McNamara Was “Wrong, Terribly Wrong” About Vietnam McNamara Was “Wrong, Terribly Wrong” About Vietnam
Robert McNamara's actions during the Vietnam War were wrong, terribly wrong. Such was the assessment of a knowledgable critic: McNamara himself. The Secretary of Defense during ...
Jul 7, 2009 / John Nichols
Sexism on Centre Court Sexism on Centre Court
Sex doesn't actually sell women's sports, so why is Wimbledon still prioritizing pretty players?
Jul 6, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Slacker Monday Slacker Monday
Wrapup: We have a new "Think Again" column, picking up on the food fight between the Washington Post's Dana Milbank and The Huffington Post's Nico Pitney and the larger issues we...
Jul 6, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Understanding Legislative Corruption Understanding Legislative Corruption
Ezra has a smart post up on the mechanisms of influence that the health insurance industry is using to affect the legislative process. "It's Not the Money. It's the Relationships,...
Jul 6, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Does a Democratic Majority Matter? Does a Democratic Majority Matter?
Nation contributing writer Bob Moser discusses the new 60-vote Democratic majority featuring Minnesota's finally seated Al Franken.
Jul 6, 2009 / GRITtv
Opposition Holds Firm in Iran Opposition Holds Firm in Iran
Let's leave aside, for today, Vice President Biden's incredibly destructive comments on Israel's "sovereign" right to bomb Iran, remarks that are widely being interpreted in the M...
Jul 6, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week On The Hill This Week On The Hill
This week -- a lot of appropriations work, more markups on health care legislation, the Senate gets started on its climate bill, and welcome Senator Al Franken…. The Senate is ...
Jul 6, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Obama’s Eloquent Moscow Speech Obama’s Eloquent Moscow Speech
On the second day of a highly anticipated US-Russian summit meeting, after reaching a preliminary agreement to cut each country's stockpiles of strategic nuclear weapons by one th...
Jul 6, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems
A month ago, when the jobless rate was edging toward 9 percent, it was clear that the most serious challenge facing the Obama administration was rising unemployment. Unfortunatel...
Jul 5, 2009 / John Nichols
Defining Patriotism Defining Patriotism
The first sentence of The Nation's prospectus, dated July 6, 1865, promised "the maintenance and diffusion of true democratic principles in society and government," surely a patri...
Jul 4, 2009 / Peter Rothberg