Politics

Lessons From Latin America Lessons From Latin America

The region's social movements are a useful model for US leftists wanting to influence Obama.

Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl

Follow Brazil’s Example Follow Brazil’s Example

What we want from Obama is not social transformation. We want measures to minimize the suffering of people right now.

Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Immanuel Wallerstein

Rising to the Occasion Rising to the Occasion

The capitalists who have run things so far have forfeited all trust and respect. So what will we do now? A Nation Forum.

Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich and Bill Fletcher Jr.

Live from Powershift 2009 Live from Powershift 2009

It's the first full day of Powershift 2009, and over 11,000 have descended on downtown DC’s largest venue for a weekend of training, rallying, and climate action lobbying.

Mar 4, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Nation’s John Nichols Interviews Tom Geoghegan The Nation’s John Nichols Interviews Tom Geoghegan

The Nation's John Nichols speaks with Congressional candidate Tom Geoghegan in Chicago on the March 3 Democratic primary to fill Rahm Emanuel's seat.

Mar 3, 2009 / Video / The Nation Video

The GOP’s Hip-Hop Makeover The GOP’s Hip-Hop Makeover

Michael Steele's getting funky, frantically remixing the GOP message, in hopes of reaching new generation of conservative voters. Is anybody listening?

Mar 3, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ari Melber

The Nation’s Chris Hayes on GOP’s Hopes for Failure The Nation’s Chris Hayes on GOP’s Hopes for Failure

The Nation's Chris Hayes deconstructs why Republicans like Rush Limbaugh are rooting for President Obama to fail.

Mar 3, 2009 / Video / Countdown

The Nation’s Chris Hayes on Coleman, Franken Race The Nation’s Chris Hayes on Coleman, Franken Race

With the stimulus battle out of the way, The Nation's Chris Hayes argues Democrats now need to focus on seating Al Franken as the fifty-ninth vote in the Senate.

Feb 27, 2009 / Video / Countdown

War Is Over (If You Want It) War Is Over (If You Want It)

This just in: we won the Iraq War. And for the past eight years George W. Bush kept us safe.

Feb 26, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Opening the Files on Bush’s Secrets Opening the Files on Bush’s Secrets

Freedom of Information wish list: What did Treasury do with the TARP money? Who authorized torture? Plus, warrantless wiretap targets, FEMA's Katrina records and White House e-mail...

Feb 26, 2009 / Feature / Jon Wiener

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