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The Big Guy’s on Our Side

The Big Guy’s on Our Side The Big Guy’s on Our Side

Paul Volcker, head of Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, nailed the cause of our financial hardship in a series of blistering remarks on the sorry state of our economy.

Sep 29, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Commentary: John Nichols on the GOP’s Pledge to America Commentary: John Nichols on the GOP’s Pledge to America

The Republicans' "Pledge to America" demands dramatic cuts to the federal budget, cuts that can only come from one place: Social Security.

Sep 29, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

Urge US Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Urge US Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The least we can do as a nation is to affirm the rights of America’s indigenous people, even if we are thirteen years late.

Sep 28, 2010 / Jennifer O’Mahony

Force Pepsi to Fund Social Change Force Pepsi to Fund Social Change

Help the Progressive Slate dominate the Pepsi Refresh Everything contest.

Sep 28, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

Ramadan Roadtrip Ramadan Roadtrip

30 mosques, 30 states, 30 days

Sep 28, 2010 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

Sucking Up to the Bankers, II Sucking Up to the Bankers, II

The Obama administration, unwilling to confront Wall Street, surrendered the substance as well as the rhetoric of a meaningful populist response to the faux insurgents of the T...

Sep 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Laura Tyson: Tax the Rich, Spend for Jobs Laura Tyson: Tax the Rich, Spend for Jobs

An economist who might just "get" what Larry Summers missed.

Sep 28, 2010 / John Nichols

The Big Bad Wolf Makes Good The Big Bad Wolf Makes Good

The Yellowstone success story and those who want to kill it.

Sep 28, 2010 / Chip Ward

Briefing: Betsy Reed and Rebecca Traister on Sarah Palin’s ‘Mama Grizzlies’ Briefing: Betsy Reed and Rebecca Traister on Sarah Palin’s ‘Mama Grizzlies’

After Sarah Palin declared that the "Mama Grizzlies" were taking over the Republican party, the media reacted as if Republican women were an undiscovered species. Is t...

Sep 28, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

Texas Claims ‘Bias Against Christianity’ in Textbooks Texas Claims ‘Bias Against Christianity’ in Textbooks

Can the Texas Board of Education use its purchasing power to determine how Islam is portrayed in your state's textbooks?

Sep 28, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

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