In Defense of Simplicity In Defense of Simplicity
Making a place for the easy-to-solve clue.
Oct 27, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
This Week: Countdown to Election. Plus: Remembering George McGovern This Week: Countdown to Election. Plus: Remembering George McGovern
Election coverage highlights, remembering George McGovern, and the 2012 Writing Contest winners.
Oct 27, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
On the Lena Dunham ‘First Time’ Ad Controversy On the Lena Dunham ‘First Time’ Ad Controversy
It’s not about the sex—it’s about the emotion.
Oct 27, 2012 / Richard Kim
Buddy Roemer: Banks Need to Put the Customer First Buddy Roemer: Banks Need to Put the Customer First
The former Louisiana governor and Republican presidential candidate is sick of the greedy banking practices that led to the financial crisis.
Oct 26, 2012 / The Nation Video
Lena Dunham’s and Ronald Reagan’s First Time Lena Dunham’s and Ronald Reagan’s First Time
Lena Dunham’s Obama ad wasn’t the “first time” someone made a double entendre about voting.
Oct 26, 2012 / Leslie Savan
Advantage Elizabeth Warren Advantage Elizabeth Warren
The campaign”s final stretch finds Warren with a small lead and a revved-up volunteer base.
Oct 26, 2012 / E.J. Graff
Comments of the Week: Our Debate Chats and Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Comments of the Week: Our Debate Chats and Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Our readers join us for our robust live chats during the presidential debates and sound off on mandatory minimum sentencing.
Oct 26, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
Will California Congressman Buck McKeon Go Down? Will California Congressman Buck McKeon Go Down?
Plagued by ethical troubles, the “poster boy for pay to play politics” and Pentagon BFF is finally facing a competitive election.
Oct 26, 2012 / Lee Fang
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (10/26/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (10/26/12)
This week: LGBT New Yorkers stand against stop-and-frisk, Obama makes his "kill list" permanent, and much more.
Oct 26, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Clueless Politics of ‘Cloud Atlas’ The Clueless Politics of ‘Cloud Atlas’
The blockbuster adaptation’s “deep thoughts” come in about as cheap as its prosthetics.
Oct 26, 2012 / Michelle Dean