Obama Shows His Progressive Spine Obama Shows His Progressive Spine
The president's healthcare speech was not a full-fledged antidote to decades of Reaganism. But it was an eloquent call for a new progressive role for government. We must build on i...
Sep 10, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Who Will Obama’s Health Speech Target? Who Will Obama’s Health Speech Target?
Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, talks about Obama, healthcare reform and the coming anniversary of the economic collapse.
Sep 9, 2009 / MSNBC
By Any Means Necessary By Any Means Necessary
The window is open for President Obama and a Democratic Congress to finally reform our healthcare system. Success means a bill with a strong public option, not a watered-down "bipa...
Sep 2, 2009 / The Editors
Planet Cheney and the Secret Government Planet Cheney and the Secret Government
The Nation's Chris Hayes calls for a wide-ranging investigation of torture policies similar to the Church Committee of the 1970s.
Sep 1, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Memories of Ted Kennedy Memories of Ted Kennedy
Senator Kennedy was recognized worldwide as a leader of the American left. What is less recognized is his connection to a social justice-oriented Catholic faith.
Aug 28, 2009 / Feature / Norman Birnbaum
Slide Show: Ted Kennedy’s Life and Legacy Slide Show: Ted Kennedy’s Life and Legacy
Aug 27, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Paranoia Strikes Deep Paranoia Strikes Deep
If Obama and his progressive allies hope to defeat the latest assault on federal power, they will need to go beyond his artful ambivalence.
Aug 26, 2009 / Michael Kazin
The Fighting Liberal The Fighting Liberal
Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy, who broke barriers of personality and partisanship.
Aug 26, 2009 / The Editors
Kennedy’s Passion for Healthcare Reform Kennedy’s Passion for Healthcare Reform
In this moving April 2008 speech, Sen. Ted Kennedy explains why providing healthcare coverage for all Americans is the 'cause of his life.'
Aug 26, 2009 / YouTube
Remembering the Real Deal Remembering the Real Deal
The light has gone out, and with it that infectious warm laugh and intensely progressive commitment of the best of the Kennedys.
Aug 26, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer