Conversation: Roberta Gratz and John Mollenkopf on Cities in Decline Conversation: Roberta Gratz and John Mollenkopf on Cities in Decline
With budget crunches slamming cities and urban industry continuing to decline, what can be done to rebuild American cities so that they are strong and work for everyone?
Sep 22, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
The Nation’s Guide to Election 2010 The Nation’s Guide to Election 2010
Scroll through The Nation's coverage of hot races, contentious issues and exciting candidates.
Sep 21, 2010 / The Nation
Briefing: Dean Baker on Elizabeth Warren and America’s Poverty Briefing: Dean Baker on Elizabeth Warren and America’s Poverty
Is the recession really ending? What does Elizabeth Warren's sort-of appointment mean? Dean Baker has answers on Grit TV.
Sep 20, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater’s Secret Relationship with Big Business Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater’s Secret Relationship with Big Business
Jeremy Scahill says secret documents reveal Blackwater's relationships with multinational corporations like Monsanto and Chevron, as well as to foreign governments.
Sep 20, 2010 / Democracy Now!
Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street? Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street?
Why did Obama keep Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers on staff when they helped lay the groundwork for the financial crisis?
Sep 20, 2010 / MSNBC
Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 2 Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 2
This is the second of three slide shows detailing the lives and legacies of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century. Here, read Peter Dreier's introduction to the series. Here are the first and third slide shows. Click here to nominate the American progressives you think made the biggest difference in the twentieth century—and the activists, advocates and politicians who are already defining the twenty-first.
Sep 17, 2010 / Photo Essay / Peter Dreier
The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass? The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass?
In April, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the New START Treaty, the biggest nuclear arms pact in a generation. But the treaty faces significant Republi...
Sep 17, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights
Five Republican Senate nominees recently announced that they do not support a woman's right to an abortion even in the case of rape or incest.
Sep 17, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century
Go here to read Peter Dreier's introduction to this series detailing the lives and legacies of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century. Go here to see the eleven reader-selected American progressives who Nation readers think made the biggest difference in the twentieth century—and the activists, advocates and politicians who are already defining the twenty-first.
Sep 16, 2010 / Photo Essay / Peter Dreier
Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3 Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3
This is the last of three slide shows detailing the lives and legacies of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century. Here, read Peter Dreier's introduction to the series. Here are the first and second slide shows. Click here to nominate the American progressives you think made the biggest difference in the twentieth century—and the activists, advocates and politicians who are already defining the twenty-first.
Sep 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / Peter Dreier