Society

No Medals for Olympics Opener No Medals for Olympics Opener

Not to be too tough on the organizers of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Olympics, but how come someone else had to sing the Leonard Cohen song?

Feb 13, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Nation Contributors on Love: 144 Years of Romance and Skepticism Nation Contributors on Love: 144 Years of Romance and Skepticism

Over fourteen decades, The Nation has criticized, supported, debated, satirized and glorified what Valentine's Day stands for: love, sex and marriage.

Feb 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Various Contributors

Exchange: Katha Pollitt and Alexander Cockburn on the Hispanic Crime Rate Exchange: Katha Pollitt and Alexander Cockburn on the Hispanic Crime Rate

How groundbreaking is research showing that Hispanics have a crime rate comparable to white Americans? Katha Pollitt and Alexander Cockburn debate.

Feb 12, 2010 / Column / Alexander Cockburn and Katha Pollitt

Christopher Hitchens: Sporting Fool Christopher Hitchens: Sporting Fool

Nuance is the mortal enemy of essayist Christopher Hitchens. 

Feb 12, 2010 / Dave Zirin

The Hero of the Orange Revolution Poisons Ukraine The Hero of the Orange Revolution Poisons Ukraine

No politician has ever suffered a more humiliating rejection than the former leader of Ukraine's Orange Revolution and its current sitting president, Viktor Yushchenko.

Feb 12, 2010 / Feature / Mark Ames

Slide Show: The Faces of the Media-Lobbying Complex Slide Show: The Faces of the Media-Lobbying Complex

A visual aid to recognize the talking heads of cable news that are leading double lives as paid lobbyists for corporations.

Feb 11, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Make CEOs Take Responsibility for Democracy-Warping Ads Make CEOs Take Responsibility for Democracy-Warping Ads

As someone who has written several books and dozens of major articles on judicial interventions in our politics, and who has covered literally hundreds of campaigns in every state ...

Feb 11, 2010 / John Nichols

The Media-Lobbying Complex The Media-Lobbying Complex

The talking heads of cable news are leading double lives as paid lobbyists for corporations.

Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / Sebastian Jones

Torture Lawyers on Trial? Torture Lawyers on Trial?

Spain is leading the charge to criminally investigate US government officials over torture.

Feb 11, 2010 / David Cole

CNN Un-Dobbed! CNN Un-Dobbed!

"So the haters have Fox, the lovers who are afraid to be hurt again have MSNBC, but what about all the people who watched the speech and found it too straightforward and under...

Feb 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan

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