Politics

Nation Readers’ Person of the Year

Nation Readers’ Person of the Year Nation Readers’ Person of the Year

Julian Assange is our readers' choice, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Bradley Manning. Read why and see who else got votes.

Dec 30, 2010 / The Nation

On Dimples and Dog Whistles: Why Tucker Carlson Dehumanizes Michael Vick On Dimples and Dog Whistles: Why Tucker Carlson Dehumanizes Michael Vick

Tucker Carlson's efforts to paint Vick as a disposable, killable individual cuts in a way that transcends the idiocy of Fox News.

Dec 30, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Michael Vick, Racial History and Animal Rights Michael Vick, Racial History and Animal Rights

For many observers, the decision to demonize Vick seems motivated by something more pernicious than concern for animal welfare. It seems to be about race.

Dec 30, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry

Slide Show: The Progressive Honor Roll 2010

Slide Show: The Progressive Honor Roll 2010 Slide Show: The Progressive Honor Roll 2010

"The year 2010 will not be remembered as a halcyon year for progressives," writes John Nichols in his Progressive Honor Roll for this year. "But in such years the truest believers and battlers stand out all the more clearly, and patterns are set for the victories of the years to come." Here, then, are the Most Valuable Progressives of 2010 and the groundwork they're laying for 2011.

Dec 30, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

That ‘Sanders for President’ Talk is Real Enough, But Bernie’s Not Going There That ‘Sanders for President’ Talk is Real Enough, But Bernie’s Not Going There

The democratic socialist senator from Vermont has plenty online backing and prominent proponents. But he is not going to challenge Obama in 2012.

Dec 29, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

In Money-Changers We Trust In Money-Changers We Trust

Two years into the Obama presidency, with the economic data looking grim, the revolving platinum door linking the White House with Wall Street keeps swinging.

Dec 29, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Filibuster Reform At Last? Filibuster Reform At Last?

Why the next Congress should alter this outdated and anachronistic tool.

Dec 28, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Top Ten Nixon Quotes of 2010 Top Ten Nixon Quotes of 2010

Presidential thoughts about the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews.

Dec 28, 2010 / Lived History / Jon Wiener

Dick Cheney’s $250-Million ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card Dick Cheney’s $250-Million ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card

The "under-the-table settlement" draws condemnation in Nigeria, where a leading newspaper says: "Only a painstaking trial and possible conviction, if found guilty, w...

Dec 27, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls

Republican senators attacked Harry Reid for keeping the chamber working as the Holiday approached. What would these Tories have told George Washington and the troops who were prepa...

Dec 24, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

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