Politics

‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills

‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills ‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills

Even if we like President Obama, do we want him to be a one-man death panel?

Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Bill McKibben: Stopping Keystone XL For Good

Bill McKibben: Stopping Keystone XL For Good Bill McKibben: Stopping Keystone XL For Good

"We're not going to outspend the fossil fuel industry," the 350.org founder explains. "We have to find other currencies to work in, and those are the currencies of movements."

Feb 13, 2013 / Francis Reynolds

Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery

Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery

Under the Sanders-DeFazio plan, Congress can save a vital service and secure a future for USPS.

Feb 13, 2013 / John Nichols

More Civil Disobedience at the White House Over Keystone XL

More Civil Disobedience at the White House Over Keystone XL More Civil Disobedience at the White House Over Keystone XL

Around 50 people, including many mainstream environmental leaders, were arrested after they handcuffed themselves to the White House gate to protest any approval of the Keystone pi...

Feb 13, 2013 / George Zornick

In Our Orbit: My Lai Rules In Our Orbit: My Lai Rules

Nick Turse’s Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam.

Feb 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Next New Deal, or Something Like It

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Next New Deal, or Something Like It Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Next New Deal, or Something Like It

How progressive was Obama’s State of the Union address? Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel breaks down the president’s speech on The Brian Lehr...

Feb 13, 2013 / Press Room

Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations?

Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations? Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations?

What didn't Obama say about immigration in his State of the Union address? The Nation’s Aura Bogado breaks it down at Democracy Now!

Feb 13, 2013 / Press Room

CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity

CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity CIA Hearings Open a Window of Opportunity

Congress has many options to counter the Obama Doctrine, including revising the 1973 War Powers Resolution and 2011 Authorization for Use of Military Force. 

Feb 13, 2013 / Tom Hayden

America Isn’t Broke. Its Priorities Are.

America Isn’t Broke. Its Priorities Are. America Isn’t Broke. Its Priorities Are.

In his State of the Union address, the president reminded us that “deficit reduction is not an economic plan.” Will he be able to hold off the austerity-mongerers?

Feb 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing

Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing

Labor welcomed the proposal, but what it means for tipped workers remains unclear.

Feb 13, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

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