Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee
The rejection of Nobel Prize–winning economist Peter Diamond for the Fed Board illustrates how the GOP is systematically blocking well-qualified Obama nominees.
Jun 6, 2011 / Ari Berman
One if by Misstatement, Two if by Ignorant: Palin Gets an ‘F’ in American History One if by Misstatement, Two if by Ignorant: Palin Gets an ‘F’ in American History
She's got Paul Revere riding on the wrong side of the Revolution.
Jun 4, 2011 / John Nichols
When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK
Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.
May 27, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike
Why my disagreement with Cornel West about Obama's presidency generated so much excitement.
May 25, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Why the Bad Grandpas—Newt, Arnold, Trump, Strauss-Kahn—Are Falling Down Why the Bad Grandpas—Newt, Arnold, Trump, Strauss-Kahn—Are Falling Down
Emotionally stuck pols of a certain age are dropping left and right.
May 20, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe
A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.
May 19, 2011 / Press Room
Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe
A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.
May 19, 2011 / MSNBC
On Food Stamps, Gingrich Hasn’t a Clue On Food Stamps, Gingrich Hasn’t a Clue
SNAP—the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—is one of the strongest threads in our increasingly tattered safety net. But Gingrich started taking whacks at the pr...
May 19, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama and Black Americans: the Paradox of Hope Obama and Black Americans: the Paradox of Hope
Obama's inauguration broke racial barriers, but today most black Americans are worse off than before.
May 18, 2011 / Column / Gary Younge
Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance Cornel West and Melissa Harris-Perry at Odds on Obama’s Performance
Princeton Professor Cornel West says the president has failed to deliver to America's for the constituencies that voted him into office, The Nation's Melissa Hariss-Perry says...
May 18, 2011 / Press Room