The Power of Nonviolence

Jonathan Schell and Taylor Branch in conversation about Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the transformative power of nonviolence.

The Nation

Das Boot: The Unsinkable Warmonger

After the way they goaded us into an epic military disaster, why do media warmongers still have jobs?

Mark Ames

Bolivia’s Constitutional Challenge

After years of conflict between ethnic and indigenous groups in this diverse nation, Bolivia is poised to vote on a new Constitution that aims to establish a new era of equity. No...

Annie Murphy

Ten Goals for Obama’s First 1,460 Days

Following the values of progressive patriotism, here's an ambitious agenda for the forty-fourth president's first--and second--terms.

Mark Green

Oil 2009: Be Careful What You Wish For

Whether the price of oil is high or low, someone's going to pay--and sooner or later all of us will--because our civilization is based on the stuff.

Michael T. Klare

The Year China Jumped the Gun

China is a country that takes anniversaries seriously. But reaction to significant historical events to be commemorated this year has already taken place.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Tet 2009: Vietnam Ponders its Future

As the season of Tet begins, questions of human rights, widespread corruption and a new novel highly critical of Ho Chi Minh, are giving Vietnamese much cause for reflection.

Barbara Crossette

Historians in Handcuffs

The Bush administration has systematically blocked historians' access to government archives. Does Obama hold the key to set information free?

Jeff Kisseloff

Your Guide to the Nation

The Nation Guide to the Nation, just published by Vintage Books, is your guide to living liberally in America, from bars and art collectives to publishers and booksto...

The Nation

FDR: A Model for Obama?

Like his Depression-era counterpart, Obama must take bold action, seize opportunity and experiment.

Tony Badger

Our Lincoln

As a politician, Lincoln's greatness lay in his capacity for growth. Can Obama follow suit?

Eric Foner

Can Labor Revive the American Dream?

The business lobby declares war on the Employee Free Choice Act.

Esther Kaplan

The Year China Jumped the Gun

China is a country that takes anniversaries seriously. But reaction to significant historical events to be commemorated this year has already taken place.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Historians in Handcuffs

The Bush administration has systematically blocked historians' access to government archives. Does Obama hold the key to set information free?

Jeff Kisseloff

Guilt and Absolution: Carlos Reygadas’s ‘Silent Light’

Reviewing Silent Light and more.

Stuart Klawans

Tales from the Vitrine: Battles Over Stolen Antiquities

How powerful museums and private collectors act as stewards and looters of the world's cultural treasures.

Britt Peterson

Gospel Secrets: The Biblical Controversies of Morton Smith

A new book explores the longstanding scholarly debate over a secret and libertine Gospel of Mark.

Anthony Grafton

FDR: A Model for Obama?

Like his Depression-era counterpart, Obama must take bold action, seize opportunity and experiment.

Tony Badger

Our Lincoln

As a politician, Lincoln's greatness lay in his capacity for growth. Can Obama follow suit?

Eric Foner

Caveat

John Kinsella