War Is a Lie War Is a Lie
With a groundbreaking new book, veteran antiwar activist David Swanson argues that: "The oil in the [war] machine is lies. The monkey wrench we can throw into the gears is pu...
Nov 23, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Confronting the Media’s Flaws Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Confronting the Media’s Flaws
Faced with the cynical coverage of the mainstream media, what can ordinary Americans do to work toward an alternative that more accurately reflects the problems facing our countr...
Nov 22, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
Charlie Rose’s FAIR Take on the Deficit Debate Charlie Rose’s FAIR Take on the Deficit Debate
Pressed by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Charlie Rose finally offers the other side of the deficit debate -- featuring truth tellers Dean Baker and Jan Schakowsky.
Nov 19, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Briefing: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests Briefing: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests
"It's fair to smash up someone's future but not to smash up someone's lobby," says UK journalist Laurie Penny of the student protests in London last week.
Nov 18, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
Obama’s Failures… and Ours Obama’s Failures… and Ours
Obama's mistakes in office are nowhere near the whole story. The rest of us must shoulder our share of the blame, too.
Nov 17, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
What Malcolm Gladwell Missed About Online Organizing and Creating Big Change What Malcolm Gladwell Missed About Online Organizing and Creating Big Change
Gladwell's critique of online organizing mistakes the tools for the strategy—and encourages people to abandon a vital force to defend democracy just when we need it most.
Nov 15, 2010 / Ben Brandzel
Conversation: Dan Kalb on the Future of Climate Legislation Conversation: Dan Kalb on the Future of Climate Legislation
One of the few progressive victories to emerge from this year's elections was the defeat of corporate-supported Proposition 23 in California, which would have rolled back Calif...
Nov 12, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
For Cancun Climate Summit, Activists Consider the Long View For Cancun Climate Summit, Activists Consider the Long View
After the failures of 2009's conference in Copenhagen, a very different set of expectations are building in the climate movement for this year's summit.
Nov 12, 2010 / Sarah Laskow
Readers Speak: Eleven More Progressives Who Deserve Our Recognition Readers Speak: Eleven More Progressives Who Deserve Our Recognition
Peter Dreier's list of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century honored the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the...
Nov 11, 2010 / Peter Dreier
Inside the Millbank Tower Riots Inside the Millbank Tower Riots
"This is scary but not as scary as what's happening to our future."
Nov 11, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny