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After Words: 3232 After Words: 3232

Notes and commentary on last week’s Nation crossword

Mar 30, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Can Elizabeth Warren Win In Massachusetts?

Can Elizabeth Warren Win In Massachusetts? Can Elizabeth Warren Win In Massachusetts?

Elizabeth Warren is playing smart politics in her run for a senate seat for Massachusetts. But will her progressive platform sway the state's crucial swing voters?

Mar 29, 2012 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas

Tom Hayden: Reclaiming Participatory Democracy

Tom Hayden: Reclaiming Participatory Democracy Tom Hayden: Reclaiming Participatory Democracy

A longtime activist recalls the roots of participatory democracy.

Mar 29, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Alisa Solomon: Grappling With Mike Daisey’s ‘Journalism’

Alisa Solomon: Grappling With Mike Daisey’s ‘Journalism’ Alisa Solomon: Grappling With Mike Daisey’s ‘Journalism’

How the artist's narrative carried everyone away.

Mar 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws

Civil rights, labor, religious and public interest groups are demanding that "ALEC and its NRA backers should immediately stop their promotion of the kinds of ‘Kill At ...

Mar 29, 2012 / John Nichols

Puzzle No. 3234 Puzzle No. 3234

Don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s new crossword blog, Word Salad.

Mar 29, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Republican War on Voter Registration The Republican War on Voter Registration

New state laws seek to prevent organizations from registering new voters from under-represented groups. 

Mar 29, 2012 / Ben Adler

Culpable de Ser Negro Culpable de Ser Negro

La ley del estado de Florida que podría permitir a George Zimmerman eludir su responsabilidad, debe ser reexaminada.

Mar 29, 2012 / The Editors

BDS and the Park Slope Food Coop: Why the Vote Against Was a Win for the Boycott BDS and the Park Slope Food Coop: Why the Vote Against Was a Win for the Boycott

It doesn't actually matter if the Coop boycotts Israel or not. Just having the debate is a symbolic victory for the pro-boycott camp. 

Mar 29, 2012 / Kiera Feldman

Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase

"I’m not okay with being a part of an institution that enables suffering in the community that it inhabits."

Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Lucy Xiong

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