Political Ideologies

A Chaos of Experimentation A Chaos of Experimentation

The New Deal spirit of "persistent experimentation" yielded impressive results for the country. American leaders can recapture that spirit.

Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Andrea Batista Schlesinger

A Green Corps A Green Corps

The New Deal brought with it programs that served not only the good of the people and the economy but also the environment. We need that now more than ever.

Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben

Why the New Deal Matters Why the New Deal Matters

What was it about the New Deal and Roosevelt that make the man and the era relevant today?

Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Richard Parker

Toward a New New Deal (Forum) Toward a New New Deal (Forum)

To commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal, The Nation invited a panel of activists, writers, scholars and artists to reflect on its lasting lessons.

Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

The Spitzer Sting The Spitzer Sting

Was there a medium-sized right-wing conspiracy to nail Eliot Spitzer?

Mar 13, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Who Would Jesus Vote For? Who Would Jesus Vote For?

The new evangelicals are rejecting the religious right and embracing a broader social gospel.

Mar 6, 2008 / Feature / Bob Moser

Hedges Vs. Hitchens Hedges Vs. Hitchens

The so-called "new atheists" may be as extreme as Christian fundamentalists, if not more.

Feb 24, 2008 / Chris Hedges, The Nation Video, and Brett Story

Transforming the Liberal Checklist Transforming the Liberal Checklist

It's time for progressives to demand a bolder, "transformational" politics.

Feb 21, 2008 / Feature / Eric Schneiderman

Conservative Cannibalism Conservative Cannibalism

Dumb and dumber: reviewing new books by David Frum and Jonah Goldberg.

Feb 21, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman

Wanted: More White Babies Wanted: More White Babies

A look at a cynical Christian Conservative effort to export the U.S. culture wars.

Feb 18, 2008 / Kathryn Joyce, The Nation Video, and Brett Story

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