Sapping the Superfund’s Strength Sapping the Superfund’s Strength
As Washington dithers, sites slated for cleanup long ago continue to threaten human health.
Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Sheila Kaplan and Marilyn Berlin Snell
Cracking Big Coal Cracking Big Coal
Environmentalists chalk up wins on the ground, putting coal companies on the defensive.
Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Robert S. Eshelman
License to Kill? License to Kill?
After 9/11, it's less controversial to kill a suspect in cold blood than to hold him in preventive detention.
Apr 15, 2010 / David Cole
Kucinich: White House Assassination Policy Is Extrajudicial Kucinich: White House Assassination Policy Is Extrajudicial
The Obama administration's decision to authorize the assassination of a US citizen has been met with silence from most Democrats.
Apr 15, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Greenspan’s Delusions Greenspan’s Delusions
The former Fed chief makes his case: everyone, and no one, is to blame for the financial crisis.
Apr 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Tax Grousing Tells Half The Story Tax Grousing Tells Half The Story
It's tax time again, the time of year when Americans grouse about forking over part of their hard-earned cash to the dear old government.
Apr 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Earth Day Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Earth Day
In 2004, journalist Ross Gelbspan wrote Boiling Point, urging journalists and politicians to face the reality of the climate crisis by taking immediate action. In his Nation articl…
Apr 14, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
How to Talk to a Tea Party Activist How to Talk to a Tea Party Activist
Some of the tea party's anger at the tax system is justified. We can find common ground with open-minded activists.
Apr 14, 2010 / Chuck Collins
The Breakdown: What Will Student Loan Reform Do? The Breakdown: What Will Student Loan Reform Do?
Largely overshadowed by Healthcare's passage, student loan reform promises big changes to the current bank-based lending system. This week, The Breakdown with Christopher Hayes and...
Apr 14, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Bad Brew: What’s Become of Tea Party Populism? Bad Brew: What’s Become of Tea Party Populism?
Why is a movement rooted in anger at bank bailouts welcoming DC insiders and Wall Street pawns as rally speakers?
Apr 14, 2010 / John Nichols