Slide Show: Fall Books 2010 Slide Show: Fall Books 2010
Touching on everything from pragmatism to arson, The Nation‘s Fall Books issue features Marilynne Robinson on William James, William Deresiewicz on Saul Bellow, Jana Prikryl…
Nov 24, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Ten Things You Should Know About Slow Ten Things You Should Know About Slow
As the holiday rush approaches, take yourself out of the fast lane.
Nov 23, 2010 / The Nation
Slide Show: Young Guns of the GOP Slide Show: Young Guns of the GOP
The GOP’s recently elected “young guns” aren’t necessarily young—but they are gunning to become the next generation of Republican leaders in the House…
Nov 18, 2010 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Calvin Trillin on Calvin Trillin Nation Conversations: Calvin Trillin on Calvin Trillin
"Deadline Poet" Calvin Trillin reflects on the writing life and his favorite low-paying pinko rag.
Nov 16, 2010 / The Nation
Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment? Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment?
On October 18, 2010, a federal jury convicted David Williams IV, James Cromitie, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen on charges of conspiring to fire missiles at military planes and o…
Nov 12, 2010 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Obama and the World Nation Conversations: Obama and the World
How much has foreign policy really changed under Obama?
Nov 10, 2010 / The Nation
Seminars at Sea: Jeremy Scahill on How Obama is Expanding Bush’s Wars Seminars at Sea: Jeremy Scahill on How Obama is Expanding Bush’s Wars
According to Scahill, foreign policy isn't that different today from what it was during the Bush years—if anything, Obama has increased secrecy around issues like torture...
Nov 10, 2010 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Amitava Kumar and Hari Kunzru on Islamophobia Nation Conversations: Amitava Kumar and Hari Kunzru on Islamophobia
At the conclusion of a campaign season marred by Islamaphobic flash-points, how will politicians' increasing scapegoating of Muslim communities play out on the national and inter...
Nov 8, 2010 / The Nation
Our Tweeters Speak On The Midterms Our Tweeters Speak On The Midterms
Our new weekly poll seemed to be resonating with our site users incensed with the midterm results so we put the question to The Nation's Twitter followers: "How do you f...
Nov 4, 2010 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Judy Collins on a Life in Music and Politics Nation Conversations: Judy Collins on a Life in Music and Politics
On this year's Nation Cruise, folk singer and life-long activist Judy Collins treated The Nation's readers, editors and writers to a humorous and engaging conversation with pol...
Nov 3, 2010 / The Nation