Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines
Eriel Deranger of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta, and Maya Lemon from Nacogdoches, Texas, speak out on struggles of frontline communities fighting tar sands.
Feb 4, 2014 / Wen Stephenson
All the President’s Middlemen All the President’s Middlemen
The Obama administration’s inclination to rely on the private sector to solve major societal problems can lead to dysfunction, if not chaos.
Feb 4, 2014 / Barbara Garson
Inequality Is a Crisis in New York, and de Blasio Needs to Treat It Like One Inequality Is a Crisis in New York, and de Blasio Needs to Treat It Like One
The new mayor has a real emergency on his hands.
Feb 4, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Harry Reid Knows Opposing Fast Track Is Smart Policy and Smart Politics Harry Reid Knows Opposing Fast Track Is Smart Policy and Smart Politics
Opposition to free-trade policies is coming not just from factory towns but from rural regions that could decide some key Senate races in 2014.
Feb 4, 2014 / John Nichols
Chris Christie’s Super Bowl Flop Chris Christie’s Super Bowl Flop
The tough guy couldn’t even bring home the bacon.
Feb 3, 2014 / Leslie Savan
It Took 3 Men 30 Years to Screw Up the Economy—Can One Woman Fix It? It Took 3 Men 30 Years to Screw Up the Economy—Can One Woman Fix It?
Volcker, Greenspan and Bernanke created this messed up economy, and now it's up to Janet Yellen to clean up after them.
Feb 3, 2014 / William Greider
De Blasio’s First Month: He’s Running Late, but He Meant What He Said De Blasio’s First Month: He’s Running Late, but He Meant What He Said
We’re only thirty-four days into the de Blasio administration, but we’ve already seen enough to draw five conclusions about what kind of mayor he’ll be.
Feb 3, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The ‘Dreadfully Increasing Slaughter’ of NYC Pedestrians, 100 Years Ago This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The ‘Dreadfully Increasing Slaughter’ of NYC Pedestrians, 100 Years Ago
In February 1914, an editorial warned against allowing a small, privileged driving minority to jeopardize the lives of everyone else.
Feb 1, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Chris Christie’s 2016 Access Lane Has Been Closed Chris Christie’s 2016 Access Lane Has Been Closed
Now that a key player in New Jersey’s bridge scandal is challenging the governor's defenses, Christie is in for a long hard ride at home—not a presidential ca...
Jan 31, 2014 / John Nichols
Environmental Report Leaves the Door Open for Keystone XL Environmental Report Leaves the Door Open for Keystone XL
A State Department assessment concludes that oil from Alberta’s tar sands will be extracted, shipped and burnt regardless of whether the pipeline is built.
Jan 31, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter