Ari Melber Analyzes Obama’s Lost Message on CNN’s Parker/Spitzer Ari Melber Analyzes Obama’s Lost Message on CNN’s Parker/Spitzer
What happened to "hope" and "change"? Melber says Obama's campaign promises may not be dead yet.
Oct 19, 2010 / CNN
Briefing: Chris Hayes and Erica Payne on Money in Politics Briefing: Chris Hayes and Erica Payne on Money in Politics
With a severely dysfunctional election system overly dependent on private cash, the control of the entire House could be in the hands of a few Democrats in safe seats.
Oct 18, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Nation Conversations: The Future of Film Criticism Nation Conversations: The Future of Film Criticism
The Nation's Stuart Klawans recently joined David Sterrit of the National Society of Film Critics and Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly for a panel discussion moderated by...
Oct 18, 2010 / The Nation
Commentary: John Nichols on Write-In Candidates Commentary: John Nichols on Write-In Candidates
Can Lisa Murkowski's write-in campaign in Alaska serve as an example of how to mobilize voters in the twenty-first century?
Oct 15, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis? The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis?
Bank of America—the largest US bank—has just said that it will halt foreclosures in 23 states due to documentation irregularities. How did we get into the foreclosure crisis in the...
Oct 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Nation Conversations: Ari Berman and Howard Dean on the Democratic Party Nation Conversations: Ari Berman and Howard Dean on the Democratic Party
Howard Dean joins Ari Berman to discuss Berman's new book and to examine how Democrats can amp up their base in the face of lagging enthusiasm and continuing partisan attacks.
Oct 14, 2010 / The Nation
Conversation: Greg Mitchell on Politics and Media Manipulation Conversation: Greg Mitchell on Politics and Media Manipulation
The Nation's Media Fix blogger Greg Mitchell takes us back to the origins of media campaigning with Upton Sinclair's 1934 bid for California governor.
Oct 13, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Stephen Cohen on Facing Russia’s Gulag Past Stephen Cohen on Facing Russia’s Gulag Past
Cohen joins WABC Radio's John Batchelor to describe the evolution of his recent book, The Victims Return, which investigates the lives of survivors of Stalin's gulags.
Oct 13, 2010 / The John Batchelor Show
Homophobia Shouldn’t be the Norm in America Homophobia Shouldn’t be the Norm in America
The Nation's Richard Kim speaks with the hosts of Democracy Now! about the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, America's culture of homophobia and how politicians continue to fan the fla...
Oct 13, 2010 / Democracy Now!
Slide Show: The GOP’s Worst Ideas Slide Show: The GOP’s Worst Ideas
Montana’s GOP is also calling for the outlawing of homosexuality—supporting the arrest and incarceration of people whose only “crime” is their sexual orient…
Oct 13, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation