Senator Ben Nelson Opens the Secret Money Door Wider Senator Ben Nelson Opens the Secret Money Door Wider
Seemingly innocuous political advertisements running in Nebraska may dramatically change the campaign finance landscape.
Oct 13, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick
If a Republican Were President If a Republican Were President
Obama has failed not because he is a progressive in the mold of Franklin Delano Roosevelt but because he is not.
Oct 13, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Obama Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Free Trade Obama Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Free Trade
Signing new deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia is bad economics and bad politics.
Oct 13, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Kochs and Cancer in a Small Town The Kochs and Cancer in a Small Town
A new documentary shows how a plant owned by Georgia Pacific has had some disastrous consquences for nearby residents.
Oct 12, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick
Creating a Progressive America Creating a Progressive America
In a collaboration between The Nation and On The Earth Productions, progressive luminaries discuss the current state of affairs, the potential for a national escalat...
Oct 12, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal
While right-wingers froth over the Solyndra mess, a scandal with far higher stakes is being swept under the rug.
Oct 12, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
Noted. Noted.
Paolo M.C. Cravero on Berlusconi and Amanda Knox, Ala’a Shehabi on medics in Bahrain and Josh Eidelson on revisionist textbooks
Oct 12, 2011 / Editorial / Various Contributors
Koch Industries’ Plant Pollutes Streams, Poisons Residents Koch Industries’ Plant Pollutes Streams, Poisons Residents
As the Koch brothers continue their war against environmental regulations, their factories are causing fatal health problems for local residents.
Oct 12, 2011 / Video / Brave New Films
How the Media Help Republicans Escape Blame for Obstructionism How the Media Help Republicans Escape Blame for Obstructionism
Bills don't fail to overcome a filibuster by themselves.
Oct 12, 2011 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie
Major Unions Endorse Wisconsin Recall Drive as a 99 Percent Solution Major Unions Endorse Wisconsin Recall Drive as a 99 Percent Solution
Anti-labor governor could be the first prominent politician displaced by a new anticorporate movement.
Oct 12, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols