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Democrats to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan Democrats to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan

The California Democratic Party speaks with an loud voice in national politics. It is, by any reasonable measure, the biggest party in the biggest state in the nation. And it is...

Nov 16, 2009 / John Nichols

Around the Nation Around the Nation

The opportunity to sit down and talk with the remarkable American writers (and Nation Editorial Board members) Toni Morrison, Tony Kushner, and Walter Mosley is rare enough one on ...

Nov 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Messenger and the Hidden Costs of War The Messenger and the Hidden Costs of War

Many Americans don't need a movie to appreciate the human toll that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have exacted on communities in this country. For those who do, there is Oren Mo...

Nov 15, 2009 / Eyal Press

Palin: Obama’s “Downright Evil,” But Hillary’s O.K. Palin: Obama’s “Downright Evil,” But Hillary’s O.K.

It is fair to say that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would rather go vegan than say something nice about President Obama. The 2008 Republican nominee for vice president has,...

Nov 15, 2009 / John Nichols

Water on the Moon — and Money for NASA Water on the Moon — and Money for NASA

"Water found on the moon," the headlines said – water that "could be used for drinking," the LA Times reported, possibly enough for "future astronauts to live off the land." The...

Nov 14, 2009 / Jon Wiener

Slacker Saturday Slacker Saturday

I've got a new Think Again column, which involved quite a bit more work than usual, by the way, called "The Continuing Scandal of Howard Kurtz and The Washington Post," h...

Nov 14, 2009 / Eric Alterman

Welcome Home, War! Welcome Home, War!

Will the Afghan and Iraq wars lead to a surveillance state here in the US?

Nov 13, 2009 / Feature / Alfred W. McCoy

Why Is the US Paying Off the Taliban? Why Is the US Paying Off the Taliban?

The Nation's Jeremy Scahill appears on MSNBC to discuss his colleague Aram Roston's new investigation into how the US funds the Taliban.

Nov 13, 2009 / MSNBC

Justicia Poetica Justicia Poetica

The victory over Lou Dobbs demonstrates that the immigrant community is mobilized like never before.

Nov 13, 2009 / Feature / Roberto Lovato

Journalism in 10: Nick Penniman on the Future of Media Journalism in 10: Nick Penniman on the Future of Media

Nick Penniman, executive director of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund talks about the impending chaotic media landscape.

Nov 13, 2009 / The Nation Video

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