Three R’s and a Why Three R’s and a Why
Civics education in schools creates young people who turn into the citizens that our democracy requires.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Harry Reid: Investigate Iraq Electrocutions Harry Reid: Investigate Iraq Electrocutions
The Senate majority leader calls on Gates and Clinton to find out if shoddy electrical work by contractors killed Adam Hermanson.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Five Ways to Show Support for Healthcare Reform Five Ways to Show Support for Healthcare Reform
Young activists accelerate their campaigns to demand healthcare.
Sep 15, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Sarkozy Wants G-20 to Reject “Cult of the Market” Sarkozy Wants G-20 to Reject “Cult of the Market”
When the G-20 meets in Pittsburgh next week, French President Sarkozy will urge world leaders to make two moves -- one immediate and one long-term -- that have the potential to te...
Sep 15, 2009 / John Nichols
Scientific Integrity Lost on America’s Parks Scientific Integrity Lost on America’s Parks
Though Ken Salazar has vowed to clean up the mess at the Interior Department, his selection for director of the National Park Service, Jon Jarvis, only compounds it.
Sep 15, 2009 / Feature / Tess Elliott
The No-Shame Zone The No-Shame Zone
On the day after the one-year anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse, I find myself wishing every American could gather this evening for a screening at 209 West Houston – h...
Sep 15, 2009 / Eyal Press
Stewart Slams Beck, Tea Party Protesters Stewart Slams Beck, Tea Party Protesters
Jon Stewart reveals the not-so-subtle hypocrisy of Fox News' laudatory coverage of the so-called '9-12 movement' and tea party events held in the nation's capital.
Sep 15, 2009 / The Daily Show
Working Families Party Builds Progressive Power Working Families Party Builds Progressive Power
The Working Families Party was started in 1998 by a group of labor and community activists whowanted to reinvigorate the fight for economic and social justice in NewYork. The Nat...
Sep 14, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stop the Sex Scare in Sports Stop the Sex Scare in Sports
The salacious sports media and the puritanical zealots that run international track and field have joined forces to hit a new low.
Sep 14, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf
Factoring People Into Climate Change Factoring People Into Climate Change
More and more experts now say that climate change and population increase should be viewed together. Local politicians in developing countries often try to heat up the issue.
Sep 14, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette