Grassroots Groups or Astroturf Agitators? Grassroots Groups or Astroturf Agitators?
Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell tries to get to the bottom of right wing anger on display at healthcare town halls around the country.
Aug 10, 2009 / Countdown
Is Bipartisanship Bad for Healthcare? Is Bipartisanship Bad for Healthcare?
The Nation's Chris Hayes points out that conservative senators have little reason to vote for a healthcare reform, and Republicans will run against the bill in 2010 no matter what.
Aug 6, 2009 / Countdown
Blackwater or Murder, Inc.? Blackwater or Murder, Inc.?
Between the illegal weapons, explosive ammunition and the possibility that Blackwater operatives killed civilians as practice, the picture of the military contractor gets darker by...
Aug 6, 2009 / Countdown
Slide Show: Healthcare Reform Now Slide Show: Healthcare Reform Now
As Congress goes on recess, the battle to reform healthcare continues to heat up. Here is a look at the players and what is at stake.
Aug 5, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Will Blackwater Founder Face Charges? Will Blackwater Founder Face Charges?
Erik Prince has been implicated in murder, viewed himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims from the globe and his company smuggled weapons into Iraq.
Aug 5, 2009 / GRITtv
A Brief History of Fake Right-Wing Protests A Brief History of Fake Right-Wing Protests
The Nation's Chris Hayes on the not-so-new conservative strategy of disrupting town halls in order to hurt healthcare reform efforts.
Aug 5, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Blackwater’s Dark Deeds Exposed Blackwater’s Dark Deeds Exposed
The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on his explosive revelation that Blackwater's founder has been accused, in sworn depositions from two former employees, of murder.
Aug 5, 2009 / Countdown
Fear of a Black President Fear of a Black President
Right wing commentators would rather stir up racial prejudice than enter into a serious debate about the future of US healthcare.
Aug 3, 2009 / Media Matters for America
Has the Media Killed Healthcare Reform? Has the Media Killed Healthcare Reform?
The Nation's editor and publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, joins a panel discussion on the media's coverage of healthcare and the Gates arrest.
Jul 31, 2009 / GRITtv
Katha Pollitt on the Mind-Body Problem Katha Pollitt on the Mind-Body Problem
Pollitt's new book explores many themes including poetry and politics, poetry and motherhood, and why poetry matters, even if people think it doesn't.
Jul 30, 2009 / GRITtv