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GOP obstruction of Obama appointees continues to succeed; an immigration-policing program draws substantial heat; The Nation's Gary Younge receives Britain's prestigious James Came...
Oct 14, 2009 / The Editors
Obama’s Nobel Obama’s Nobel
Did the president deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize? No, of course not. But he still has a chance to earn it.
Oct 14, 2009 / The Editors
Obama’s Bad Influence Obama’s Bad Influence
Just because the United States is trying to be a global team player again doesn't mean the game gets better rules.
Oct 14, 2009 / Column / Naomi Klein
A Gift From the Ramparts of Capital… A Gift From the Ramparts of Capital…
People shouldn't take Peace Prizes too seriously except under those rare circumstances when a prize committee somewhere gets it right.
Oct 14, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
NYC Mayoral Debate: Clash of the Dullards NYC Mayoral Debate: Clash of the Dullards
Michael Bloomberg and Bill Thompson debate pedicures and Polanski instead of the real issues affecting the voters they wish to woo. Only in New York!
Oct 14, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Obama at the Precipice Obama at the Precipice
Will Obama do any better at listening to critics of the Afghan War than Lyndon Johnson did on Vietnam?
Oct 13, 2009 / Feature / William J. Astore
The NFL Must Flush Rush The NFL Must Flush Rush
Rush Limbaugh's long history of racism should be enough to quash his chances of becoming an owner in the National Football League.
Oct 9, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Talking With Tehran Talking With Tehran
Can the United States and Iran negotiate an end to the nuclear standoff?
Oct 8, 2009 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Rural Health Care, the Public Option and the Opt Out Compromise Rural Health Care, the Public Option and the Opt Out Compromise
The latest health care legislative compromise being floated is one in which states would be allowed to opt out of offering a public option. I suppose if someone put a gun to my hea...
Oct 8, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Obama and the Decline of White America Obama and the Decline of White America
Marginal extremist voices are amplified by the right-wing echo chamber.
Oct 7, 2009 / Column / Gary Younge