Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition? Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition?
As Congress prepares legislation to slow global warming, what kind of jobs will it create?
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Joe Uehlein
WWII: The United States and the War WWII: The United States and the War
World War II breaks out in Europe, but The Nation (getting it wrong) says it presents no threat to the US, and we will not join the fighting.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Oswald Garrison Villard
The Plight of Women Soldiers The Plight of Women Soldiers
More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II put together. Yet the US military continues to treat them like second class citizens.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Helen Benedict
Misadventure in Vietnam: The Mix of Fact and Myth Misadventure in Vietnam: The Mix of Fact and Myth
With the Gulf of Tonkin resolution authorizing war in Vietnam, its clear that America hasn't learned its lesson from previous foreign policy mistakes in the region.
May 4, 2009 / Feature / John Gange
Midnight Plane to Alabama Midnight Plane to Alabama
A marcher braves the maelstrom of the civil rights movement.
May 4, 2009 / Feature / George B. Leonard
Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice
The families of the students shot by the National Guard at Kent State go to court to seek a measure of justice, but the federal government continues to stonewall them.
Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / Peter Davies
Kent State: The Politics of Manslaughter Kent State: The Politics of Manslaughter
The murder of four students by the National Guard at Kent State should have, and could have, been prevented.
Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / The Editors
Vive la Revolution? Vive la Revolution?
The far left in France is staging a comeback. But can it seize power?
Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / Marc Perelman
One Hat for Labor? One Hat for Labor?
In the late afternoon of January 7, fourteen union leaders gathered around a big oval table in the top-floor conference room of the United Food and Commercial Workers' (UFCW) W...
Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / David Moberg
More Mortgage Madness More Mortgage Madness
Why the home loan industry won't (and can't) fix itself.
Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / Kai Wright