How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Lakers How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Lakers
Progressives looking for a team to back in the NBA Finals should steer clear of the Orlando Magic, since their owner, Dick DeVos, is a powerful right-wing zealot.
Jun 5, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Weekly Wrap-up: Our new "Think Again" column, "The Surprising Success of the Right-WingRant," is here. It's an exploration of the weird success of the right'shysterical racist...
Jun 5, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Dems Vie for Victory in Virginia Dems Vie for Victory in Virginia
The Democratic primary for governor of Virginia, which takes place on June 9, has been a pretty nasty affair from Day One. At a February fundraising dinner, Democratic candidates C...
Jun 5, 2009 / Ari Berman
Barack Obama: Humble Realist? Barack Obama: Humble Realist?
Barack Obama's remarkable speech in Cairo yesterday may or may not mark a "new beginning" in America's relations with the Muslim world. Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Isra...
Jun 5, 2009 / Eyal Press
Three Tests for Obama After “The Speech” Three Tests for Obama After “The Speech”
I'm arriving tonight in Tehran, where I expect I'll get a lot of interesting reaction to President Obama's speech yesterday. (My own reaction was posted here, at length, yesterday...
Jun 5, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
On Sotomayor, Conservative Media “Echo Chamber” Hampers GOP On Sotomayor, Conservative Media “Echo Chamber” Hampers GOP
So the conservative pundits are walking back their overheated attacks on Judge Sotomayor, from Newt Gingrich eating his tweets to Rush Limbaugh announcing he may even back her nomi...
Jun 5, 2009 / Ari Melber
The Trouble With Transparency The Trouble With Transparency
The Nation's Ari Melber gives varying degrees of success to President Obama's claims of transparency.
Jun 4, 2009 / The Nation Video
Time to Break Up the Banks Time to Break Up the Banks
Last April, I wrote about A New Way Forward, a new and growing movement organized via the web and founded by young people who want to take back the power of the ordinary citizen t...
Jun 4, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
‘Smearing Izzy Continued,’ Continued… ‘Smearing Izzy Continued,’ Continued…
Our new "Think Again" column, "The Surprising Success of the Right-WingRant," is here. It's an exploration of the weird success of the right's hysterical racist andsexist attacks...
Jun 4, 2009 / Eric Alterman
A Seat at the Table for Single-Payer A Seat at the Table for Single-Payer
This week, Senator Bernie Sanders has been firing on all cylinders as hecontinues his advocacy for real healthcare reform that controls costswhile extending quality care to every...
Jun 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel