Transparency Can Curb Corporate Impact on Elections Transparency Can Curb Corporate Impact on Elections
In the face of a Supreme Court decision that eliminates crucial checks on corporate political spending nationwide, we must demand greater accountability and transparency around h...
Feb 2, 2010 / Editorial / Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
Hijinks or Undercover Ops? Hijinks or Undercover Ops?
If four politically-motivated young men with left-wing (or Muslim), rather than right-wing ties, broke into the office of a senior Senate Homeland Security Committee member and gai...
Feb 2, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
End Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell End Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
We must immediately end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces. We must do this because the existing policy...
Feb 2, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Journalism in 10: The Future of News and Media Journalism in 10: The Future of News and Media
What does the future of journalism look like? What's next for media? The Nation asks a range of journalists and media makers to tell us what they predict.
Feb 1, 2010 / Video / Various Contributors
Remembering Howard Zinn Remembering Howard Zinn
Friends of The Nation and of Howard Zinn offer recollections of the man, his work, and his impact on thinkers and activists.
Feb 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Various Contributors
Slacker Sunday Slacker Sunday
The State of the Union and the State of the Media.
Feb 1, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Say No to CBS’s Anti-Choice Super Bowl Ad Say No to CBS’s Anti-Choice Super Bowl Ad
The broadcast networks that air the Super Bowl have historically rejected advocacy ads. Yet CBS, which is airing the Super Bowl this year, has accepted an anti-choice ad by the ult...
Jan 31, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
Journalism in 10: Students on the Future of Media Journalism in 10: Students on the Future of Media
Student journalists at The Nation and Campus Progress's Annual Student Journalism Conference talk how news media will be produced, consumed and funded in the next five to ten years...
Jan 31, 2010 / Video / The Nation Video
Calling Out “Not True” Alito Calling Out “Not True” Alito
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee when he said he would not bring a political agenda to the high court, became the unexpected "sta...
Jan 30, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
AFL-CIO Letter Details Role In, Position On Citizens United Case AFL-CIO Letter Details Role In, Position On Citizens United Case
My January 24 column on the role of the AFL-CIO in the Citizens United v. FEC case highlighted the concerns of some unions regarding the federation's decision to file an amicus bri...
Jan 29, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols