Seminars at Sea: Jeremy Scahill on How Obama is Expanding Bush’s Wars Seminars at Sea: Jeremy Scahill on How Obama is Expanding Bush’s Wars
According to Scahill, foreign policy isn't that different today from what it was during the Bush years—if anything, Obama has increased secrecy around issues like torture...
Nov 10, 2010 / The Nation
Commentary: Laura Flanders on Haiti’s Hurricane Struggles Commentary: Laura Flanders on Haiti’s Hurricane Struggles
Haiti was all over the news when an earthquake hit the island months ago, but the coverage hasn't lasted. By way of update—Hurricane Tomas dumped rain and flooded already...
Nov 10, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Briefing: Greg Mitchell on MSNBC’s Olbermann About-Face Briefing: Greg Mitchell on MSNBC’s Olbermann About-Face
By this past weekend, says Greg Mitchell, the media's focus had shifted from the elections to Keith Olbermann's suspension for donating money to Democratic candidates. Not a pee...
Nov 9, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Nation Conversations: Amitava Kumar and Hari Kunzru on Islamophobia Nation Conversations: Amitava Kumar and Hari Kunzru on Islamophobia
At the conclusion of a campaign season marred by Islamaphobic flash-points, how will politicians' increasing scapegoating of Muslim communities play out on the national and inter...
Nov 8, 2010 / The Nation
Guantánamo at Home? Guantánamo at Home?
Despite all the focus on Guantánamo, are a great many of America’s domestic prisons also beyond the rule of law?
Nov 8, 2010 / TomDispatch
Deepak Bhargava and Gara LaMarche on Fighting Corporate Influence Deepak Bhargava and Gara LaMarche on Fighting Corporate Influence
Could a combination of philanthropy and social justice advocacy help progressives overcome the influence of corporate money to achieve real change?
Nov 5, 2010 / The Atlantic Philanthropies
Conversation: Jeremy Scahill on US Military Actions in Yemen Conversation: Jeremy Scahill on US Military Actions in Yemen
With this week's discovery of bombs in cargo holds on two planes bound from Yemen to the US, is Yemen destined to become a new front in the "war on terror"? According t...
Nov 5, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
The Breakdown: Will the Tea Party Stall the Economy? The Breakdown: Will the Tea Party Stall the Economy?
The Center for Economic and Policy Research's Dean Baker joins Christopher Hayes to answer the question: if Tea Party freshmen vote to not raise our debt ceiling as they vowed to d...
Nov 5, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Nation Conversations: Judy Collins on a Life in Music and Politics Nation Conversations: Judy Collins on a Life in Music and Politics
On this year's Nation Cruise, folk singer and life-long activist Judy Collins treated The Nation's readers, editors and writers to a humorous and engaging conversation with pol...
Nov 3, 2010 / The Nation
Commentary: Laura Flanders on the Midterm’s Real Winners Commentary: Laura Flanders on the Midterm’s Real Winners
The lesson? In a political climate of "sweep the bums out," there's always the matter of who gets swept in. And elected or not, there's still the question of how so ma...
Nov 3, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV