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What the Hell is Max Baucus Thinking !?! What the Hell is Max Baucus Thinking !?!

The following comes from a reader and frequent correspondent. This is not someone with particularly progressive politics. In fact, he only very recently has come to identify as a ...

Jul 28, 2009 / Chris Hayes

Congress Shouldn’t Skip Town Congress Shouldn’t Skip Town

This isn't a healthcare crisis, this is a state of emergency. 14,000 Americans are losing their coverage every day, and 17,000 are forced into bankruptcy every week because they ...

Jul 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Fed Up With Corn Fed Up With Corn

In Native American tradition, beans, squash and maize (or corn) were planted and grown together, supporting each other in their life-cycles and providing the foundation of a balan...

Jul 27, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

Lindbergh’s “Bolshevik” Father Lindbergh’s “Bolshevik” Father

What do Lindbergh Sr.'s leftist politics tell us about his son's character and courage?

Jul 27, 2009 / Feature / Margaret S. Ernst

Woodrow Wilson on Culture and Democracy Woodrow Wilson on Culture and Democracy

A letter from the future president.

Jul 27, 2009 / The Nation

Some Reflections on the American Press Some Reflections on the American Press

The man famous for saying "Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one" writes about a free and a responsible press for The Nation.

Jul 27, 2009 / A. J. Liebling

Roosevelt and the National Psychology Roosevelt and the National Psychology

The former president's personality was part of the national wealth.

Jul 27, 2009 / Feature / Stuart P. Sherman

Around The Nation Around The Nation

Last summer, just hours after President Bush continued his dangerousexpansion of executive powers and signed the "FISA Amendments Act of2008," legislation that needlessly expande...

Jul 27, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Challenge to Mr. Rockefeller A Challenge to Mr. Rockefeller

The oil baron is one slippery businessman.

Jul 27, 2009 / Morris L. Ernst

Ernie Pyle Ernie Pyle

Amid the carnage of Okinawa, America also lost its greatest reporter.

Jul 27, 2009 / Feature / Randall Jarrell

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