The Pragmatist The Pragmatist
We get it. He's pragmatic. But what does that mean--politically and philosophically?
Dec 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hayes
Bearing the Weight of it All Bearing the Weight of it All
Barack Obama's electoral victory is momentous but ethereal. Progress is eroded when not pushed forward--and there is still much yet to be done.
Nov 19, 2008 / Benjamin Todd Jealous
Radio Nation with Laura Flanders Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
Nick Turse on a scandal that killed 11,000. Plus: Bob Dreyfuss, Patricia Williams and Frances Fox Piven on the nascent Obama policy agenda.
Nov 18, 2008 / Radio Nation
Barack Obama on 60 Minutes: No More Gitmo, Torture Barack Obama on 60 Minutes: No More Gitmo, Torture
President-elect Obama speaks with 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft about the need to restore America's moral standing in the world.
Nov 17, 2008 / CBS
Operation Enduring Disaster Operation Enduring Disaster
Given a severe global economic crisis and the election of Barack Obama, the possibility of a serious discussion about a US exit strategy from the Afghan disaster hovers on the hori...
Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke
The story of the plumber who helped deliver Indiana to Obama.
Nov 13, 2008 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
A New, Blue Dixie A New, Blue Dixie
Obama's "Southern strategy" pays off.
Joel Klein Should Not Be Secretary of Education Joel Klein Should Not Be Secretary of Education
His appointment would not represent the change promised by Barack Obama's election.
Nov 12, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation
Cold War Hawks Nesting With Obama Cold War Hawks Nesting With Obama
How can a President Obama improve US relations with Russia if some of his closest advisors are unrepentant hawks from the cold war era?
Nov 12, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Democracy Now: Obama’s First 100 Days Katrina vanden Heuvel on Democracy Now: Obama’s First 100 Days
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on the first 100 days of Obama's presidency and the future of US-Russia relations.
Nov 11, 2008 / The Nation Video and Brett Story