• Horror at Fort Hood Inspires Horribly Predictable Islamophobia

  John Nichols

  Fox host and Republican senator speculate wildly about how the name of the suspect "tells us a lot," even as Muslim veterans condemn the attack.

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  Fixing Too Big To Fail

  Mike Konczal : Economic Policy

  How well will Representative Barney Frank's proposed regulatory reform legislation address the "too big to fail" problem?

• Detroit Elects Openly Gay City Council President

  Matthew Wolfe : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

  Charles Pugh's sexual orientation took a back seat to Detroit voters' concerns about the economy and unemployment.

• Obama, One Year On

  Katrina vanden Heuvel : Barack Obama

  Building a new political order will take more than one election.

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  Generation Recession

  Lizzy Ratner : Youth

  Young people have lost 2.5 million jobs to the crisis, making them the hardest-hit age group.

• What Ails the Senate

  Christopher Hayes : Senate

  The filibuster has become a cancer growing inside the world's greatest deliberative body.

• Conscience of a Young Conservative

  Alana Levinson : Youth

  Can the Republican Party survive without the enthusiasm of its young supporters?

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  Slide Show: The Obama Youth

  : Barack Obama

  The Nation presents images of a unique moment in time: when America's youth rallied and organized in record numbers for the 2008 election.

• Tales of the Great Recession

  The winners of the fourth annual Nation Student Writing Competition addressed how the recession has affected them.

• Stalling Justice

  The Editors : Death Penalty

  Would Illinois rather keep an innocent man behind bars than admit a mistake?

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  Stonewall 2.0

  Christopher Lisotta : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

  Since California's Prop 8, gay activists of a new generation have jumped into the fray.

• Sarah, Smile

  Eric Alterman : Conservatives & The American Right

  The next generation of right-wing journalists are largely apparatchiks.

• Obama for America's Gallup Pol

  Elizabeth Méndez Berry : Activism & Organizing

  Nadine Padilla organized for Obama in Native American communities. Now she's passing her skills on to others.

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  The Obama Generation, Revisited

  Elizabeth Méndez Berry : Youth, Education, & Children

  The 2008 election galvanized young voters and organizers. One year later, where are they?

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