Nation Readers’ Person of the Year Nation Readers’ Person of the Year
Julian Assange is our readers' choice, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Bradley Manning. Read why and see who else got votes.
Dec 30, 2010 / The Nation
On Dimples and Dog Whistles: Why Tucker Carlson Dehumanizes Michael Vick On Dimples and Dog Whistles: Why Tucker Carlson Dehumanizes Michael Vick
Tucker Carlson's efforts to paint Vick as a disposable, killable individual cuts in a way that transcends the idiocy of Fox News.
Dec 30, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Clampdown in Hungary Clampdown in Hungary
The right-wing nationalist government has defunded and harassed the influential theater community and passed a harsh new media censorship law, threatening the country’s fragi...
Dec 30, 2010 / Alisa Solomon
Michael Vick, Racial History and Animal Rights Michael Vick, Racial History and Animal Rights
For many observers, the decision to demonize Vick seems motivated by something more pernicious than concern for animal welfare. It seems to be about race.
Dec 30, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Marty-dom Marty-dom
The trials and tribulations of the destructive Marty Peretz, great Jewish songs and the mail.
Dec 30, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Slide Show: The Progressive Honor Roll 2010 Slide Show: The Progressive Honor Roll 2010
"The year 2010 will not be remembered as a halcyon year for progressives," writes John Nichols in his Progressive Honor Roll for this year. "But in such years the truest believers and battlers stand out all the more clearly, and patterns are set for the victories of the years to come." Here, then, are the Most Valuable Progressives of 2010 and the groundwork they're laying for 2011.
Dec 30, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls
Republican senators attacked Harry Reid for keeping the chamber working as the Holiday approached. What would these Tories have told George Washington and the troops who were prepa...
Dec 24, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
A New Orleans Christmas in the Lower Ninth A New Orleans Christmas in the Lower Ninth
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, a holiday of remembrance and rebirth on the streets of New Orleans's hardest-hit neighborhood.
Dec 23, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Civil rights issues will be central to the success or failure of the Obama presidency.
Dec 23, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Civil rights issues will be central to the success or failure of the Obama presidency.
Dec 23, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show