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Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

We've got a new "Think Again" column here called, "FCC, Meet 'Change'"and a new Nation column called "Save the News, not the Newspaper," here. This just in: Brilliant guy comp...

Feb 13, 2009 / Eric Alterman

Slide Show: The Great Recession Slide Show: The Great Recession

The human face of the ongoing global economic meltdown: perpetrators and victims of the crisis, plus some outside-the-box solutions.

Feb 13, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Obama and the Press Obama and the Press

A panel discussion for student journalists focused on what new challenges and opportunities Barack Obama's election present to journalists

Feb 13, 2009 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Video

Power Shift 09 Power Shift 09

As the battle to pass the stimulus bill demonstrates, real change will not come easily. And it won't come at all without popular pressure pushing the White House and Congress on n...

Feb 13, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

The Endless Non-Departure from Iraq The Endless Non-Departure from Iraq

Already it's begun -- the endless non-departure from Iraq. The Obama plan, restated many times during the presidential campaign, involved a 16-month schedule for withdrawing not a...

Feb 13, 2009 / TomDispatch

Daydream Believer Daydream Believer

We've got a new "Think Again" column here called, "FCC, Meet 'Change'" and a new Nation column called "Save the News, not the Newspaper," here. They give awards for this? And t...

Feb 12, 2009 / Eric Alterman

Senator Webb’s Act of Strength Senator Webb’s Act of Strength

UPDATE: Sen. Webb will introduce legislation today to overhaul the criminal justice system. **** Our criminal justice system is broken. The US represents 5 percent ofthe world'...

Feb 12, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Did the Democratic Party Exploit Hip-Hop? Did the Democratic Party Exploit Hip-Hop?

Nina Jacinto Is Barack Obama is America's first hip-hop president?

Feb 12, 2009 / The Nation

From Playaz to Leaderz From Playaz to Leaderz

Tomas Palermo Former gangsters help a Bay Area organization use people power to transform communities block by block.

Feb 12, 2009 / The Nation

Detroit: Arsenal of Creativity Detroit: Arsenal of Creativity

Jenny Lee With Detroit's auto industry in decline, activists argue for a media-based economy to change the city's fortunes.

Feb 12, 2009 / The Nation

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