What Makes Ralph Run What Makes Ralph Run
Ralph Nader explains the reasons why he must run in 2008. They haven't changed since 2004.
Mar 5, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The “Politically Influential” Working Families Party The “Politically Influential” Working Families Party
The Nation has been covering the ascendancy of The Working Families Party since it was started in 1998 by a group of labor and community activists who wanted to end the rightward ...
Mar 5, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
March 4, 1933 March 4, 1933
Today marks the 75th anniversary of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inaugural as President. On a cold day at the tail of winter, Roosevelt looked out over a nation gripped by Depress...
Mar 4, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stopping the New Arms Race Stopping the New Arms Race
The White House will do everything it can to push its reckless, European-based missile defense plan forward. Not only is there growing citizen opposition in the host countries t...
Feb 26, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ralph: Don’t Run! Ralph: Don’t Run!
Dear Ralph, Your decision to run for President as a third-party candidate in 2008leads me to resend our Open Letter to you, published in The Nation in2004. As we wrote then, "...
Feb 25, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Where Did the Water Come In? Where Did the Water Come In?
Reverend Jesse Jackson was in New Delhi to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi but the subprime crisis back home was also on his mind. He phoned and ...
Feb 20, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama vs. Clinton–What Now? Obama vs. Clinton–What Now?
Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel debates Pat Buchanan on the cost of war, and why The Nation supports Barack Obama.
Feb 13, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Donna Edwards: A New Kind of Democrat Donna Edwards: A New Kind of Democrat
In 2006, long-time progressive activist and public interest lawyer, Donna Edwards shocked seven-term Congressman Albert Wynn, losing to him by just three points in the Mary...
Feb 13, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sherrod Brown on How to Win in Ohio Sherrod Brown on How to Win in Ohio
In 2006, Sherrod Brown ran on an anti-war populist economic message and won in towns across Ohio long written-off by Democrats. On March 4, the Democratic primary will be held i...
Feb 12, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Avoiding a Convention Train Wreck Avoiding a Convention Train Wreck
One thing that's clear after last night, we've got a tough and potentially ugly delegate fight ahead of us for the Democratic nomination. Not only might the unaccountable and und...
Feb 6, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel