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The Nation/Campus Progress Youth Journalism Conference The Nation/Campus Progress Youth Journalism Conference

A roster of terrific journalists will be on hand on July 9 in DC.

May 26, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

Steve Earle’s Labor of Love Steve Earle’s Labor of Love

The music on Townes, Steve Earle's tribute to Townes Van Zandt, is simple and literally homespun. There is sinew to this music, and blood in the words.

May 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Charles P. Pierce

Chop Shops Chop Shops

Over a decade ago, in his novel The Ax, Donald E. Westlake captured the ruthlessness and anomie of economic Darwinism.

May 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor

California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8 California Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8

As expected the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 by a vote of 6-1. It also ruled that the 18,000 same-sex couples who got married last year are still married. It's a l...

May 26, 2009 / Richard Kim

The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold

How the financial bailout scams taxpayers, subsidizes Wall Street and props up our broken financial system.

May 26, 2009 / Feature / Andy Kroll

Supporting Sotomayor Supporting Sotomayor

The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to replace David Souter as Supreme Court Justice is a nice reminder of the type of change that the Obama administration does represent. Though no...

May 26, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

Ex-Interrogator: Torture Creates Terrorists Ex-Interrogator: Torture Creates Terrorists

Former military interrogator Matthew Alexander refutes Dick Cheney's claim that torture saved American lives.

May 26, 2009 / Brave New Films

The Front Lines of the Economic (and Democracy) Crisis The Front Lines of the Economic (and Democracy) Crisis

On May 12, in a packed hearing room on Capitol Hill, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) held a spirited briefing for its Members and their staffs -- "Voices from the Front...

May 26, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nation Forum: Sotomayor’s Judicial Style Nation Forum: Sotomayor’s Judicial Style

Three legal scholars assess the impact of Obama's nomination of Federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court.

May 26, 2009 / Various Contributors

Obama Pick Sonia Sotomayor Reflects America Obama Pick Sonia Sotomayor Reflects America

When Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced his planned retirement, the pressure was on President Obama to add a second woman to a bench. At the same time, Obama was encour...

May 26, 2009 / John Nichols

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