What Can Obama Do in Latin America?

On nearly every issue that could either relieve the suffering of Latin Americans or help the US to win back allies, domestic politics will hinder Obama's range of action.

Greg Grandin

Hearts, Minds and Hollywood

American ideals no longer dominate the global public square. So how do we compete for hearts and minds?

Nathan Gardels and Mike Medavoy

Thailand’s Tranquility Crumbles

As mob violence and political strife destroy Thailand's reputation as Southeast Asia's magic kingdom, the fortunes of Vietnam and Indonesia are rising.

Barbara Crossette

US Must Stop Mixed Signals on Iran

Anything short of a categorical, even vociferous US refusal to countenance an Israeli attack on Iran might have horrific consequences.

Roane Carey

Environmental Showdown on the Irish Coast

A seaside community's battle to prevent a gas pipeline from ruining fragile coast and bog lands enters its tenth year.

Alexander Zaitchik

Morality Play

In the wake of the Gaza incursion, the self-deceptions of the Israeli military have been exposed.

Liel Leibovitz

A System From Hell

In my family, two medical crises have added up to financial disaster.

Kate Michelman

Casualties of Care

The privatization of veterans' healthcare limits the government's ability to honor those who serve.

Tara McKelvey

Behind the Abortion Color Line

Reducing unintended pregnancies is an urgent priority for African-Americans.

Sheryl McCarthy

Healthcare Lifeboats

The Massachusetts healthcare reform model may rest on impeccable political logic, but it's economic and medical nonsense

Steffie Woolhandler and David U. Himmelstein

Fighting for Our Health

Can Washington summon the will to cut costs, raise revenues and cover the uninsured?

J. Lester Feder

Laurels for Ange Mlinko

Poet and Nation contributor Ange Mlinko has won the Randall Jarrell Award in Poetry Criticism for work that is "eclectic and astringent yet always lucid and generous."

John Palattella

What Can Obama Do in Latin America?

On nearly every issue that could either relieve the suffering of Latin Americans or help the US to win back allies, domestic politics will hinder Obama's range of action.

Greg Grandin

Hearts, Minds and Hollywood

American ideals no longer dominate the global public square. So how do we compete for hearts and minds?

Nathan Gardels and Mike Medavoy

Lingo: And Then Some

Would a master thesaurus contain the history of human perception?

Ange Mlinko

Lose the ‘Business’; Save the News?

As newspapers become increasingly irrelevant, is making them tax-exempt their last, best hope?

Eric Alterman

They Fought the Law: Fred Strebeigh’s Equal

An outstanding history of women's struggle for equality through the courts and in the legal profession.

Michael O’Donnell

Back Talk: Young Jean Lee

A conversation with the author of The Shipment about American theater, irony and Mariah Carey.

Christine Smallwood

Violent Grace: Anne Carson’s An Oresteia

Anne Carson's An Oresteia offers a dark vision of violent grace.

Emily Wilson

The Hundred Days War: Histories of the New Deal

FDR's first hundred days were unprecedented in their ambition and scope--and anything but politically coherent.

Thomas J. Sugrue

The Hub

William Corbett

Clear November Morning

William Corbett