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Lauren Bans

Lauren Bans, a winter/spring 2005 Nation intern, is a freelance writer living in New York City.

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  • Anatomy of a Bad Law

    March 30, 2006

    Before the South Dakota legislature passed landmark legislation banning abortion, it commissioned an objective study of the issue. The result, a flawed and one-sided report, could fuel the fight to challenge the law in court.

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Pentagon, Pimps & Propaganda (continued) | The incestuous relationship between the government, the networks and so-called “independent” military analysts reveals the essence of a new military-media-industrial complex.
Katrina vanden Heuvel

» The Beat

California Decision Makes Same-Sex Marriage a 2008 Issue | Democrats need to recognize that social issues will be a part of the debate. And they need to get this one right.
John Nichols

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Winter Soldiers, Part II | Iraq veterans make their case before members of Congress.
Te-Ping Chen

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Bush Defames Obama on Middle East | The smearer-in-chief's false political attack exposes the Bush Administration's failed policies
Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Internet Gurus Flock to Harvard Conference | Blogging from the most important Internet gathering in the country.
Ari Melber

» Passing Through

The Disappearing Upper Class | Our focus on the "working class" vote highlights how oddly we use language to describe class in American politics.
Zephyr Teachout

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Fallon for Congress | In Iowa, a true progressive tries to bloom.
Peter Rothberg

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Preachers and Politics | Secularism looks better and better.
Katha Pollitt