Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration
Come out of the closet about your drug use; hire a formerly incarcerated person; vote for politicians who are smart on crime.
Oct 28, 2009 / Editorial / The Nation
Joe Lieberman and the Opt-Out Revolution Joe Lieberman and the Opt-Out Revolution
Progressives rejoiced when Sen. Harry Reid announced that the Senate healthcare bill would include a public option. But the jubilation was short-lived.
Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Judge Real in Alex Sanchez Case Is Surreal Judge Real in Alex Sanchez Case Is Surreal
The evidence against Alex Sanchez is quite refutable, but that assumes a fair trial. And that's not possible in Judge Real's courtroom.
Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Lieberman Twists the Knife Lieberman Twists the Knife
The Connecticut senator declared Tuesday that he would support a filibuster of any healthcare reform bill that has a public option--even the version with the "trigger" compromise a...
Oct 28, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
A ‘Coal’ Building on Campus? A ‘Coal’ Building on Campus?
The Nation's sports editor Dave Zirin argues that corporate naming rights on college campuses are a bad idea.
Oct 28, 2009 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
Republican = Conservative = Fox? Republican = Conservative = Fox?
The Nation's John Nichols talks to Hardball's Chris Matthews about President Obama's decision to marginalize Fox News.
Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option
Sen. Harry Reid will introduce a healthcare reform bill including an "opt-out" public option--grounds for disappointment, says Ari Melber.
Putting Caste on Notice Putting Caste on Notice
Navi Pillay is the first UN human rights commissioner to take on caste discrimination.
Oct 26, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives
Harry Reid just announced that he'll include a public option (with a provision that allows individual states to opt out of it) in the version of the health care bill he brings to ...
Oct 26, 2009 / Blog / Chris Hayes
The Future of the Public Option The Future of the Public Option
Chris Hayes, The Nation's Washington editor, clears up some of the confusion regarding the future of the public option.
Oct 26, 2009 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show