Copenhagen: Obama Better Go Back

If Obama can go to Copenhagen to support Chicago's Olympic bid, he can go back for the UN climate change summit.

Naomi Klein

Nation Note

Introducing our new art critic, Barry Schwabsky.

The Editors

Noted.

Activism against Afghanistan escalation, the death of Texas liberal Don Yarborough, a bailout for students

The Editors

Chávez Talks to ‘The Nation’

Hugo Chávez on Barack Obama, the Honduran crisis, and domestic successes and challenges.

The Editors

Rethinking Government

Effective government is the precondition of freedom. And Obama needs to tell us that.

Drew Westen

Israel vs. Human Rights

Israel's latest strategy for responding to allegations of human rights abuses: kill the messenger.

Philip Weiss and Adam Horowitz

Against Escalation

Obama faces a presidency-defining choice: will he escalate in Afghanistan, or plot a new course?

The Editors

A War of Absurdity

There is no indication that any of the contending forces in Afghanistan, including the Taliban, are interested in bringing Al Qaeda back.

Robert Scheer

Are You Happy?

What a stupid question.

Katha Pollitt

Same as It Ever Was: Talking Head in Pittsburgh

Why the sudden disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment facility in Iran?

Alexander Cockburn

Thoughts of a UN Delegate as Qaddafi’s Speech, Slotted for Fifteen Minutes, Approaches An Hour and a Half

Calvin Trillin

Letters

The Gates Foundation in Africa

Seattle

Our Readers and Raj Patel and Eric Holt-Gimenez and Annie Shattuck