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OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform

OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform

A fair path to citizenship, an end to deportations, a better temporary worker program, immigration reform that works for women—three activists and a policy expert talk about ...

Apr 15, 2013 / Sarahi Uribe, Kica Matos, Ai-jen Poo, and Janice Fine

Tax Loopholes for All!

Tax Loopholes for All! Tax Loopholes for All!

Tax Day is here, and you can avail yourself of an offshore tax haven—just as the biggest businesses do. 

Apr 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders

The Enemy-Industrial Complex

The Enemy-Industrial Complex The Enemy-Industrial Complex

The US has managed to turn a post-communist, enemy-less world into a hive of imminent threat.

Apr 15, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes

Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes

Why? Because the Postal Service caters primarily to the poor.

Apr 15, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Obama’s Chained-CPI Social Security Cut Is Smart Politics… for the GOP

Obama’s Chained-CPI Social Security Cut Is Smart Politics… for the GOP Obama’s Chained-CPI Social Security Cut Is Smart Politics… for the GOP

Smart Democrats know that getting on the wrong side of the austerity debate could strike a "damning blow" to the party's 2014 prospects.

Apr 14, 2013 / John Nichols

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Remembering Margaret Thatcher

A quick spin through The Nation's archives offers a running critique of the former Prime Minister and her ideology.

Apr 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

John Nichols: How Saturday Mail Was Saved From Austerity

John Nichols: How Saturday Mail Was Saved From Austerity John Nichols: How Saturday Mail Was Saved From Austerity

The USPS is not the only public service under full frontal attack. How did it stay standing?

Apr 12, 2013 / Press Room

A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control

A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control

In a blast of blarney, Biden gives Scarborough an ego boost and a possible campaign ad.

Apr 12, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign

Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign

Congress passed the STOCK Act with great fanfare, but is now ready to quietly undo the whole thing. 

Apr 12, 2013 / George Zornick

Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students

Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students

With HB 2169, which prohibits the use of student fees for political advocacy, students are the new victims of Arizona's right-wing regime. 

Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Maxwell Love and StudentNation

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