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Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story

In his latest film, Michael Moore goes after Wall Street fat cats and congressmen who love them, tracing the path of the economy through Bush, bubbles and bailouts.

Aug 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Video

Save the Public Option Save the Public Option

This post was researched and co-written by Sarah Jaffe, a blogger, freelance journalist and Nation intern. The healthcare battle is in full swing with the past month's news bei...

Aug 24, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

How Can Obama Win His Base Back? How Can Obama Win His Base Back?

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses Obama's declining poll numbers and what the president needs to do to make a comeback.

Aug 24, 2009 / Countdown

Single-Payer Will Come Out on Top Single-Payer Will Come Out on Top

With the public dialogue deteriorating, we should affirm that we can get better healthcare by sticking together to support single payer

Aug 24, 2009 / Joanne Landy and Laura S. Boylan MD

Yacouba Sawadogo’s Vision Yacouba Sawadogo’s Vision

In the course of researching his forthcoming book on global warming, Living Through the Storm: How My Daughter's Generation Can Survive Climate Change, The Nation's environmental ...

Aug 24, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

Voting in Kabul Voting in Kabul

(Women for Afghan Women, a humanitarian organization I've supported for many years, runs a shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence in Kabul, and a smaller one in ...

Aug 23, 2009 / Katha Pollitt

Washington Post Flops Washington Post Flops

This is a media rant. I'm not one of those people who are constantly berating the media (the so-called "mainstream media") for their failings. However, for quite a while I've been...

Aug 22, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss

Around The Nation Around The Nation

The accusations keep flying so fast and furious about Blackwater thatit's almost--almost--hard to be surprised byanything. The news thethe CIA under President Bush was contractin...

Aug 21, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why Women Need Healthcare Reform Why Women Need Healthcare Reform

Under the current healthcare system, many women have become a medical underclass. So why do so many oppose a healthcare overhaul?

Aug 21, 2009 / Feature / Sharon Lerner

America’s Super-Rich America’s Super-Rich

So the New York Times reports today that America's ultra-wealthy may finally be feeling the pinch. "After 30-Year Run, Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Sobering Wall," Davi...

Aug 21, 2009 / Eyal Press

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