The Palin Effect The Palin Effect
Why Sarah Palin can't be stopped from going nuclear inside the Republican Party.
Nov 16, 2009 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
The Perils of Palinism The Perils of Palinism
With enemies like Sarah Palin, who needs friends?
Nov 11, 2009 / Richard Kim and Betsy Reed
A Year of Obama A Year of Obama
Since the president took office, his administration has yielded one surrender after another.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Slide Show: The Obama Youth Slide Show: The Obama Youth
The Nation presents images of a unique moment in time: when America's youth rallied and organized in record numbers for the 2008 election.
Nov 5, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Obama, One Year On Obama, One Year On
Building a new political order will take more than one election.
Nov 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Promises Kept and Broken, One Year Later Promises Kept and Broken, One Year Later
There are the things the president is doing that he said he would do. These actions can draw plenty of criticism, but not genuine shock. Then there are the things he is not doing w...
Nov 4, 2009 / Ari Melber
The Obama Generation, Revisited The Obama Generation, Revisited
The 2008 election galvanized young voters and organizers. One year later, where are they?
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Méndez Berry
Why Obama’s Iran Policy Will Fail Why Obama’s Iran Policy Will Fail
Why Russia and China will sink Washington's Iran policy.
Oct 30, 2009 / Feature / Dilip Hiro
Afghanistan: A Special Issue Afghanistan: A Special Issue
The essays in our forum call into question many of the myths and faulty assumptions about the best course of US policy in Afghanistan.
Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / The Nation
Dem Doldrums in Gotham Dem Doldrums in Gotham
Whatever his party label, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's firmest loyalties are to Wall Street. Why is his Democratic opponent unwilling to forcefully challenge him on economic issues?
Oct 21, 2009 / Theodore Hamm