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.
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