The Work Has Begun The Work Has Begun

On a cool and bright Inaugural Day in Washington, the change an extraordinary leader has promised is beginning to be felt.

Jan 20, 2009 / Feature / Victor Navasky

Slide Show: Historic Moments From Inauguration Day Slide Show: Historic Moments From Inauguration Day

Jan 20, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Inaugural Journey Inaugural Journey

Traveling by train to Washington today, to witness an historic inauguration, summons memories of a very different inauguration, fifty-five years ago.

Jan 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky

Let the Party Begin! Let the Party Begin!

A mix of patriotism and Obamamania permeate the frigid air, as young Obama supporters stream into the Capital.

Jan 18, 2009 / Feature / Corbin Hiar

Prelude to an Inaugural Prelude to an Inaugural

A modest proposal of words Barack Obama might say when he takes the oath of office in Washington on Tuesday.

Jan 17, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt

A Very Different 100 Days A Very Different 100 Days

Many comparisons have been made between Obama and FDR. But the forty-fourth president will have a very different first 100 days.

Jan 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas von Hoffman

Holding Bush Accountable Holding Bush Accountable

Obama cannot let former Bush administration officials get away with breaking the law without violating his own oath of office.

Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Holtzman

What Obama Means to the World What Obama Means to the World

Coming to terms with a black American not as a symbol of protest, but as a symbol of power.

Jan 15, 2009 / Feature / Gary Younge

Drowning Our Sorrows, Lifting a Glass Drowning Our Sorrows, Lifting a Glass

A sobering toast to the dubious achievements of the worst president in American history.

Jan 15, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Rick Warren’s Clout Rick Warren’s Clout

How powerful is he? Take a look at his tax breaks.

Jan 15, 2009 / Jon Wiener