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Lingo: And Then Some Lingo: And Then Some

Would a master thesaurus contain the history of human perception?

Apr 14, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko

Laurels for Ange Mlinko Laurels for Ange Mlinko

Poet and Nation contributor Ange Mlinko has won the Randall Jarrell Award in Poetry Criticism for work that is "eclectic and astringent yet always lucid and generous."

Apr 14, 2009 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Hurricane Expert Fired by Bush Allies at LSU Hurricane Expert Fired by Bush Allies at LSU

Louisiana State University is firing a leading hurricane scientist who was scheduled to testify as an expert witness in a case against the Army Corps of Engineers for their pre-Kat...

Apr 14, 2009 / Jon Wiener

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, 1950-2009 Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, 1950-2009

I have only ever worn out one book. The first copy--which I still keep as an artifact of my 20s--became a palimpsest of sorts, its text underlined in four different colors of penci...

Apr 13, 2009 / Richard Kim

Reach Out to Cuba to Heal Guantánamo’s Wounds Reach Out to Cuba to Heal Guantánamo’s Wounds

As Obama seeks to remake the US-Cuba relationship, why not form a partnership to transform the prison into a health research center?

Apr 13, 2009 / Marcus G. Raskin and Joshua Frens-String

Rove and Cheney Return to Attack Mode Rove and Cheney Return to Attack Mode

The Nation's Ari Melber discusses former Bush aides' ongoing campaign to 'keep all of us distracted.'

Apr 13, 2009 / MSNBC

US Must Stop Mixed Signals on Iran US Must Stop Mixed Signals on Iran

Anything short of a categorical, even vociferous US refusal to countenance an Israeli attack on Iran might have horrific consequences.

Apr 13, 2009 / Feature / Roane Carey

Environmental Showdown on the Irish Coast Environmental Showdown on the Irish Coast

A seaside community's battle to prevent a gas pipeline from ruining fragile coast and bog lands enters its tenth year.

Apr 13, 2009 / Feature / Alexander Zaitchik

Roundtable: Sex, Politics and the Media Roundtable: Sex, Politics and the Media

The Nation's Richard Kim joins several other journalists in a discussion of the politics of gender, sexual identity and power

Apr 13, 2009 / GRITtv

Limbaugh Gets Lashed By a Listener Limbaugh Gets Lashed By a Listener

The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses Rush Limbaugh's clash with an angry caller, who's a Republican veteran.

Apr 13, 2009 / Countdown

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