Sarah Palin to Run the RNC? Sarah Palin to Run the RNC?
Sarah Palin's capacity to mobilize in spite of her gaffes makes her a more dangerous candidate to head the RNC.
Jul 7, 2010 / MSNBC
Christian Parenti: BP & the Changing Energy Economy Christian Parenti: BP & the Changing Energy Economy
If the United States government is the largest energy consumer in the world, asks Nation contributing editor Christian Parenti, why doesn't it use its massive buying power to s...
Jul 6, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Bring America Home: William Greider on CAN TV Bring America Home: William Greider on CAN TV
Speaking before the Democratic Socialists of America in Chicago, The Nation's William Greider draws parallels between the political realities of today and the challenges labor act...
Jul 6, 2010 / CAN TV
Call Torture by its Real Name Call Torture by its Real Name
Instead of rape, let's just call it, "unilateral, physical intimacy." Instead of torture, let's just call it, "enhanced interrogation techniques," and pretend t...
Jul 2, 2010 / The Ed Show
Walter Mosley: Gesturing Towards Redemption Walter Mosley: Gesturing Towards Redemption
"Redemption is looking at ourselves, asking what we can do better instead of blaming our leaders," says Walter Mosley, author and Nation contributor. "We can't loo...
Jul 2, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
The Breakdown: Why Is the NRA So Powerful? The Breakdown: Why Is the NRA So Powerful?
Democrats have repeatedly conceded defeat on gun control issues and now would rather get out of the NRA's way than anger it. Christopher Hayes and Robert Spitzer investigate how th...
Jul 1, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Wanted: One GOP Vote for Unemployment Benefits Wanted: One GOP Vote for Unemployment Benefits
Failure to extend unemployment benefits is a problem created by both the GOP and the democratic Congress, Laura Flanders and Tim Carney explain on The Ed Show, guest hosted by Chri...
Jul 1, 2010 / The Ed Show
Esther Kaplan: New Evidence for Hikers Detained by Iran Esther Kaplan: New Evidence for Hikers Detained by Iran
Esther Kaplan, Editor of the Nation Institute's Investigative Fund, argues that investigative journalism has played a vital role in unearthing just how and where the three American...
Jun 30, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Nation Conversations: Jeff Blum on the Battle for Healthcare Nation Conversations: Jeff Blum on the Battle for Healthcare
USAction's Jeff Blum argues that progressives need to embrace Obama's healthcare reform as a major victory for the social justice movement: "We actually established a new r...
Jun 29, 2010 / The Nation
Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment
Guest-hosting The Ed Show, Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes examines the GOP's farcical cross-examination of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
Jun 29, 2010 / The Ed Show