Around The Nation Around The Nation

With President Obama set to address a joint session of Congress onWednesday, the debate is raging over the healthcare endgame: CanPresident Obama regain momentum? Will he hang on...

Sep 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Can a Hip-Hop Morality Clause Work? Can a Hip-Hop Morality Clause Work?

Tolu Olorunda It's the idea of one legendary black MC, who's dedicated two decades to the fight against rap-related violence.

Sep 4, 2009 / The Nation

Zelaya Speaks Zelaya Speaks

In an exclusive Nation interview, the deposed Honduran president assesses the significance of his recent meeting with Secretary of State Clinton.

Sep 4, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill describes the blurring of lines between the military and companies like Blackwater, who are engaging in armed combat in the current wars.

Sep 4, 2009 / MSNBC

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

Wrapup: I've got a new Think Again column called "Ted Kennedy, inSubstance" which deals with the personalistic, rather than substantivecoverage of the senator's life and career, ...

Sep 4, 2009 / Eric Alterman

Give States an Option to Lead on Single-Payer Give States an Option to Lead on Single-Payer

The goal of real reformers is clear: a "Medicare for all" single-payer national healthcare system.

Getting there could be a little tough this fall.

But America will get there.

Sep 4, 2009 / John Nichols

Zelaya’s Coup Zelaya’s Coup

In an exclusive Nation interview, the ousted Honduran president calls the new State Department aid cutoff a "direct blow" against the regime that exiled him.

Sep 3, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden

The Fight for Food The Fight for Food

The emergence of food as a political and social issue worth organizing around is demonstrated by the abundance of projects, initiatives, blogs, campaigns and efforts to realign fo...

Sep 3, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

Ten Things You Can Do to Start a Community Garden Ten Things You Can Do to Start a Community Garden

Band together to gain control of your own food.

Sep 2, 2009 / The Nation

Food Without Fear Food Without Fear

Bad peanuts and killer spinach: that's the food story of 2009. But in the coming months we may see a huge turning point in the fight for safety.

Sep 2, 2009 / John Nichols