On the Political Possibilities of Holy Week On the Political Possibilities of Holy Week
During the holiest week in the Christian calendar, I am reminded again of the dangers and possibilities inherent in public God talk.
Apr 20, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Koch Industries 2010 Election Packet Koch Industries 2010 Election Packet
Just before the November election, Koch Industries sent materials to 50,000 employees advising them who they should vote for. The Nation obtained a copy of the packet sent to worke...
Apr 20, 2011 / The Nation
Big Brothers: Thought Control at Koch Big Brothers: Thought Control at Koch
Enabled by the Citizens United decision, Koch Industries told thousands of employees last October how to vote—and even how to think.
Protesters to Bank of America: Pay Your Taxes Protesters to Bank of America: Pay Your Taxes
In the run up to this year's Tax Day, hundreds of protesters ascended on a Bank of America branch to demand that big banks pay their fair share of taxes and stop foreclosures.
Apr 20, 2011 / The Nation
Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate
We are in a jobs crisis, not a deficit crisis, and activism groups like US Uncut have taken to the streets to help change this dialogue.
Apr 20, 2011 / Press Room
Video: Revisiting Chernobyl’s Nuclear Dead Zone Video: Revisiting Chernobyl’s Nuclear Dead Zone
On April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine exploded, precipitating the worst nuclear disaster in history. Now, on the twenty fifth anniversar...
Apr 20, 2011 / On The Earth Productions and The Nation
Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate
We are in a jobs crisis, not a deficit crisis, and activism groups like US Uncut have taken to the streets to help change this dialogue.
Apr 20, 2011 / GRITtv
Howard Dean: US Should Leave Afghanistan Howard Dean: US Should Leave Afghanistan
A prominent Democrats changes course and says the Obama administration's war in Afghanistan is no longer winnable.
Apr 20, 2011 / Ari Berman
The New Corporate World Order The New Corporate World Order
Big government is big precisely because it is so active in so many costly ways in serving the interests of our biggest corporations.
Apr 20, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Thousands Protest Snyder’s Authoritarian Power Grab Thousands Protest Snyder’s Authoritarian Power Grab
The Shock Doctrine is at play in Michigan where budget cuts and fiscal chaos are exploited by Gov. Rick Snyder, who has sent his henchmen into communities to do his dirty work.
Apr 20, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny