How Much Do We Learn From the First Cut of History? How Much Do We Learn From the First Cut of History?
One year later, the blockbuster Game Change can be read as much for how little election narratives explain about history as for the story of the 2008 campaign.
Sep 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Julian E. Zelizer
Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Class Warfare from the Top Down Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Class Warfare from the Top Down
When people like Elizabeth Warren are demonized and deficits are a point of obsession, it's not the rich who have to worry about class warfare, says Katrina vanden Heuvel.
Sep 7, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
The Breakdown: Do Presidential Speeches Matter? The Breakdown: Do Presidential Speeches Matter?
Ever since his breakthrough keynote at the 2004 DNC, Barack Obama has been defined by his oratory skills. But has his rhetoric really advanced his policy goals? On this week's edit...
Sep 3, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Carly Fiorina’s Campaign Against a Free and Open Internet Carly Fiorina’s Campaign Against a Free and Open Internet
She's supposed to know something about technology. But millionaire Senate candidate Carly Fiorina seems to be most interested in subdividing the net so that her pals can make money...
Sep 2, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Nevada Goes Bust Nevada Goes Bust
A severe budget crisis has put all state services--from education to eldercare--in jeopardy.
Sep 2, 2010 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
The Right Angle on Reid The Right Angle on Reid
If Harry Reid loses this fall, he's just getting what he deserves.
Sep 2, 2010 / Feature / J. Patrick Coolican
What Are Words Worth? What Are Words Worth?
Speech is not the only, or even the most powerful, conduit of racial liberation—or racial oppression.
Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Eyes on the Prize Eyes on the Prize
Let's get a grip: the left isn't going to win every 24-hour news cycle. And that shouldn't be our goal.
Sep 2, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Noted. Noted.
Katrina vanden Heuvel endorses Eric Schneiderman's "transformational politics," Ari Berman resports on the GOP's "vulture" capitalist, and John Nichols appreciates the "Palin Effec...
Sep 2, 2010 / Editorial / Various Contributors
GOP Angry Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech GOP Angry Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech
Jeremy Scahill asks why former President George Bush deserves positive recognition for his contributions to the Iraq War.
Sep 2, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room