The Nation Interviews David Plouffe The Nation Interviews David Plouffe
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, David Plouffe, former campaign manager of Obama for America, talks healthcare, messaging, and organizing after election day.
Dec 18, 2009 / Ari Melber
George Monbiot Speaks with The Nation George Monbiot Speaks with The Nation
A leading environmentalist, Monbiot discusses climate science, what's wrong with the U.S., and the need for a strong climate justice movement.
Dec 18, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Kerry Comes To Copenhagen Kerry Comes To Copenhagen
Kerry's COP15 speech shed additional light on America's negotiating position heading into the final two days of climate talks.
Dec 17, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Climate Structural Adjustment: We’ll Save Your Life On Our Terms Climate Structural Adjustment: We’ll Save Your Life On Our Terms
Unless every country here agrees to the U.S. terms, the Secretary explained, “there will not be that kind of a [financial] commitment, at least from the United States.”
Dec 17, 2009 / Naomi Klein
Peace and War in Oslo Peace and War in Oslo
Obama's Nobel speech offered a distorted view of America's role in the world and a shallow understanding of just war.
Dec 16, 2009 / David Cortright
Gaming Healthcare Gaming Healthcare
Dropping the public option and Medicare expansion means breaking the promise of health reform: better care at lower cost.
Dec 16, 2009 / The Editors
Plouffe Counters Obama’s Healthcare Critics Plouffe Counters Obama’s Healthcare Critics
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, David Plouffe, former campaign manager of Obama for America, talks healthcare, messaging, and organizing after election day.
Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Ari Melber
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 / Chris Hayes
Palin’s Climate Change Conspiracy Palin’s Climate Change Conspiracy
The Nation's Chris Hayes debunks the latest Sarah Palin op-ed which tries to give voice to the far right's absurd climate change lies.
Dec 10, 2009 / Countdown
Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails
It is one thing to rob us blind by rewarding the power elite that created our problems but quite another to sugarcoat it in the rhetoric of a David taking on those Goliaths.
Dec 9, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer