Electronic Pen

Nation Slide Show A tribute to the late, great 'Liberal Lion' of the Senate whose dream of a more compassionate nation was an inspiration for decades.

• Remembering the Real Deal
• The Senate's Fighting Liberal

Norman Birnbaum Sen. Ted Kennedy was recognized worldwide as a leader of the American left. What is less recognized is his connection to a social justice-oriented Catholic faith.

Christopher Hayes An effective investigation into the breadth of the CIA's interrogation programs must be bipartisan, similar to the work of the Church Committee in the 1970s.

David Cortright Regardless of who started the war in Afghanistan, it is now Obama's war. Preventing military escalation is necessary if the president doesn't want it to become his Vietnam.

Sen. Ted Kennedy, the legendary lawmaker, has died at age 77 after a long battle with brain cancer. This 2002 Nation profile by the late Jack Newfield captures what he's meant to progressives.