Stalling Justice Stalling Justice
Would Illinois rather keep an innocent man behind bars than admit a mistake?
Nov 4, 2009 / The Editors
Obama, One Year On Obama, One Year On
Building a new political order will take more than one election.
Nov 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Promises Kept and Broken, One Year Later Promises Kept and Broken, One Year Later
There are the things the president is doing that he said he would do. These actions can draw plenty of criticism, but not genuine shock. Then there are the things he is not doing w...
Nov 4, 2009 / Ari Melber
Afghanistan: Too Big to Fail? Afghanistan: Too Big to Fail?
Why do America's leaders always opt for "more" in counterinsurgency disasters rather than cutting their losses?
Nov 2, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt
A Letter to Ahmadinejad A Letter to Ahmadinejad
Nation writer Shane Bauer and his friends have been detained by Iran for almost 100 days. A fourth member of their party appeals directly to Iran's president for their release.
Nov 2, 2009 / Shon Meckfessel
Where’s the Birth Control? Where’s the Birth Control?
Another complication in healthcare reform legislation has emerged: so far, it fails to require insurers to cover basic preventive services for women, including contraception.
Oct 30, 2009 / Sharon Lerner
Big League Blues Big League Blues
The NFL is only the highest-profile example of the economic crisis pervading the world of sports.
Oct 28, 2009 / Dave Zirin
Noted. Noted.
States sound off for instant runoff voting; activists unite for the International Day of Climate Action; and we remember an American radical who fought the "good fight" against fas...
Oct 28, 2009 / The Editors
Deficit Hawk Hysteria Deficit Hawk Hysteria
The time to pay down the deficit will come only after the economy recovers.
Oct 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / William Greider
Break Up the Banks Break Up the Banks
To reform the financial sector, we must break up "too big to fail" conglomerates and reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.
Oct 28, 2009 / The Editors