Toward a New New Deal (Forum) Toward a New New Deal (Forum)
To commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal, The Nation invited a panel of activists, writers, scholars and artists to reflect on its lasting lessons.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
The Spitzer Sting The Spitzer Sting
Was there a medium-sized right-wing conspiracy to nail Eliot Spitzer?
Mar 13, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Who Would Jesus Vote For? Who Would Jesus Vote For?
The new evangelicals are rejecting the religious right and embracing a broader social gospel.
Hedges Vs. Hitchens Hedges Vs. Hitchens
The so-called "new atheists" may be as extreme as Christian fundamentalists, if not more.
Feb 24, 2008 / Chris Hedges, The Nation Video, and Brett Story
Transforming the Liberal Checklist Transforming the Liberal Checklist
It's time for progressives to demand a bolder, "transformational" politics.
Feb 21, 2008 / Feature / Eric Schneiderman
Conservative Cannibalism Conservative Cannibalism
Dumb and dumber: reviewing new books by David Frum and Jonah Goldberg.
Feb 21, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
Wanted: More White Babies Wanted: More White Babies
A look at a cynical Christian Conservative effort to export the U.S. culture wars.
Feb 18, 2008 / Kathryn Joyce, The Nation Video, and Brett Story
Donna Edwards Wins in Maryland! Donna Edwards Wins in Maryland!
Maryland progressive activist Donna Edwards upset veteran Congressman Al Wynn in a Democratic "fight for the soul of the party" primary, confirming that sentiment for change ex...
Feb 14, 2008 / John Nichols
Raise the Bar Raise the Bar
Grassroots Democrats, parched for their party's attention, should play hardball with candidates on Iraq.
Feb 14, 2008 / Laura Flanders
‘Love Me, I’m a Liberal’ ‘Love Me, I’m a Liberal’
Thanks to a cowed media, scaremongering is the only remaining area of conservative competence.
Feb 7, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman