Politics

Can Obama Take On the Pentagon? Can Obama Take On the Pentagon?

Taking on the Pentagon, with its mega-budget and its mega-power, may be the hardest task Barack Obama faces.

Nov 25, 2008 / Feature / Frida Berrigan

Sean Penn Reflects on the Realities of Chavez and Castro Sean Penn Reflects on the Realities of Chavez and Castro

Actor-director Sean Penn debunks the many myths surrounding Cuba's Raúl Castro and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez.

Nov 25, 2008 / Video / The Nation Video and Brett Story

Election’s Over–Time to Begin Election’s Over–Time to Begin

How millions of Obama volunteers can go to work for a progressive agenda.

Nov 25, 2008 / Feature / Michael Pertschuk

Past and Future Past and Future

Obama's too smart to allow the ideas of the past to define his presidency. Yet Timothy Geithner is an architect and enabler of the unfolding crisis.

Nov 24, 2008 / Editorial / William Greider

Obamacons? Obamacons?

Jeremy Scahill on President-elect Obama's questionable foreign policy team. Plus: Bolano's 2666.

Nov 24, 2008 / Audio / Radio Nation

Blogosphere Backlash to Barack? Blogosphere Backlash to Barack?

The Nation's Ari Melber discusses why the progressive netroots are somewhat unhappy with Obama's cabinet picks to date.

Nov 21, 2008 / Video / MSNBC

Obama Faces Deflation Risk Obama Faces Deflation Risk

Wall Street was buoyed by the appointment of Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. But that can't offset worries that deflation will compound our economic woes.

Nov 21, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Push Back on Prop 8 Push Back on Prop 8

If the courts don't overturn Proposition 8, expect an initiative challenging it to appear on a California ballot.

Nov 19, 2008 / Editorial / Torie Osborn

Noted. Noted.

Kristina Rizga on harnessing young voters' energy, Stephen Duncombe on a spoof edition of the New York Times

Nov 19, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors

Peach State Promises Peach State Promises

Obama should make a serious campaign swing through Georgia to get out the vote for Senate hopeful Jim Martin.

Nov 19, 2008 / Editorial / John Nichols

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