Nation in the News

Melissa Harris-Perry: An Obama vs. Cain Campaign Would Be ‘Fascinating’ Melissa Harris-Perry: An Obama vs. Cain Campaign Would Be ‘Fascinating’

 What will an Obama vs. Cain presidential campaign look like?

Oct 11, 2011 / MSNBC

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Occupy Wall Street Is ‘Intensely Democratic’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: Occupy Wall Street Is ‘Intensely Democratic’

Is Occupy Wall Street capable of enacting concrete, social change?

Oct 11, 2011 / Democracy Now!

Video: Dave Zirin Talks Hank Williams Jr., ESPN’s Troubled Politics Video: Dave Zirin Talks Hank Williams Jr., ESPN’s Troubled Politics

Nation sports columnist Dave Zirin takes on the controversy surrounding Williams's comments in a spirited debate on ESPN yesterday.

Oct 7, 2011 / Press Room

Naomi Klein: Occupy Wall Street as Shock Resistance Naomi Klein: Occupy Wall Street as Shock Resistance

The youth and those who are not so young participating in Occupy Wall Street deserve support, not scorn.

Oct 7, 2011 / Press Room

Naomi Klein: Will Occupy Wall Street Mark the Rebirth of the Left? Naomi Klein: Will Occupy Wall Street Mark the Rebirth of the Left?

Does the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has now spread from lower Manhattan to places as far flung as Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, signal a new beginning for the left?

Oct 7, 2011 / Press Room

Naomi Klein: The Mainstream Media Has Dropped the Ball on Occupy Wall Street Naomi Klein: The Mainstream Media Has Dropped the Ball on Occupy Wall Street

Since they can no loner ignore the occupation, the mainstream media has decided to mock and dismiss it instead.

Oct 6, 2011 / Press Room

Kai Wright: Is Occupy Wall Street A Viable Movement? Kai Wright: Is Occupy Wall Street A Viable Movement?

As Occupy Wall Street gains ground, Kai Wright joins Democracy Now! to discuss whether the protests could evolve into a viable, populist movement.

Oct 5, 2011 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: Al-Shabab’s Deadly Bomb Blast in Somalia Jeremy Scahill: Al-Shabab’s Deadly Bomb Blast in Somalia

Al-Shabab is the direct product of America's short-sighted and invasive foreign policy and American involvement in Somalia has benefitted the radical groups it has set out to defea...

Oct 5, 2011 / Press Room

Ari Berman on the GOP’s War on Voting Ari Berman on the GOP’s War on Voting

The voting rights of more than 5 million people will be affected by the legislation. The number is higher than the margin of victory in two of the past three presidential elections...

Oct 4, 2011 / Press Room

John Nichols: Don’t Shut Down the Human Face of Government John Nichols: Don’t Shut Down the Human Face of Government

Two days ago, postal workers staged nearly 500 rallies throughout the nation to protest newly-proposed Republican legislation—which, if passed, would gut ser...

Sep 29, 2011 / The Ed Show

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