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John Liu: An 'Out of Control' Wealth Gap Is Holding New York City Back (Economy, Politics)

The difference between rich and poor is stunting economic growth, the mayoral candidate says.

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Obama Wants Quality Preschool for All Kids—Will We Get It? (Education Policy, Youth, Politics)

What's next for early childhood education? The Nation's Bryce Covert talks with Dana Goldstein and Melissa Lazarín about the policy and politics of universal preschool.

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Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform? (Social Justice, Immigration to the US, Politics)

What can we expect from comprehensive immigration reform? In this Nation Conversation, Aura Bogado breaks down the range of possibilities for America's undocumented.

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How Much Is Obama Willing to Sacrifice? (Barack Obama, US Politics, Economy)

The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn talks with The Nation's Bryce Covert and George Zornick about what Obama can—and should—tackle in his second term.

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The Wrong Responses to Gun Violence (Education, Guns and Gun Control, Youth Violence)

Will Obama's order to increase "school resource officers" funnel more of our students through the school-to-prison pipeline?

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The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control (US Politics, Guns and Gun Control, Conservatives and the American Right)

Rick Perlstein joins Bryce Covert and George Zornick to explore the serpentine shifts and strange bedfellows of gun control politics.

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Brentin Mock: How the Right Intimidates Voters of Color Away From the Polls (Racism and Discrimination, Voter Rights, Electoral Politics)

You may have never heard of True the Vote, but the organization has major plans for upcoming elections across the country.

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Three Poems by Peter Cole

"Leviticus Again," "Of Time and Intensity," "Tutelary"

Peter Cole

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Ari Berman: How Dangerous Is Romney's Foreign Policy Team? (Foreign Policy, US Politics, Presidential Campaigns and Elections)

Mitt Romney is easily influenced and highly malleable when it comes to foreign policy.

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Gabriel Thompson: How the USDA Is Endangering Workers' Health (Regulations, Working Conditions)

The USDA proposes to increase the line speed at poultry plants, which could endanger employees who already work long hours doing repetitive hand motions.

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