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Politics, current affairs, riffs and reflections on what’s in the news and what’s not—but should be, from Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel.

Posted on August 17, 2010

The party with solutions to the country's economic woes will be the winners come November.

Posted on August 15, 2010

The Left has learned the hard way that it needs to be independent of Obama to realize the change it's seeking.

Posted on August 13, 2010

Richard Kirsch on how progressives won the health care battle—and how we can advance those lessons into other campaigns for social justice.  Plus, Greg Mitchell on NPR's On the Media, and two new videos.

Posted on August 13, 2010

On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, those who would axe benefits are spreading myths designed to make you think there's a looming crisis.  It's simply just not true.

Posted on August 12, 2010

The attorneys general in Florida and Virginia who are attacking America's uninsured ought to think about who really benefits from the politicization of well-being.

Posted on August 11, 2010

If we are to produce not only our best work, but also our best lives, we need to think hard about developing a different attitude toward time.

Posted on August 9, 2010

Congressman Raúl Grijalva's plan to clean up abandoned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico would hold Big Oil accountable, protect the environment and employ Gulf residents who have been hit hardest by the Deepwater spill.

Posted on August 6, 2010

Our new TV ad and The Nation's Nuclear Legacy.  Plus: Three videos, a podcast and more.

Posted on August 4, 2010

The fight over Congress's jobs bill has made the GOP's midterm election strategy clear: stubbornly oppose anything and everything that might improve the economy and hope voters blame Democrats for these tough times come November.

Posted on August 3, 2010

Economic insecurity in America is on the rise—and was even before the Great Recession.