Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who took pay-to-play politics to extremes, is sentenced to jail time. It's a small measure of accountability for the large&nb...
Jan 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Slide Show: The Attack on Arizona’s Gabrielle Giffords Slide Show: The Attack on Arizona’s Gabrielle Giffords
This Saturday, a gunman, identified by the press as 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, walked up to the parking lot of a Tucson supermarket and shot US Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford…
Jan 10, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech
Jeff Biggers appears on Democracy Now! to talk about the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona, what it was like to grow up in a "gun state,"&nb...
Jan 10, 2011 / Democracy Now!
It’s Not a Game: Sarah Palin and the Madness of March It’s Not a Game: Sarah Palin and the Madness of March
Last March, Sarah Palin unleashed a sports-infused tirade that shows more than a lack of basketball acumen: it shows a comfort in the language of violence that should disquali...
Jan 10, 2011 / Dave Zirin
After Arizona Shooting, Obama Should Fight Fringe Extremism Like Clinton Did After Arizona Shooting, Obama Should Fight Fringe Extremism Like Clinton Did
Without politicizing the tragic shootings in Arizona, Obama should be clear about the dangers this country faces if the climate of right-wing hate remains unchallenged.
Jan 10, 2011 / Ari Berman
You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President? You Say Sarah Palin’s Just Not Extreme Enough? How About Michele Bachmann for President?
The Tea Party congresswoman from Minnesota is headed for the first-caucus state of Iowa. She's openly discussing a presidential bid. But would she really run? Only "...
Jan 8, 2011 / John Nichols
This Week at TheNation.com: Hope in 2011. Plus: A New Nation Fellow This Week at TheNation.com: Hope in 2011. Plus: A New Nation Fellow
Hope in 2011. Plus: The Nation Institute welcomes a new fellow.
Jan 7, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster
Could the Senate start getting things done, if only legislators didn't have to face filibuster threats? This week on The Breakdown: the history of the filibuster, and how to get ri...
Jan 7, 2011 / Chris Hayes
Tea Partisan Congressmen Misread the Constitution—Literally and Figuratively Tea Partisan Congressmen Misread the Constitution—Literally and Figuratively
They missed the part about assuring against monarchy and dictatorship. Figures.
Jan 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Who is the Real John Boehner? Who is the Real John Boehner?
Katrina vanden Heuvel reminds us that John Boehner is more than a harmless tan and some tears.
Jan 6, 2011 / The Ed Show