Slide Show: The Nation at War Slide Show: The Nation at War
From the Civil War and D-Day to Iraq and Afghanistan, images of military conflicts and efforts to create a lasting peace.
May 14, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Let’s Make Every Vote Count Let’s Make Every Vote Count
This is one of a series of posts on electoral reform and just democracy. You can read the first post in the series here. Quick: When did we elect the President last year? If you...
May 14, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Let’s Hear It For the National Health Service Let’s Hear It For the National Health Service
"Dr. Sikora, do you feel there is a need to expand competition and choice for people in this country?" asks the interviewer. "Absolutely," says Dr. Karol Sikora...
May 14, 2009 / Maria Margaronis
Ten Things You Can Do to Fight World Hunger Ten Things You Can Do to Fight World Hunger
Eat less meat, conserve energy, buy fair-trade products, support sustainable agriculture, advocate for food security as a human right...
May 13, 2009 / The Nation
Lax Little Islands Lax Little Islands
Obama and Congress must get tougher on offshore tax cheats--prosecuting them as criminals and requiring full payment, with penalties and interest.
May 13, 2009 / David Cay Johnston
Noted. Noted.
The paper industry's tax loophole; healthcare reform protesters under arrest; apartheid victims' day in court; a Hillman award for The Nation.
May 13, 2009 / The Editors
The More Things Change The More Things Change
Wall Street's pervasive influence on Obama's change agenda props up banks, while the real economy continues to suffer.
May 13, 2009 / Jeff Faux
Coming Up Thorns Coming Up Thorns
Premature optimism about the economy could swiftly undermine the president's credibility. Stand by, taxpayers: there may be more rescues ahead.
May 13, 2009 / The Editors
Unnatural Born Killer Unnatural Born Killer
A Wesleyan student is stalked and killed by a man with a gun and a mind full of hate.
May 13, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Who Needs Yesterday’s Papers? Who Needs Yesterday’s Papers?
Weep not for the death of the old Fourth Estate: at almost every critical hour, in every decade, it failed us.
May 13, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn