Opinion - The Nation

The Nation -- Elizabeth Warren’s problem is not with the Republicans—though they have worked hard to demonize her.  Her real problem is with the “boys” at the Treasury Department and Timothy Geithner, the head “boy” in charge of the president’s banking policies.  Maybe she also has a problem with the “boys” at the White House. Full Story »

The Nation -- If there’s one thing to be learned from the Democratic victory in New York-26--aside from the fact that the Dems would be malpracticing incompetents if they don’t use Medicare as a silver bullet in 2012 races--it’s that money isn’t everything. Full Story »

The Nation -- The Republican-controlled House will vote today on a measure by Jim McGovern encouraging the Obama administration to accelerate a timetable for troop withdrawals and an exit plan from Afghanistan. Full Story »

The Nation -- Today marks one of the most momentous days on Capitol Hill for the almost decade-long war in Afghanistan, as the House of Representatives debates a massive defense bill that will continue to fund combat operations there—but which will also have more bipartisan amendments attempting to end the conflict than ever before. Full Story »

The Nation -- In response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress, Democratic and Republican legislators leapt to their feet in applause so often they risked incurring repetitive stress injury. Full Story »

The Nation -- Dear France,      I used to love you, but this is it. Full Story »

The Nation -- Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man opens with a battle royal. Full Story »

The Nation -- This article is based on a study prepared for the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre (Noref) in Oslo.   How one gauges the importance or shortcomings of Barack Obama’s comments on the Israel-Palestine conflict in his speech of May 19 depends on how one understands the history of the Middle East peace process. Full Story »

The Nation -- Farmville, North Carolina   The reason the man of the house—Republican Congressman Walter Jones Jr.—was not home on a recent Sunday was that his conscience was bothering him. So he went to his 3rd Congressional District office in nearby Greenville, North Carolina, to add handwritten notes of condolence to the form letters he sends to every family who loses a son or daughter in our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Full Story »

The Nation -- Newly-elected Congresswoman Kathy Hochul, D-New York, was a terrific candidate, as good a contender as the Democratic Party could have asked for in the special election to fill the open congressional seat representing New York's 26th congressional district. Full Story »