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What’s the GOP Without Osama bin Laden? What’s the GOP Without Osama bin Laden?

Beating up on Medicare won’t cut it as a platform when you don’t have the specter of bin Laden to scare voters.

May 11, 2011 / Robert Scheer

The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said

The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said

Newt Gingrich, who announced a presidential run today, has said a lot of crazy things during his career. Here are eleven of the nuttiest.

May 11, 2011 / George Zornick

Arab Youth Respond to Osama bin Laden’s Death Arab Youth Respond to Osama bin Laden’s Death

Arab youth activists respond to the death of Osama bin Laden, addressing how he impacted their lives over the years and what sort of questions his death raises for the region.

May 11, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Day

Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs: Part #2

Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs: Part #2 Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs: Part #2

An incomplete list.

May 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

How Mississippi’s Floods Highlight America’s Inequality How Mississippi’s Floods Highlight America’s Inequality

Major disasters show us how interdependent people are in this country and force us to better understand how we can work together in communities and in government.

May 10, 2011 / Press Room

Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race

Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race

What does it say about the GOP field when Newt Gingrich is supposed to be the "serious" candidate?

May 10, 2011 / Ari Melber

The GOP’s Attack on Medicare Could Be Their Last Battle The GOP’s Attack on Medicare Could Be Their Last Battle

A miscalculation, an overreach and a massively foolhardy and hubristic move is how The Nation's Chris Hayes describes the GOP's attack on Medicare.

May 10, 2011 / Press Room

Have We Forgotten How to End Wars? Have We Forgotten How to End Wars?

Will the death of Osama bin Laden bring change in US policy? Last week on this show, one by one, our guests said no. Hopes are one thing; likely reality is something else.

May 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Badgering Students to Fork Over Alumni Donations Badgering Students to Fork Over Alumni Donations

A University of Pennsylvania student describes the pressure to begin alumni donations—even before he's picked up his diploma.

May 10, 2011 / StudentNation / Aaron Ross

Stop the Bleeding: An Interview With Medicare Fraud Expert Malcolm Sparrow Stop the Bleeding: An Interview With Medicare Fraud Expert Malcolm Sparrow

How much taxpayer money could government agencies save if they cracked down on scams like healthcare fraud? The answer, suggests a Harvard professor: hundreds of billions of dollar...

May 10, 2011 / Sasha Abramsky

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