Around the Nation: June 29, 2009

Vietnam Now! Course for Teachers
- New York, NY.
Vietnam Now! is a special topics course that makes use of a unique collection of newly digitized resources associated with WGBH’s 1980s series on the Vietnam War. Those who enroll in the course will be among the first in the country to have access to the materials with outtakes, including interviews with key figures. The course is aimed at secondary and college teachers. Please send an e-mail for more information. or visit Teachers College Center for Innovation and Outreach.
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Coal Country | "This is a civil war."
Peter Rothberg
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A Blow to Privatization in Israel (and Perhaps Beyond) | A potentially historic ruling on prison privatization, in Israel.
Eyal Press
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Can China Help on Afghanistan? | Beijing wants a broader role in the Middle East and South Asia. Will Obama bring them in?
Robert Dreyfuss
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Around the Nation | The week we went Rouge. Plus, Moyers on Afghanistan.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Health Care Bill Advances, as Harry Reid Trumps Sarah Palin | The death panelist-in-chief rallied her followers to "KILL THE BILL." But 60 senators decided to follow the real leader.
John Nichols
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Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman