MVPs of 2009 MVPs of 2009
The author's list of the most valuable political and cultural activists and activist groups of the year.
Dec 22, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols
The Nation Interviews David Plouffe The Nation Interviews David Plouffe
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, David Plouffe, former campaign manager of Obama for America, talks healthcare, messaging, and organizing after election day.
Dec 18, 2009 / Ari Melber
Plouffe Counters Obama’s Healthcare Critics Plouffe Counters Obama’s Healthcare Critics
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, David Plouffe, former campaign manager of Obama for America, talks healthcare, messaging, and organizing after election day.
Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Ari Melber
Promises Kept and Broken, One Year Later Promises Kept and Broken, One Year Later
There are the things the president is doing that he said he would do. These actions can draw plenty of criticism, but not genuine shock. Then there are the things he is not doing w...
Nov 4, 2009 / Ari Melber
The Obama Youthquake: One Year Later The Obama Youthquake: One Year Later
One year after young voters and organizers helped propel President Obama to victory, are "Obama's youth" still active?
Nov 4, 2009 / The Nation Video
Paranoia Strikes Deep Paranoia Strikes Deep
If Obama and his progressive allies hope to defeat the latest assault on federal power, they will need to go beyond his artful ambivalence.
Aug 26, 2009 / Michael Kazin
The Fighting Liberal The Fighting Liberal
Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy, who broke barriers of personality and partisanship.
Aug 26, 2009 / The Editors
The Left Forum–Or, Why City Hall Doesn’t Listen The Left Forum–Or, Why City Hall Doesn’t Listen
Whoever now governs the country (a point on which there was no agreement) is likely to remain resolutely indifferent to the message of Left Forum 2009.
Apr 23, 2009 / Norman Birnbaum
Elsie Fox: Still Here Elsie Fox: Still Here
A woman of passion and principle traces the history of the American left. At 101, she's still with us.
Apr 16, 2009 / Feature / Brian Kahn
A Lexicon of Disappointment A Lexicon of Disappointment
All is not well in Obamafanland, as disenchanted supporters entertain the possibility that he is not, in fact, going to save the world.
Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Naomi Klein