Politics

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories (1/18) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories (1/18)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Jan 19, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Shame of Iowa: How a Little State Fostered the ‘Romney Inevitability’ Lie The Shame of Iowa: How a Little State Fostered the ‘Romney Inevitability’ Lie

Turns out Romney wasn't inevitable. Santorum won Iowa. Or maybe he didn't. The caucus system has, again, produced an unreliable result. It is time to reform a broken process that w...

Jan 19, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

A Party Divided: Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Immigration

A Party Divided: Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Immigration A Party Divided: Where the Republican Candidates Stand on Immigration

Jan 19, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Vulture Capitalism on Trial Vulture Capitalism on Trial

Perry and Gingrich offer a surprisingly revealing criticism of Romney's brand of predatory capitalism.

Jan 19, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Religious Right Roars Back in South Carolina The Religious Right Roars Back in South Carolina

Faith, morality and “family values” are back now that the Republican primary has moved south. 

Jan 19, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

George Zornick: Occupy Congress Takes Over DC George Zornick: Occupy Congress Takes Over DC

Though DC is not the ideal ground for Occupy protesters, yesterday's Occupy Congress action did get plenty of attention.

Jan 18, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Keystone XL Is Dead—Again

Keystone XL Is Dead—Again Keystone XL Is Dead—Again

Obama killed the Keystone pipeline again—and Republicans are probably happy about it. 

Jan 18, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

Dump ‘Citizens United’!

Dump ‘Citizens United’! Dump ‘Citizens United’!

We need a constitutional amendment to stem the flood of corporate money that’s poisoning our democracy.

Jan 18, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors

Why Are Republicans Attacking ‘Vulture Capitalism’?

Why Are Republicans Attacking ‘Vulture Capitalism’? Why Are Republicans Attacking ‘Vulture Capitalism’?

Sniping by Perry and Gingrich is opportunistic. But with capitalism in crisis, it reflects a deeper insecurity among conservatives.

Jan 18, 2012 / Editorial / William Greider

Marriage, Power and ‘The Obamas’ Marriage, Power and ‘The Obamas’

The swirl of controversy over Jodi Kantor’s biography reflects deep cultural anxieties about the limits we place on women in power.

Jan 18, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Ilyse Hogue

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