Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails
It is one thing to rob us blind by rewarding the power elite that created our problems but quite another to sugarcoat it in the rhetoric of a David taking on those Goliaths.
Dec 9, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Copenhagen: Where Africa Took On Obama Copenhagen: Where Africa Took On Obama
As details of a woefully weak climate deal emerges, Africa's love affair with Obama is cooling fast.
Dec 8, 2009 / Naomi Klein
A Historic Breakthrough? A Historic Breakthrough?
How Obama could save or scuttle a deal in Copenhagen, and why he needs civil society to push him.
Dec 7, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Road to Re-Election Runs Through Kabul? The Road to Re-Election Runs Through Kabul?
The real purpose of sending 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan is to make Obama look tough as he heads toward the next US presidential election.
Dec 7, 2009 / Christian Parenti
Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation
Is it possible to oppose the war in Afghanistan and still support the president? The Nation's Chris Hayes thinks so.
Dec 3, 2009 / Countdown
Noted. Noted.
Rick Warren's homosexuality double standard; UCLA students versus tuition hikes; a preview of upcoming Copenhagen coverage.
Dec 2, 2009 / The Editors
Obama’s War Obama’s War
In making Afghanistan the key to America's national security strategy against terrorism, Obama has chosen to perpetuate some damaging myths.
Dec 2, 2009 / The Editors
Senate Prepares to Cast First Heathcare Votes Senate Prepares to Cast First Heathcare Votes
It takes sixty votes to pass an amendment and most of the proposed measures for the healthcare bill will never pass. Still, a great opportunity to grandstand over pet issues.
Dec 2, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation
The expediency of Obama's Afghanistan decision was transparent. Satisfy the generals by sending 30,000 more troops. Satisfy the public with a timeline for beginning withdrawals of ...
Dec 2, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Will Cheney Really Run for President? Will Cheney Really Run for President?
The Nation's Chris Hayes explains why a Dick Cheney run for the presidency in 2012 is pretty much inconceivable.
Dec 1, 2009 / MSNBC