Option
Can successful universal health care be achieved without a public option? Earlier this week, Jonathan Cohn pointed to the example of The Netherlands, a country that relies exclusi...
Oct 3, 2009 / Eyal Press
Do They Take Us for Shmucks? Do They Take Us for Shmucks?
The best arguments for the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency come from the politicians and lobbyists who oppose it.
Oct 2, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
‘Republican Gomorrah’ and the GOP Crackup ‘Republican Gomorrah’ and the GOP Crackup
Nation contributor Max Blumenthal on the right-wing tea-baggers, sex scandals, religious fanaticism and zombie mentality that are driving today's Republican party.
Oct 2, 2009 / The Nation Video
Obama’s Deal with Iran Obama’s Deal with Iran
It's both funny and sad -- okay, mostly funny -- to watch the right-wingers, neocons, and pro-Israel hawks gnashing their teeth and nay-saying about the Iran talks. Fact is, the r...
Oct 2, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Slide Show: Afghanistan at a Crossroads Slide Show: Afghanistan at a Crossroads
The following images and excerpts highlight The Nation's opposition to military escalation.
Oct 2, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Media Push False Equivalency Between Left and Right Rage Media Push False Equivalency Between Left and Right Rage
Nearly every morning for eight years, my husband would go into the shower with the news blaring on the radio, and I could hear him over the rush of water grumbling, "I hate Ge...
Oct 2, 2009 / Leslie Savan
US-UN Ties Still Strained US-UN Ties Still Strained
Barely a week after Barack Obama plunged into the UN for three unprecedented days, our reconciliation with the organization is already showing fault lines.
Oct 2, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
We've got a new "Think Again" column called called "Kevin Jennings, theMainstream Media, and Right-Wing Target Practice." Read it here.Now here's Pierce: CHARLES PIERCE ...
Oct 2, 2009 / Eric Alterman