Political Figures

Vice: The Dispiriting Legacy of Dick Cheney Vice: The Dispiriting Legacy of Dick Cheney

Assessing the stealth, subterfuge and delusion of the Cheney vice presidency.

May 27, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes

Cheney vs. Obama: The No-So-Epic Battle Cheney vs. Obama: The No-So-Epic Battle

Jon Stewart surveys the coverage and content of President Obama's and Dick Cheney's concurrent national security speeches.

May 22, 2009 / The Daily Show

Torturer in Chief: The Media Pick Pelosi Over Cheney? Torturer in Chief: The Media Pick Pelosi Over Cheney?

The question of torture has been drowned out by the Washington media-driven drama of what Nancy Pelosi knew and when.

May 20, 2009 / GRITtv

Keeping America Safe: President Obama v. Candidate Obama Keeping America Safe: President Obama v. Candidate Obama

Jon Stewart points out the hypocrisy of withholding the torture photos and the firing openly gay Arabic translator Lt. Dan Choi.

May 15, 2009 / The Daily Show

Jon Stewart Takes on Crazy Cheney Jon Stewart Takes on Crazy Cheney

Jon Stewart launches a new segment chronicling the former vice president's seemingly endless rounds of talk show appearances

May 12, 2009 / The Daily Show

Slide Show: Obama’s Supreme Choice Slide Show: Obama’s Supreme Choice

Who should the president choose to replace Justice Souter? Here are some images of the candidates on our wish list.

May 7, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Best and Worst of Obama’s First 100 Days Best and Worst of Obama’s First 100 Days

A panel of Nation writers, members of Congress and community activists give their best and worst moments of Obama's first 100 days.

Apr 30, 2009 / The Nation Video

Grading Obama Grading Obama

New Yorker editor and staff writer Hendrik Hertzberg, novelist Walter Mosley, Faye Wattleton and Miles Rappaport on Obama's first 100 days and the next 900.

Apr 29, 2009 / GRITtv

Debating Obama @ 100 Debating Obama @ 100

Listen to full audio of The Nation's spirited Washington DC forum, "Obama @ 100: A Progress Report from The Nation."

Apr 29, 2009 / Nation Audio

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama’s 100 Days Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama’s 100 Days

The Nation's editor and publisher discusses the successes and blemishes on Obama's record over the course of his first 100 days.

Apr 28, 2009 / The Nation Video

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