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Imagining a New New Deal Imagining a New New Deal

Howard Zinn, Frances Moore Lappe, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Eric Schlosser and...FDR himself weigh in on the troubled economy.

Dec 1, 2008 / Radio Nation

Peace Prize Comes With Criticism Peace Prize Comes With Criticism

As Martti Ahtisaari receives the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, it is clear that the hard work of peacemaking does not guarantee universal acclaim.

Dec 1, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Why Obama’s Got “Complete Confidence” In Clinton Why Obama’s Got “Complete Confidence” In Clinton

So it will be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The senator from New York, who lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama because she supported authorizing President Bush t...

Nov 30, 2008 / John Nichols

Beats, Rhymes and Votes Beats, Rhymes and Votes

Jamilah King Vote Hip-Hop contest winners rap and work for change.

Nov 29, 2008 / The Nation

ACORN Accusations: How the Right Got It Wrong ACORN Accusations: How the Right Got It Wrong

Ivan Natividad A young ACORN organizer reflects on negative media sensationalism and how it affected this so-called "radical" group of community organizers.

Nov 29, 2008 / The Nation

Chipotle: Not So Hot for Farmworkers Chipotle: Not So Hot for Farmworkers

Shona Clarkson Do farmworkers deserve to be treated as human beings? For Chipotle Mexican Grill, the jury is still out.

Nov 29, 2008 / The Nation

Silence Broken: How Not to Spoil Obama’s Victory Silence Broken: How Not to Spoil Obama’s Victory

Kameelah Rasheed Even if Barack Obama is not everything you want in a president, his victory still warrants a full-hearted celebration.

Nov 29, 2008 / The Nation

Worried By Obama’s Picks? Support Anti-War Groups Worried By Obama’s Picks? Support Anti-War Groups

Tens of millions of Americans will prayed for peace as they celebrated Thanksgiving Day, and they will do so many more times during the coming Holiday Season. Even non-believers ...

Nov 28, 2008 / John Nichols

Mumbai Terror Could Cascade Across Region Mumbai Terror Could Cascade Across Region

The bloody terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, have the potential to cascade across the region. If Pakistan's army and intelligence service, which have long supported anti-India t...

Nov 28, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss

The US-Iraq Deal Doesn’t Bode Well The US-Iraq Deal Doesn’t Bode Well

Secular and nationalist opponents of the Baghdad regime of Nouri al-Maliki failed, and spectacularly so, to block the US-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), and their failure ...

Nov 27, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss

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