Inside the Obama-Notre Dame Debate Inside the Obama-Notre Dame Debate
Will Roman Catholicism be swept into the rising tide of religious fundamentalism?
May 14, 2009 / Feature / James Carroll
Ten Things You Can Do to Fight World Hunger Ten Things You Can Do to Fight World Hunger
Eat less meat, conserve energy, buy fair-trade products, support sustainable agriculture, advocate for food security as a human right...
May 13, 2009 / The Nation
Lax Little Islands Lax Little Islands
Obama and Congress must get tougher on offshore tax cheats--prosecuting them as criminals and requiring full payment, with penalties and interest.
May 13, 2009 / David Cay Johnston
Unnatural Born Killer Unnatural Born Killer
A Wesleyan student is stalked and killed by a man with a gun and a mind full of hate.
May 13, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Dirt Dogs and Jinegar: Baseball’s Slang Dirt Dogs and Jinegar: Baseball’s Slang
The richness of baseball's old, weird vernacular is pure, pointless creativity.
May 13, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nick Stillman
The Secret History of Izzy The Secret History of Izzy
I.F. Stone was not only a great reporter; he was a radical, an irritant to power.
May 13, 2009 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
The Torture Enablers The Torture Enablers
If Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers lacked the authority to publicly question a policy of torture, how can we condemn soldiers who thought it their duty to follow orders?
May 13, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Raising the Baby Question Raising the Baby Question
There's a palpable disconnect between moms and young feminists. What will this mean for the next generation as they begin to raise children of their own?
May 12, 2009 / Feature / Nona Willis Aronowitz
GOP Torture Blame Game: Target Pelosi GOP Torture Blame Game: Target Pelosi
The Nation's John Nichols encourages Nancy Pelosi to call the bluff of her right wing critics by testifying under oath on torture.
May 12, 2009 / The Ed Show
David Simon, Arianna Huffington and the Future of Journalism David Simon, Arianna Huffington and the Future of Journalism
Fools look for a fight between newspapers and the net. The challenge is to defend print and digital journalism, in an age of big-media myopia.
May 11, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols