If a Republican Were President If a Republican Were President
Obama has failed not because he is a progressive in the mold of Franklin Delano Roosevelt but because he is not.
Oct 13, 2011 / Robert Scheer
The Masque of the Red Ink The Masque of the Red Ink
With its big egos, huge wallets and itty-bitty outfits, satirizing the art world is not exactly hard work. But the Frieze Art Fair, which opened here last night, isn’t just a...
Oct 13, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Original Koch (Ed) Scorches the GOP, Praises OWS and Wants to Jail the Banksters The Original Koch (Ed) Scorches the GOP, Praises OWS and Wants to Jail the Banksters
“It’s an outrage,” says former Mayor Koch, that no CEO has been sent to jail for “bringing on the Great Recession.”
Oct 13, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Obama Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Free Trade Obama Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Free Trade
Signing new deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia is bad economics and bad politics.
Oct 13, 2011 / John Nichols
Occupy College Defies Stereotype of Quiet, Inert Generation Y Occupy College Defies Stereotype of Quiet, Inert Generation Y
Participating students in the Occupy College protests achieved something that our generation lacked until this point: a visible presence within a significant social movement.
Oct 12, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
The Kochs and Cancer in a Small Town The Kochs and Cancer in a Small Town
A new documentary shows how a plant owned by Georgia Pacific has had some disastrous consquences for nearby residents.
Oct 12, 2011 / George Zornick
Creating a Progressive America Creating a Progressive America
In a collaboration between The Nation and On The Earth Productions, progressive luminaries discuss the current state of affairs, the potential for a national escalat...
Oct 12, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
The Far Right Contemplates the Republican Front-Runner The Far Right Contemplates the Republican Front-Runner
It seems that now we’re stuck with Mitt. Reciting right-wing holy writ, He still sounds moderate, a bit. Although it’s nothing he’ll admit, A healthcare plan’s his biggest hit. (The thought of that gives us a fit.) And born-agains, from where they sit, Still state their firm belief, to wit: As Christians, Mormons aren’t legit. We’ve said for months, “This man’s not it.” We wish that Palin hadn’t split. We wish that Perry weren’t a nit (His pilot light is not quite lit). Because, it seems, we’re stuck with Mitt.
Oct 12, 2011 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal Solyndra and Keystone: Not All Environmental Scandals Are Created Equal
While right-wingers froth over the Solyndra mess, a scandal with far higher stakes is being swept under the rug.
Oct 12, 2011 / The Editors
The 99 Percent Rise Up The 99 Percent Rise Up
The genius of Occupy Wall Street has been the pitch-perfect resonance of its founding premises. It has grown so rapidly because the American people desperately wanted this movement...
Oct 12, 2011 / John Nichols