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Bonuses for Bosses at Killer Corporations? Bonuses for Bosses at Killer Corporations?

Eleven workers dead, untold volumes of sea life poisoned and more than 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the sea.  If that’s what a historically good safety ...

Apr 4, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011 Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

“The remembrances started almost immediately, as was appropriate. When a giant has fallen there is immense thunder,” wrote Bill Fletcher, Jr., after the passing of the…

Apr 4, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

The Changing US Tune on Yemen The Changing US Tune on Yemen

As President Saleh’s corrupt regime teeters on the brink of collapse, the US belatedly backs reform in Yemen.

Apr 4, 2011 / Jeremy Scahill

Congressman Kucinich’s Address to Congress on the War in Libya Congressman Kucinich’s Address to Congress on the War in Libya

The critical issue before this nation today is not Libyan democracy; it is American democracy.

Apr 4, 2011 / Dennis Kucinich

Honoring Manning Honoring Manning

Manning meant for his students to bridge the gap between the seminar room and the street, between theory and practice, between big ideas and the brutal realities of our present w...

Apr 4, 2011 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011 Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

A collection of tributes from friends, students and admirers of a man whose outsized impact on American letters will be felt for years to come.

Apr 4, 2011 / The Nation

Remembering Manning Remembering Manning

A tribute to the recently departed scholar Manning Marable, by a close friend.

Apr 4, 2011 / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Is NCAA President Mark Emmert ‘Justice-Curious’? Is NCAA President Mark Emmert ‘Justice-Curious’?

Last week, NCAA President Mark Emmert crossed a stunning ideological bridge away from the antediluvian. Emmert said in an interview with USA Today that at April's NCAA board meetin...

Apr 4, 2011 / Dave Zirin

In Search of the Lost Battalion of America’s Unemployed In Search of the Lost Battalion of America’s Unemployed

The news media these days look to outperform one another in their showings of concern for the lost battalion of America’s unemployed. Consult any newspaper, wander the Intern...

Apr 4, 2011 / Lewis Lapham

Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08?

Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08? Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08?

It’s not clear yet how the grassroots organizers featured in Obama's re-election kickoff video will figure into the overall strategy of his campaign.

Apr 4, 2011 / Ari Berman

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