A Hard Week On the Planet A Hard Week On the Planet
Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and the science behind global warming.
Feb 18, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Noted. Noted.
Ban Ki-moon drafts the blueprint for a powerful UN agency for women; yes, Evan Bayh did sell out constituents--to the right.
Feb 18, 2010 / The Editors
Fair Elections Now Fair Elections Now
The recent Supreme Court Citizens United campaign finance decision is a dramatic assault on American democracy, giving corporations the ultimate authority over elections and govern...
Feb 18, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Ever Happened to Candidate Obama? What Ever Happened to Candidate Obama?
The Blue Dogs have gotten into his head.
Feb 18, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Cut Man: On Taylor Branch The Cut Man: On Taylor Branch
Taylor Branch and a president's prodigious appetite for vindication before the bar of history.
Feb 18, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Texas Hold ’em, Tea Party Style Texas Hold ’em, Tea Party Style
Debra Medina has come from nowhere to threaten a runoff in the GOP gubernatorial primary.
18 Million Jobs by 2012 18 Million Jobs by 2012
The Obama administration's jobs proposals are on the right track, but the scope is nowhere near large enough for the crisis we face today.
Feb 18, 2010 / Feature / Robert Pollin
Is This the Next Indiana Senator? Is This the Next Indiana Senator?
The Nation picks the top six candidates most likely to succeed Indiana's Sen. Evan Bayh.
Feb 17, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Bye Bayh, Hello Mellencamp? Bye Bayh, Hello Mellencamp?
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel proposes rocker John Mellencamp as a successor to Evan Bayh and considers the likelihood of a Republican majority.
Feb 17, 2010 / MSNBC
President Palin? Don’t Make Hillary Clinton Laugh President Palin? Don’t Make Hillary Clinton Laugh
America will have a woman president. But it is not likely that the first one will be Sarah Palin.
Feb 17, 2010 / John Nichols