Single-Payer Will Come Out on Top Single-Payer Will Come Out on Top
With the public dialogue deteriorating, we should affirm that we can get better healthcare by sticking together to support single payer
Aug 24, 2009 / Editorial / Joanne Landy and Laura S. Boylan MD
Why Women Need Healthcare Reform Why Women Need Healthcare Reform
Under the current healthcare system, many women have become a medical underclass. So why do so many oppose a healthcare overhaul?
Aug 21, 2009 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
Gun-Toting Town Hall Tactics Gun-Toting Town Hall Tactics
Americans who've been bringing guns to public meetings about healthcare reform are really just responding to a media-wide casting call for crazies.
Aug 21, 2009 / Editorial / Dan Bischoff
Caster Semenya: The Idiocy of Sex Testing Caster Semenya: The Idiocy of Sex Testing
South African runner Caster Semenya shouldn't be the one humiliated by "gender testing"--it's the outdated views of athletic officials that are embarrassing.
Aug 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf
The Healthcare Debate Is Like Crossing Mountains The Healthcare Debate Is Like Crossing Mountains
The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the difficulty of achieving progressives' goals in today's highly charged political climate.
Aug 20, 2009 / Video / Sum of Change
Can Michael Vick Make a Comeback? Can Michael Vick Make a Comeback?
The Nation's Dave Zirin defends Michael Vick and talks about how his story is not just about sports but also how we treat our nation's ex-cons.
The Complicated Legacy of Robert Novak The Complicated Legacy of Robert Novak
He could be infuriating, crude and wrong. But the late journalist could also leap across ideological, partisan and personal boundaries.
Aug 18, 2009 / Editorial / John Nichols
The Power of Online Politics The Power of Online Politics
The Nation's Ari Melber shares his insights from the Netroots Nation conference on the direction Internet-based organizing is taking.
‘Do the Right Thing’: Still a Racial Rorschach at 20 ‘Do the Right Thing’: Still a Racial Rorschach at 20
Is Spike Lee's seminal film still relevant in the Obama era?
Aug 18, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Viveca Greene and Chris Tinson
Squandered Opportunity Squandered Opportunity
After a brilliant beginning, President Obama appears to be abandoning his principles on healthcare by hedging on a public option. What should disappointed Democrats do?
Aug 17, 2009 / Editorial / William Greider