Obama’s SOTU Test: Will He Be a Manager or a Leader? Obama’s SOTU Test: Will He Be a Manager or a Leader?
A new president gets a full year to prepare his initial State of the Union address. That is a blessing and a curse.
Jan 27, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Coakley Loses — And So Does Obama Coakley Loses — And So Does Obama
Whoever scheduled the special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Edward Kennedy on January 19 did Barack Obama no favors.
Jan 19, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
William Jennings Obama Seeks to Save Massachusetts Seat William Jennings Obama Seeks to Save Massachusetts Seat
A suddenly populist Barack Obama tore into the Republicans for siding with banks rather than consumers and taxpayers Sunday in Boston, hoping that his fiery rhetoric would revive t...
Jan 17, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama’s Fine Moment Obama’s Fine Moment
Barack Obama has responded to the devastating earthquake in Haiti with precisely the combination of dignity and determination that Americans--who were so frustrated by the disengag...
Jan 17, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
System Failure System Failure
As welcome as it was, the removal of George W. Bush was not enough to cure what ails us.
Jan 14, 2010 / Feature / Chris Hayes
Obama at One Obama at One
The Nation asked members of our community and beyond: looking back at Obama's first year in office, what was the high point, and what was your sharpest disappointment?
Jan 13, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors
A Practical Peace Advocate on Obama’s Nobel Speech A Practical Peace Advocate on Obama’s Nobel Speech
The Obama speech was about what I expected: on the one hand/on the other hand, I reject false choices, needle-threading "pragmatism." I have to say I find this rhetorical...
Dec 10, 2009 / Blog / Chris Hayes
Light in the Middle of the Tunnel Light in the Middle of the Tunnel
The upcoming trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the best news for the print press since Monica Lewinsky.
Nov 24, 2009 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Obama, One Year On Obama, One Year On
Building a new political order will take more than one election.
Nov 4, 2009 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama: One Year Later, What’s Changed? Obama: One Year Later, What’s Changed?
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and others discuss what's changed, what's stayed the same and what we still hope to see happen under Obama.