The Left

Heartland Forum Tackles the Real Issues Heartland Forum Tackles the Real Issues

Pushing past TV's divisive debate format, a unusual forum in Iowa Saturday pushed Democratic candidates to really explain where they stand on pollution, immigration and predatory l...

Dec 3, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes

How the Peace Movement Can Win How the Peace Movement Can Win

For war opponents, the election year is a moment of great opportunity--and peril. The challenge is to leverage antiwar sentiment into a victory for peace.

Nov 29, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Deal Breakers Deal Breakers

Two new books seek to galvanize progressives at a key political moment: Paul Krugman's The Conscience of a Liberal and Jonathan Chait's The Big Con.

Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up? Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?

The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Executive Excess on Capitol Hill Executive Excess on Capitol Hill

Faced with a no-brainer fix to close a tax loophole, Senate Democrats are dithering, caught between the interests of their donors and their voters.

Nov 12, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes and Charlie Cray

Time to Choose Time to Choose

Eight Nation contributors make the best case for their candidate.

Nov 8, 2007 / Feature / The Nation

Cracking the Code Cracking the Code

How can the left be as adept as the right-wing spin machine at communicating its political agenda? Learn how to use the tools.

Nov 6, 2007 / Feature / Thom Hartmann

Shanker Blows Up the World Shanker Blows Up the World

The life and legacy of a fiery New York teachers' advocate gets caught in the crossfire of a changing liberal landscape.

Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue

Al Franken Seeks the Wellstone Seat Al Franken Seeks the Wellstone Seat

Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken has won wide support among voters--and conservatives are getting scared.

Oct 18, 2007 / Feature / John Nichols

Father of History Father of History

Bettina Aptheker's recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.

Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Phelps

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