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Nation Contributors on Love: 144 Years of Romance and Skepticism Nation Contributors on Love: 144 Years of Romance and Skepticism

Over fourteen decades, The Nation has criticized, supported, debated, satirized and glorified what Valentine's Day stands for: love, sex and marriage.

Feb 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Various Contributors

Exchange: Katha Pollitt and Alexander Cockburn on the Hispanic Crime Rate Exchange: Katha Pollitt and Alexander Cockburn on the Hispanic Crime Rate

How groundbreaking is research showing that Hispanics have a crime rate comparable to white Americans? Katha Pollitt and Alexander Cockburn debate.

Feb 12, 2010 / Column / Alexander Cockburn and Katha Pollitt

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

Zinn-ophobia at NPR, Alzheimer's and sports.

Feb 12, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Christopher Hitchens: Sporting Fool Christopher Hitchens: Sporting Fool

Nuance is the mortal enemy of essayist Christopher Hitchens. 

Feb 12, 2010 / Dave Zirin

The New Deal in Reverse The New Deal in Reverse

How could Barack Obama have ended up, one year later, where Franklin Delano Roosevelt began?

Feb 12, 2010 / Feature / Steve Fraser

The Hero of the Orange Revolution Poisons Ukraine The Hero of the Orange Revolution Poisons Ukraine

No politician has ever suffered a more humiliating rejection than the former leader of Ukraine's Orange Revolution and its current sitting president, Viktor Yushchenko.

Feb 12, 2010 / Feature / Mark Ames

The Robin Hood Tax The Robin Hood Tax

On Wednesday, British activists launched a major campaign to push Gordon Brown's government into adopting  a tiny tax that could raise hundreds of billions for public services...

Feb 12, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

Iranian Nukes? Not So Fast Iranian Nukes? Not So Fast

Time, once again, to review the bidding (and the state of hysteria) over Iran's nuclear program.

Feb 12, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

A Radio Tour of Tea Party Nation A Radio Tour of Tea Party Nation

Gary Younge hits the road to understand how local opposition to President Obama explains a growing national movement.

Feb 12, 2010 / Gary Younge

The Breakdown: Stimulus Wins and Losses The Breakdown: Stimulus Wins and Losses

Almost one year after the stimulus bill was signed into law, Christopher Hayes, with special guest Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute, assess its successes, failures and ...

Feb 12, 2010 / Chris Hayes

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