The Untold History of the US: Part One

The Nation on December 7, 2012 - 6:33 PM ET

As Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel blogged, Oliver Stone's "ambitious ten-part documentary series tells the behind-the-scenes stories that have shaped our country and the world as we know it today."

Narrated by Stone, this new one-hour Showtime series features human events that at the time went under-reported, but crucially shaped America's unique and complex history. The first chapter explores the birth of the American Empire by focusing on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Through examination of key decisions during World War II, discover unsung heroes such as American Henry Wallace and explore the demonization of the Soviets. Watch it now!

[VIDEO] Protest Organizers Explain the Cooper Union Occupation

The Nation on December 5, 2012 - 7:37 PM ET

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The Nation on December 3, 2012 - 4:41 PM ET

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The Nation on November 19, 2012 - 4:19 PM ET

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Roosevelt Institute Announces New Pipeline Fellows

The Nation on November 8, 2012 - 5:21 PM ET

Congratulations to the Roosevelt Institute and kudos to its new Pipeline group of Fellows who will join the Roosevelt Institute's Four Freedoms Center beginning next month. The idea behind Pipeline is to create a national network of young professionals connected to the progressive movement who can begin to inject new ideas into the national debate around issues critical to the future of our society.

Representing the most promising young progressives of the Millennial generation, Pipeline Fellows work with established experts in the Four Freedoms Center to develop strong voices and innovative policy solutions suffused with the critical perspectives of young people.

This year's Fellows are a well-chosen and remarkable bunch: journalist and Nation contributor Nona Willis Aronowitz, security analyst Caitlin Howarth, human rights activist Sabrina Hersi Issa, and tax reform expert Elizabeth Pearson. Their areas of focus include Aronowitz’s research on how the Great Recession has reshaped the Millennial generation and the future of the economy, Pearson’s study of how the pro-tax coalitions of the ‘50s and ‘60s can inform today’s progressive dialogue, Howarth’s exploration of how modern technology can aid nontraditional groups affected by global conflicts, and Issa’s work on modern famine, foreign aid, and the political implications of humanitarian disasters.

Youth Vote Decisive in Electing Obama

The Nation on November 7, 2012 - 6:34 PM ET

Election 2012 should put forever to rest the old saw that young people are politically apathetic. Coming on the heels of a year that saw a significant resurgence of student activism, more young people turned out for the 2012 election than the historic numbers in 2008, despite new voter ID laws and challenges by lawmakers against college students' ability to vote, and widespread confusion about state voting laws.

Voters from ages 18 to 29 represented 19 percent of all those who voted, according to the early National Exit Poll conducted by Edison Research. That's an increase of one percentage point from 2008. Looking at all 50 states, Obama won the youth vote 60 percent compared to 37 percent for Romney, according to exit polls.

And these voters broke overwhelmingly for President Obama. In fact, several groups that study the youth vote say they are confident Romney's lack of appeal to young people lost him the election. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, which studies youth voting habits, millennial voters were critical for Obama in the swing states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. (Students make up a significant part of the overall vote in Ohio and Florida, which have two of the country's largest student bodies at Ohio State University and the University of Central Florida.)

Introducing The Nation Builders

The Nation on November 7, 2012 - 3:57 PM ET

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Election 2012: Field Reports, Results and Analysis

The Nation on November 6, 2012 - 2:03 PM ET

Minimum Wage Advocates Score Victories—Matthew Cunningham-Cook, 11:41am

In Albuquerque, NM, Long Beach, CA, and San Jose, CA—all of the places Tuesday where an initiative to raise wages for working people was on the ballot—voters voted with strong (between three-fifths and two-thirds majorities) to raise the wage.