The Nation Magazine

New year, new symbol? Tallest Tower, Biggest Footprint.

Help end the era of Too Big To Fail.

When did holding elected officials accountable become unreasonable?

Uber-journalist Michael Kinsley argues that newspapers are still "written to accommodate readers who have just emerged from a coma or a coal mine," and it's past time to throw out the legacy code.

Remember these under-appreciated victories in 2009.

In 2009, his first year in office, President Obama had to contend with the worst economy since the Great Depression, two wars, plus deathers, birthers, tea partiers and Sarah Palin. Unfortunately for him, 2010 should make 2009 seem like a cakewalk. ...

2010 is the year when The Nation will "go deep"--to think more radically about structural changes in our politics, society, and economy.

National Nurses Union: "We have ended up with legislation that fails to meet the test of true health-care reform, guaranteeing high quality, cost effective care for all Americans."

Global warming is not just controversial, it's also pretty confusing. As world leaders debate in Copenhagen, politicians in Congress are pushing different plans to deal with climate change. Christopher Hayes breaks down the difference between cap and trade and a carbon tax.

What to look out for on the final day of COP15

Lowering the eligibility age for Medicare to 55 represents a huge step in the right direction when it comes to health reform and job creation.

EPA's announcement yesterday demonstrates that Obama can regulate emissions. So why won't he pledge greater reductions at COP15?

We demonstrate a serious and destructive empathy deficit when the life experiences of our fellow citizens are easily ignored by the institutions we commonly share.

A trip to Afghanistan reveals the extent of Washington's disconnect from the reality on the ground.