The Palestinian Paradox The Palestinian Paradox
When I interviewed Salam Fayyad in Ramallah at the end of February, he was a worried man--and with reason.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / Helena Cobban
Change Socialists Can Believe In Change Socialists Can Believe In
The Nation's forum on the future of socialism continues.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich and Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Year of Same-Sex Marriage! The Year of Same-Sex Marriage!
It was not necessarily supposed to be this way. After California joined the agonizingly long list of states that barred same-sex marriage following a referendum vote last year, s...
May 6, 2009 / John Nichols
The Future of the American Dream The Future of the American Dream
The good times, as we have known them, are not coming back. Americans need a new vision that helps them deal with new economic realities.
May 6, 2009 / Feature / William Greider
The Defection of Arlen Specter The Defection of Arlen Specter
Turnabout's fair play, isn't it?
May 6, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Going The Going
The cloth edge of certainty has shredded down to this: God and love are real, but very far away. If I go to Istanbul, will I return? That is not one of the permitted questions. When I go to Istanbul, how will I bear to return? I could slip into the small streets that lead away from the souk, then run east to the high plain and the Caucasus-- It's all alone, the returning, the going. The cloth, a soft holland whose blocks of blue and lemon once cheered me in a skirt, now dries dishes. God and love are very far away, farther even than the mountains in the east.
May 6, 2009 / Books & the Arts / April Bernard
Congressman Warns Obama White House on Abusing Power Congressman Warns Obama White House on Abusing Power
Congressman Jerrold Nadler is pushing for torture investigations by the legislative and executive branches of government -- a new, select congressional committee and a special pros...
May 6, 2009 / Ari Melber
Nick Burns Wants Iran Talks on Two-Month Fuse Nick Burns Wants Iran Talks on Two-Month Fuse
The following news item was written for TehranBureau.com. At a hearing today at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by Senator John Kerry, former top State Department...
May 6, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss