Clean Energy Victory Bonds Clean Energy Victory Bonds
An idea from the past could help secure the future.
Sep 7, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Bud Selig: A Civil Rights Icon for Our Times… Just Like Beck Bud Selig: A Civil Rights Icon for Our Times… Just Like Beck
A group of Milwaukee activists asked Bud Selig why the 2011 All-Star Game was going to be played in Arizona. The answer issued by his public relaions firm needs to be read to be be...
Sep 2, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Eyes on the Prize Eyes on the Prize
Let's get a grip: the left isn't going to win every 24-hour news cycle. And that shouldn't be our goal.
Sep 2, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
The UAW Hits the Streets The UAW Hits the Streets
Bob King, the new UAW president, has dusted off the union and renewed its activist traditions.
Sep 2, 2010 / Editorial / John Nichols
Ten Things the Past Can Teach Us Today Ten Things the Past Can Teach Us Today
"Live as if you are free" and other lessons of the past can help us build a progressive future.
Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
New York Communities Take on Foreclosures New York Communities Take on Foreclosures
A coalition of working families, politicians and unions are demanding that Big Banks increase permanent mortgage modifications to stop New York's full-blown foreclosure crisis.
Aug 30, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sorry, Glenn Beck, But King’s ‘Dream’ is on the March in Detroit Sorry, Glenn Beck, But King’s ‘Dream’ is on the March in Detroit
Fox's silliest self-promoter tried to claim a piece of the civil rights legacy. But the anniversary march that mattered was in Detroit, where the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the UAW's B...
Aug 28, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
No, Glenn Beck Is Not a Civil Rights Icon No, Glenn Beck Is Not a Civil Rights Icon
Beck and his followers say they are out to "reclaim the civil rights movement." It would be comic if it was not so sad.
Aug 28, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
This Week at TheNation.com: Reflecting on New Orleans. Plus: A New Leader for The Nation Institute. This Week at TheNation.com: Reflecting on New Orleans. Plus: A New Leader for The Nation Institute.
Five years after the tragedy in the Gulf, The Nation continues to follow the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Aug 27, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
For Digital Democracy For Digital Democracy
It’s hard to get charged up for a fight on behalf of net “neutrality.” But decisions made now about how we communicate online could warp every political debate in...
Aug 26, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors