Katrina’s Hidden Race War Katrina’s Hidden Race War
White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
Ending Student Debt Ending Student Debt
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the new president needs to take definitive action toward eliminating student debt.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Sean Dennison
Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster
The $50 billion fraud is bad enough. But the disgraced trader has done even more serious damage. He's destroyed trust in our financial system.
Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Will War Crimes Be Outed? Will War Crimes Be Outed?
After the primary players in the Bush administration leave office, will they be held accountable for war crimes?
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
Is Bush Tying Obama’s Hands on Gitmo? Is Bush Tying Obama’s Hands on Gitmo?
Glenn Greenwald discusses the implications of lame duck Bush actions on Barack Obama's plan to close Gitmo.
Dec 17, 2008 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Life or Death Life or Death
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that health care should be considered an inalienable right on par with any other Constitutional protection.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Daniel Zhou
Underneath the Politics Underneath the Politics
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that care for the sick is the full responsibility of the government.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Tim Reveri
Juan Reynosa’s Environmental Mission Juan Reynosa’s Environmental Mission
If you want cleaner air and water and less poverty, Juan Reynosa, a community organizer with New Mexico Youth Organized, thinks you should consider environmental justice work.
Dec 16, 2008 / Feature / Kristina Rizga
Learning About Labor Learning About Labor
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the new president should restore workers' rights ASAP.
Dec 15, 2008 / Feature / Hugh Baran
Radio Nation with Laura Flanders Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
Liberal living coast to coast. A look at the forthcoming Nation Guide to the Nation, with Katrina vanden Heuvel. Plus: Patty Hearst and Obama's education choice.
Dec 15, 2008 / Radio Nation