Irony Alert: Another Advocate for Abstinence Quits Congress After His Failure to Abstain is Revealed Irony Alert: Another Advocate for Abstinence Quits Congress After His Failure to Abstain is Revealed
An Indiana congressman had a lot to say about how others should have sex, until he got caught having sex with someone other than his wife.
May 22, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Rand Paul: ‘Principled Libertarian’? Not. Rand Paul: ‘Principled Libertarian’? Not.
The Kentucky crackpot wants less regulation on businesses, but more regulation on women's health.
May 22, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
This Week at The Nation.com This Week at The Nation.com
Multimedia on Wall Street protests and US government targeted killing policies, supporting independent journalism and thanks to our great interns.
May 22, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The People Take the Battle to Wall Street The People Take the Battle to Wall Street
The Senate has finally passed its version of financial reform. Big street protests and voter outrage helped push the bill.
May 21, 2010 / Clarissa A. León
Republican Justice(s) Republican Justice(s)
Citizens United and Bush v. Gore don't stand alone. A decade worth of Supreme Court decisions has tiled the electoral playing field toward the Republicans.
May 21, 2010 / Herman Schwartz
Where’s the Party? Where’s the Party?
The winners were challengers—right and left—and those who organized on the ground. There are lessons here, but are they party lessons?
May 21, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On the Arkansas Senate run-off, Rand Paul and the mail.
May 21, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
The Breakdown: Can the US Government Assassinate You? The Breakdown: Can the US Government Assassinate You?
The Obama Administration has authorized the killing of American-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. If the administration can kill US citizens without due process, where does t...
May 21, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Mad as Hell: Confronting Wall Street’s Class War Mad as Hell: Confronting Wall Street’s Class War
Nation Senior Editor Richard Kim and protestors from the April 29 march on Wall Street share their view of the banks and corporations' role in the financial crisis.
May 21, 2010 / Video / The Nation Video
What Happens When a Serious Libertarian Gets Serious Attention What Happens When a Serious Libertarian Gets Serious Attention
At the root of the controversy about Rand Paul's statements regarding civil rights laws is the reality that he is an ideological outlier running within a mainstream party. That's g...
May 21, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols