Iran's Green Wave
Robert Dreyfuss : The clampdown on street protests can't disguise huge fissures among the elite.
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Patricia J. Williams on Michael Jackson, Calvin Trillin on Ensign, Sanford and multitasking, Christine Smallwoodwith the authors of On Kindness
Articles
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The Trials of Benjamin Jealous
Ta-Nehisi Coates : Can the NAACP's new president reform the 100-year-old civil rights organization? Does he want to?
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Mr. Sanford's Wild Ride
Paul Wachter : The rise and precipitous fall of the adulterous, anti-stimulus governor of South Carolina.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Public Option Now!
: Getting a Medicare-style public plan as part of healthcare reform is a winnable fight.
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Shades of Green
Mark Hertsgaard : Washington and Beijing should launch an efficiency revolution, the quickest path to large emissions cuts.
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Noted.
: The Nation and the NAACP; democracy derailed in Honduras; Sotomayor and Ricci
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Triangles
JoAnn Wypijewski : The latest political sex scandal isn't a scandal at all but a circumstance as old and common as time.
Reviews
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Off Dead Center
Greg Grandin : William Appleman Williams and the tragedy of American diplomacy.
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Back Talk: Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor
Christine Smallwood : A conversation with the authors of On Kindness.
Columns
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DIARY OF A MAD LAW PROFESSOR
Mirror Man
Patricia J. Williams : Michael Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers to the pursuit of whatever Mad Hatter fancy seized him--including his made-to-order kids.
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
How Bold Is Barack?
Eric Alterman : Notwithstanding comparisons to FDR, BHO has proffered far less audacious proposals than we were led to expect.
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The GOP's 'Wise Latina' Fixation
The Rachel Maddow Show : Slate's Dahlia Lithwick examines how Republican rhetoric on race at Sotomayor's confirmation hearings may backfire.
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Sotomayor Hearings: White Men Can't Judge
The Daily Show : Jon Stewart takes on the absurdity of Senate confirmation hearings by deflating the pomposity of senators from both parties.
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Why Is the CIA Keeping Cheney's Secrets?
The Ed Show : The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the need for information about the torture, warrantless wiretapping and secret programs of the Bush era.
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Risk Takers or Coup Makers?
GRIT TV : Matt Taibb and others discuss Goldman Sachs's record profits and how backroom deals and taxpayer dollars were used to resuscitate the banking industry.
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Palin Abandons Alaska and the Facts
Countdown : The Nation's Chris Hayes on Sarah Palin's wildly inaccurate recent op-ed in the Washington Post on cap-and-trade legislation.
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'Government Sachs' Strikes Gold... Again
Robert Scheer : Since most of the increase in the federal deficit is due to bailing out the banks and salvaging the greater economy they helped destroy, why is the top investment bank doing so well?
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Sanders Schools McCain on Healthcare
YouTube : Sen. Bernie Sanders says Congress should stop protecting the private healthcare industry and provide quality healthcare for all Americans.
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Will Iraq Be a Global Gas Pump?
Michael T. Klare : Is Iraq finally fated to become what it was going to be anyway, even before the chaos and catastrophe set in: a giant gas pump for an energy-starved planet?
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Fuel: Our Unhealthy Obsession With Oil
YouTube : A new documentary explores how alternative and sustainable energies can reduce our country's and the world's addictive dependence on fossil fuels.
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Bill Clinton Backs Same-Sex Marriage
Michael Tracey : The former president's reversal is the highest-profile one to date. It may also have political implications for the future of the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Obama in Africa: A Major Disappointment
Gerald Caplan : Just because President Obama possesses African heritage doesn't mean he couldn't learn a thing or two about the continent's history.
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The Federal Reserve Is Under Fire
American News Project : As details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out trillions during the financial crisis, Congress demands accountability.
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Judging Sonia Sotomayor
VideoNation : As the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor kick off, The Nation interviews Slate's Dahlia Lithwick for a preview.
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The Balance Begins to Tip Against Cheney
John Nichols : With new revelations about the former veep ordering the CIA to lie to Congress, Democrats finally start talking about an investigation that could hold him to account.
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Obama Visits Africa's 'Oil Gulf'
Emira Woods : Ghanaians and other Africans are clamoring for a new direction in US Africa policy, one based in mutual interests and mutual respect.
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New Evidence Surfaces in Post-Katrina Crimes
A.C. Thompson : Television news reports are casting new light on the violence that flourished in New Orleans in the anarchic days after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Iran: A Compromise Deal?
Babak Sarfaraz : Supporters of the Green Wave increasingly see negotiations with the regime as the best way out of today's crisis.
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Will Palin Still Run for President in 2012?
The Ed Show : The Nation's John Nichols on how Sarah Palin's resignation will or won't affect her 2012 presidential prospects.
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Max Baucus's Party?
Greg Kaufmann : The Republicans may now be "the party of no," but it remains to be seen who exactly the Democrats are.
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Karl Rove Finally Goes Under Oath
Countdown : The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the Panetta revelations about the CIA and Karl Rove's recent testimony over the US attorney firings scandal.
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McNamara's Evil Lives On
Robert Scheer : It was the stark evil Robert McNamara perpetrated as secretary of defense that must indelibly frame our memory of him.
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What Will Healthcare Reform Really Cost?
GRIT TV : Healthcare as we know it is a serious burden on the national economy. Is Congress willing to make the necessary changes to overhaul the system?
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Women of Afghanistan Tell Their Stories
Brave New Films : American military escalation will not liberate the women of Afghanistan. Instead, the hardships of war take a disproportionate toll on women and their families.
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Trumka Thinks Big
David Moberg : As he mounts his run for AFL-CIO president at a moment of opportunity and peril for American workers, Richard Trumka calls for no less than a new social compact.
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Remembering Robert McNamara
Jonathan Schell : The former secretary of defense presided over the deaths of millions--and was one of the only officials to publicly express regret.
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Slide Show: The Palin Saga
A look back at The Nation's coverage of the Republican governor's shocking rise and possible premature fall in national politics.
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Has Bratton's LAPD Really Reformed?
Tom Hayden : The Alex Sanchez case raises troubling new questions about the war on gangs.
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The US and Russia: Missed Opportunities
MSNBC : NYU Russia studies professor Stephen Cohen explains how the US got involved in a new cold war with Russia.
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Are Afghan Lives Worth Anything?
Tom Engelhardt : The mainstream media would rather focus on the death of Michael Jackson than cover the barbaric slaughter of innocent Afghan civilians by American planes.
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Is Sarah Palin's Political Career Over?
The Rachel Maddow Show : The Nation's Chris Hayes reflects on Sarah Palin's premature departure from Alaska and Tea Party politics.
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Southpaw
Sexism on Centre Court
Dave Zirin : Sex doesn't actually sell women's sports, so why is Wimbledon still prioritizing pretty players?
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Does a Democratic Majority Matter?
GRIT TV : Nation contributing writer Bob Moser discusses the new 60-vote Democratic majority featuring Minnesota's finally seated Al Franken.
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Stewart Blasts Beck for Bin Laden Bull
The Daily Show : Jon Stewart is appalled by Beck and his guest Michael Scheuer's suggestion that Bin Laden should attack the US again to change Obama's policies.
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How to Deal with America's Empire of Bases
Chalmers Johnson : As Congress and Obama wrangle over the cost of much-needed domestic expenditures, no one suggests that closing some of these unpopular, expensive imperial enclaves might be a good way to save some money.
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Debate: Is the US a Socialist Nation?
VideoNation : The Nation's Chris Hayes and National Review's Reihan Salam debate whether the US is now a socialist nation...and whether that is a good thing.
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Nation's Chris Hayes: The Politics of Aid
Al Jazeera : How will Obama interpret USAID's stated mission to 'further America's foreign policy interests' while 'improving the lives of citizens'?
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