It's the Solution, Not the Problem
Jeff Madrick : Government
Faith-based claims about the dangers of big government do not stand up to the evidence.
US Politics & Government
Subsections:
2008
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Six Questions About Anthrax
Tom Engelhardt : Government
And one answer: Bush's global 'war on terror' operates on a double standard.
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Why Misgovernment Was No Accident in Bush's Washington
Thomas Frank : George W. Bush Administration
The Bush Administration has simultaneously destroyed a government, left us in the lurch and yet managed to enrich itself.
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RadioNation With Laura Flanders
Radio Nation : Foreign Affairs
Jen Marlowe reports on Darfur, Eli Pariser on MoveOn and a new sex columnist weighs in on Barack and Michelle.
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How Democrats Could Turn Texas Into the Blue Star State
Bob Moser : Texas
It's their most surprising red-state revival--and Barack Obama's happy dilemma.
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Colbert vs. the Fire-Breathing Liberal
The Colbert Report
Progressive Congressman Robert Wexler discusses his new book and what liberalism means for America.
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RadioNation With Laura Flanders
Radio Nation
Tom Engelhardt on oil, Iraq and empire; Ava Lowery on anti-war activism; Mike Connery on the power of young voters.
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The Working-Class Vote in Ohio
Brett Story & VideoNation : Bill Clinton
What issues matter to Ohio's blue-collar voters? JoAnn Wypijewski reports from the campaign trail.
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Obama vs. Clinton--What Now?
Katrina vanden Heuvel : Campaigns & Elections
Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel debates Pat Buchanan on the cost of war, and why The Nation supports Barack Obama.
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Superdelegates 101
Ari Berman & VideoNation : Campaigns & Elections
The Nation's Political Correspondent breaks down who these "superdelegates" really are, and what they could mean to the Clinton/Obama race.
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The Choice
Christopher Hayes & VideoNation : Campaigns & Elections
On the eve of Super Tuesday, The Nation's DC editor explains why he thinks Barack Obama is the better choice to build a real progressive majority.
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Chalmers Johnson: America's Going Bankrupt
Chalmers Johnson : U.S. Economy
From Tom Dispatch: The current economic crisis is caused by policies that tax the richest Americans at strikingly low levels and spend huge sums on defense projects that have no bearing on national security.
2007
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About Citizen Kang
Political fact marries political fiction in Citizen Kang, an online serialized novel that unfolds in weekly installments on The Nation.com throughout Campaign 08.
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Wide Stance
Meet California Congresswoman Cynthia Kang, a woman of considerable political ambition, and some secrets. Episode 1 of an ongoing online political mystery.
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Campaign in the City: Boston Mayor Tom Menino
"Because Washington has no urban agenda, the cities in this country are doing poorly. Unemployment is up. Faith in the economy has gone down. Crime has gone up."
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Campaign in the City: Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy
"Our cities across this country are proud. They have a great history. But like a boxer, they've taken one knee, and they have to bring themselves back."
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Campaign in the City: Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon
VideoNation & MayorTV : Urban Issues
"I want to see one of the candidates come up with a comprehensive plan to eliminate the tide of drugs coming into our country. I mean, we have wars here in our city."
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Campaign in the City: Miami Mayor Manny Diaz
"The media and pollsters don't focus on urban issues. They focus on the war, abortion, gay rights -- things that, quite frankly, for those of us in the trenches, are not exactly the hot button issues."
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Campaign in the City: Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin
"Water is my top 10 priorities. Or top 20"
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Campaign in the City: Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
"The Rocky mountains are a place where people come together and put aside partisan issues to solve problems. Being able to talk about those pragmatic solutions is going to be of great benefit to the entire country."
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Campaign in the City: Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
"I hope when the presidential candidates talk about cities, they stop thinking about us as basketcases, and think instead of the potential of cities to turn this country around."
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Campaign in the City: Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown
VideoNation & MayorTV : Urban Issues
"While presidential candidates are raising substantial amounts of money in cities, they are spending it in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina ... It disproportionately puts the focus on [rural] areas of the country where the majority of our citizenry do not live."
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Campaign in the City: Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson
VideoNation & MayorTV : Urban Issues
"Republicans and Democrats alike, among mayors in this country, have been very, very upset and concerned about the disregard for cities by this administration."
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Campaign in the City: Mayors on the Issues
VideoNation & MayorTV : Urban Issues
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in the fourth in a series of conversations on the issues at stake for America's cities in Campaign 08.
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Campaign in the City: LA Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa
VideoNation & MayorTV : Urban Issues
"The federal government talks a good game about homeland security. And yet cities, like Los Angeles, are constantly struggling to get the resources we need to provide that security."
This week, what it all meant. Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Barack Obama's victory and the coming battle for progressive change we can believe in. (13mb mp3)
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