Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option
Sen. Harry Reid will introduce a healthcare reform bill including an "opt-out" public option--grounds for disappointment, says Ari Melber.
Oct 26, 2009 / MSNBC
The Future of the Public Option The Future of the Public Option
Chris Hayes, The Nation's Washington editor, clears up some of the confusion regarding the future of the public option.
Oct 26, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
The Goal of ‘Going Rouge’ The Goal of ‘Going Rouge’
Nation editors Betsy Reed and Richard Kim's Going Rouge is not out to confuse, but to inform.
Oct 26, 2009 / Entertainment Tonight
The Down Side of Thinking Positive The Down Side of Thinking Positive
Nation contributor Barbara Ehrenreich presents Bright Sided, her new book about the negative aspect of positive thinking.
Oct 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv
‘Going Rogue’ vs. ‘Going Rouge’ ‘Going Rogue’ vs. ‘Going Rouge’
Keith Olbermann weighs in on the Sarah Palin "companion" book Going Rouge, edited by Nation staffers Betsy Reed and Richard Kim.
Oct 23, 2009 / Countdown
Can We Turn Pain to Power in the Congo? Can We Turn Pain to Power in the Congo?
More than 5 million have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and violence against women is so common that it's been called femicide-genocide. What can we here in the U...
Oct 21, 2009 / GRITtv
The Return of ‘The Rock’ Obama The Return of ‘The Rock’ Obama
President Obama gets really tough with Senators McConnell, Baucus and Snowe in this Incredible Hulk-inspired sketch.
Oct 19, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
Slide Show: Gay Rights Now Slide Show: Gay Rights Now
Following the disappointing Clinton and hostile Bush years, LGBT Americans are hopeful that President Obama’s administration will herald a new age of equality. But to date, p…
Oct 15, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Will Congress Pass a Strong Public Option? Will Congress Pass a Strong Public Option?
Author Sharon Lerner and Rep. Raul Grijalva discuss flaws in the Senate Finance Committee's health bill and increased popular support for a public option.
Oct 15, 2009 / GRITtv
Is Congress Opting Out of Real Reform? Is Congress Opting Out of Real Reform?
Is the so-called opt-out provision a worthy compromise for progressives who've already compromised just to get to a discussion of a public option?
Oct 14, 2009 / GRITtv