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‘Save the Post Office’ Movement Defends ‘the Human Side of Government’ ‘Save the Post Office’ Movement Defends ‘the Human Side of Government’

Thousands are rallying across the country to defend post offices, postal services and postal workers against unnecessary cuts.

Sep 27, 2011 / John Nichols

Government Shutdown Averted—Again Government Shutdown Averted—Again

This time, the Democrats stood strong and the Tea Party did most of the backing down. 

Sep 27, 2011 / George Zornick

Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure

At the Labour Party conference, a whiff of Hollywood glamor helps Britain's anti-hacking campaigners keep their spirits up—and MPs on their toes.

Sep 27, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan

Terrible Ten in Congress

Terrible Ten in Congress Terrible Ten in Congress

Do we invest in affordable housing, or a mortgage interest deduction on vacation homes? Congress’s “Terrible Ten” force the poor to sacrifice for breaks for the r...

Sep 27, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Rick Perry Would Do to Medicaid What Rick Perry Would Do to Medicaid

As governor of Texas and a candidate for president, Perry has proposed to turn Medicaid into a block grant program. That would be devastating for people with disabilities. 

Sep 26, 2011 / Ben Adler

Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty “Condemns Innocent People To Die” Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty “Condemns Innocent People To Die”

Nation associate editor Liliana Segura pays a visit to Up With Chris Hayes to discuss the specifics of Davis's case—and whether the controversy that surrounds ...

Sep 26, 2011 / Press Room

The Face of Black Women: Melissa Harris-Perry Talks Race and Gender The Face of Black Women: Melissa Harris-Perry Talks Race and Gender

It is important, not only for black women but for all of us, to rethink the ways to critique and resist the "crooked" force of racism and sexism in our cultural and polit...

Sep 26, 2011 / Center for American Progress

Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West

The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears.  But they won’t save t...

Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar

Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty ‘Condemns Innocent People To Die’ Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty ‘Condemns Innocent People To Die’

Nation associate editor Liliana Segura pays a visit to Up With Chris Hayes to discuss the specifics of Davis's case—and whether the controversy that surrounds ...

Sep 26, 2011 / MSNBC

Remembering Green Belt Movement Founder Wangari Maathai Remembering Green Belt Movement Founder Wangari Maathai

The best way to remember Maathai is to support the Green Belt Movement, which she founded and in which she invested her life hopes.

Sep 26, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

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