Tea Party Values Tea Party Values

The upstart energy of the Tea Party is beginning to coalesce with the organizing savvy of the religious right—and putting the force of religious zeal behind the Tea Party&rsq...

Sep 21, 2010 / Sarah Posner

Slide Show: Rally Against Islamic Center Sullies Day of Remembrance Slide Show: Rally Against Islamic Center Sullies Day of Remembrance

Sep 14, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Rally Against Islamic Center Sullies Day of Remembrance Rally Against Islamic Center Sullies Day of Remembrance

A rally in opposition to the proposed Islamic center in lower Manhattan marred what should have been a day of remembrance and reflection with disturbing outbursts of racism and mis...

Sep 14, 2010 / Braden Goyette and Michael Tracey

The Terrorists Win The Terrorists Win

Nine years after 9/11, hatred of Islam has infected many Americans. How else can we explain the opposition to an Islamic community center two blocks away from where the attacks too...

Aug 25, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

Ground Zero for Tolerance Ground Zero for Tolerance

The irrational attack on Muslims everywhere by the GOP’s leadership is not only deeply subversive with regard to the American ideal of religious tolerance but also poses a pr...

Aug 18, 2010 / Robert Scheer

America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia

Our country has a pattern of losing its mind over issues that later turn out to be insignificant.

Aug 17, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia

Our country has a strong pattern of losing its mind over issues that later turn out to be insignificant.

Aug 17, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

Ground Zero for Free Speech Ground Zero for Free Speech

The proposed cultural center in lower Manhattan has become the latest target of the right's all-out attack on the First Amendment.

Aug 12, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Televangelist and the Warlord The Televangelist and the Warlord

Why did American televangelist Pat Robertson make a mining deal with accused war criminal and deposed Liberian President Charles Taylor?

Aug 11, 2010 / Aram Roston

Mosque Mania Mosque Mania

There is a distinct creepiness to the controversy now raging around a proposed Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan.

Aug 10, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury