How to Help in the Gulf How to Help in the Gulf
A guide to volunteering and to taking political action to make another spill less likely.
Jun 21, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Is Holding BP to Account a ‘Shakedown’? Yes, Says Key GOP Group Is Holding BP to Account a ‘Shakedown’? Yes, Says Key GOP Group
Texas Congressman Barton speaks from the heart about his sympathy for BP then thinks better of it. Unfortunately, his fellow conservatives didn't get the cease-and-desist orde...
Jun 18, 2010 / John Nichols
This Week at TheNation.com This Week at TheNation.com
The successful launch of The Nation on GRIT TV. Plus, Glenn Beck and the World Cup, moving to a clean economy and the Republican Party's "Year of the Woman."
Jun 18, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Gasland: A Filmmaker’s Journey Through the Horrors of Natural Gas Drilling Gasland: A Filmmaker’s Journey Through the Horrors of Natural Gas Drilling
A gripping new film documents the long-overlooked dangers of a new and unregulated natural gas drilling technology known as “fracking,” or hydraulic fracturing.
Jun 18, 2010 / HBO
Where Maddow and Krauthammer Meet on Obama’s BP Response Where Maddow and Krauthammer Meet on Obama’s BP Response
While many commentators missed the point, there actually were some substantive problems with Obama's BP speech, too.
Jun 18, 2010 / Ari Melber
The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe? The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe?
Is BP unique in its ability to create catastrophe? On this week's The Breakdown, Chris Hayes asks Greenpeace's Kert Davies whether the entire practice of offshore oil drilling is i...
Jun 18, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Can Washington Stand Up to the Energy Industry? Can Washington Stand Up to the Energy Industry?
Mopping up BP's current crisis and guarding against future environmental incidents will take more momentum than a speech, a meeting or a few hearings can deliver.
Jun 18, 2010 / Sarah Laskow
Onshore Drilling Disasters Waiting to Happen: An Interview With ‘Gasland’ Director Josh Fox Onshore Drilling Disasters Waiting to Happen: An Interview With ‘Gasland’ Director Josh Fox
In 2008, a gas company offered Josh Fox $100,000 to lease his family's land for natural gas extraction. His new documentary Gasland explores the environmental devastation "hyd...
Jun 17, 2010 / Nora Eisenberg
The Power of the Presidency The Power of the Presidency
Since the president had no legal basis to demand the set aside, on what basis did he extract $20 billion from BP?
Jun 17, 2010 / Laura Flanders
We Need to Build a Cleaner Economy, So Let’s Do It We Need to Build a Cleaner Economy, So Let’s Do It
On Morning Joe, Katrina vanden Heuvel defends President Obama by saying that his White House speech Tuesday night was humane, but "we need deeds."
Jun 17, 2010 / Press Room