Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength Judge Sotomayor’s Diabetes: Not a Weakness But a Strength
There is little doubt that Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, when and if she is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice, will be a role model. As the first Latina on the...
May 27, 2009 / John Nichols
The Silence of MoveOn The Silence of MoveOn
MoveOn, once the most powerful grassroots peace organization, has rendered its members voiceless on the expanding wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan. And that silence sends a message...
May 26, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The Nation/Campus Progress Youth Journalism Conference The Nation/Campus Progress Youth Journalism Conference
A roster of terrific journalists will be on hand on July 9 in DC.
May 26, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Ex-Interrogator: Torture Creates Terrorists Ex-Interrogator: Torture Creates Terrorists
Former military interrogator Matthew Alexander refutes Dick Cheney's claim that torture saved American lives.
May 26, 2009 / Brave New Films
Nation Forum: Sotomayor’s Judicial Style Nation Forum: Sotomayor’s Judicial Style
Three legal scholars assess the impact of Obama's nomination of Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court.
May 26, 2009 / Various Contributors
Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left
Rep. Donna Edwards discusses the important role progressives should play in influencing the Obama presidency.
May 22, 2009 / The Nation Video
New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl
Millions will be spent to bring the biggest event in sports to the Superdome, while the victims of Hurricane Katrina remain on the sidelines.
May 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Healthcare Bottom Lines Healthcare Bottom Lines
A realistic public healthcare plan should rein in costs, fix uncompetitive markets and change the way medicine is practiced.
May 20, 2009 / J. Lester Feder
Obama’s Tortured Turn Obama’s Tortured Turn
Obama's reversal of the decision to release photos of detainee abuse is unsettling and wrongheaded.
May 20, 2009 / The Editors
Do ‘Better’ With Less Do ‘Better’ With Less
Shortcuts, blindness and downright dishonesty in the rapidly imploding mainstream media.
May 20, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman