The Left

Obama, Crypto-Lefty? I Never Thought So Obama, Crypto-Lefty? I Never Thought So

Christopher Hayes responds to Joan Walsh's claim that recently published JournoList e-mails prove his "Obama worship."

Jul 21, 2010 / Chris Hayes

This Week At TheNation.com: Reflections on Lebron, plus two new videos and an event in New York This Week At TheNation.com: Reflections on Lebron, plus two new videos and an event in New York

Reflections on Lebron. Plus: See me in New York on Tuesday.   

Jul 10, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Holding the Center

Holding the Center Holding the Center

To build on the gains of Obama's presidency, progressive activists must focus on recruitment.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Jean Hardisty and Deepak Bhargava

Needed: A Progressive Story Needed: A Progressive Story

Instead of an endless platform of policy ideas, progressives need to tell a shared narrative.

May 5, 2010 / Feature / Amitai Etzioni

Can Obama Talk About Race? Can Obama Talk About Race?

Melissa Harris-Lacewell explains why Obama is not talking about race and what it means for African Americans.

Mar 24, 2010 / GRITtv

Why We Are Launching the New York City Council Progressive Caucus Why We Are Launching the New York City Council Progressive Caucus

As New York City struggles with continued foreclosures, an anemic economy and large deficits, we hear constant calls to balance the budget on the backs of those most in need. But w...

Mar 24, 2010 / Brad Lander and Melissa Mark-Viverito

Who Speaks for Human Rights? Who Speaks for Human Rights?

A clash between a feminist activist and a former Guantánamo detainee divides the left.

Mar 18, 2010 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan and Maria Margaronis

A Body on the Gears A Body on the Gears

At Berkeley in 1964, Mario Savio embodied the need to speak and act in the face of doubt.

Mar 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Scott Saul

New Left Review at 50 New Left Review at 50

The journal's sustained critique of neoliberalism remains indispensable.

Mar 4, 2010 / Jon Wiener

Bye Bayh, Hello Mellencamp? Bye Bayh, Hello Mellencamp?

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel proposes rocker John Mellencamp as a successor to Evan Bayh and considers the likelihood of a Republican majority.

Feb 17, 2010 / MSNBC

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