Nation Conversations

Charles Grodin: How to Offend Corporations by Just Doing Your Job

Charles Grodin: How to Offend Corporations by Just Doing Your Job Charles Grodin: How to Offend Corporations by Just Doing Your Job

What happens when the media depends on corporations to survive?

Feb 20, 2014 / Audio / The Nation

Sal Albanese: Poverty Is New York’s Main Issue

Sal Albanese: Poverty Is New York’s Main Issue Sal Albanese: Poverty Is New York’s Main Issue

As part of The Nation's mayoral candidate series, Albanese explains why fixing the education system must begin with a commitment to early learning.

Jun 19, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

Bill de Blasio: New York’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’

Bill de Blasio: New York’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’ Bill de Blasio: New York’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’

As part of The Nation's mayoral candidate series, de Blasio gives his views on how to tackle economic inequality.

May 9, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

John Liu: An ‘Out of Control’ Wealth Gap Is Holding New York City Back

John Liu: An ‘Out of Control’ Wealth Gap Is Holding New York City Back John Liu: An ‘Out of Control’ Wealth Gap Is Holding New York City Back

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

Apr 29, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

Obama Wants Quality Preschool for All Kids—Will We Get It?

Obama Wants Quality Preschool for All Kids—Will We Get It? Obama Wants Quality Preschool for All Kids—Will We Get It?

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.

Feb 20, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform?

Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform? Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform?

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

Feb 8, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

How Much Is Obama Willing to Sacrifice?

How Much Is Obama Willing to Sacrifice? How Much Is Obama Willing to Sacrifice?

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.

Jan 25, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

The Wrong Responses to Gun Violence

The Wrong Responses to Gun Violence The Wrong Responses to Gun Violence

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

Jan 18, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control

The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control The Twisted History—and Future—of Gun Control

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

Jan 11, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

Winners and Losers in Washington’s Debt Deal

Winners and Losers in Washington’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Washington’s Debt Deal

What really happened on Capitol Hill this week, and a look ahead to the budget battles on the horizon.

Jan 4, 2013 / Audio / The Nation

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