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Brad, Angelina and the Baby Bump Bonanza Brad, Angelina and the Baby Bump Bonanza

As print journalism faces extinction, tabloids obsess over celebrity pregnancy and childbirth. What's wrong with this picture?

Aug 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Meredith Blake

How Long Will “the Long War” Last? How Long Will “the Long War” Last?

All you really need to know is that, at Robert Gates's Pentagon, they're still high on the term "the Long War." It's a phrase that first crept into our official vocabular...

Aug 11, 2008 / TomDispatch

RadioNation With Laura Flanders RadioNation With Laura Flanders

Betsy Reed, Amy Alexander, Chris Hayes and Michael Tomasky debate the legacy of the media's 2008 election coverage.

Aug 11, 2008 / Radio Nation

I Am the Library I Am the Library

In advance of the Democratic convention, the people of Denver speak out on behalf of their city's public library.

Aug 11, 2008 / Audrey Sprenger

The Tragedy of Ehud Olmert The Tragedy of Ehud Olmert

The fall of Ehud Olmert is a tragedy for Israel and the world--squandering a genuine opportunity for a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab relations.

Aug 11, 2008 / Feature / Hillel Schenker

The Bruja The Bruja

This Week: Dieter Countryman would like to do some enhanced interrogating, while Congresswoman Kang drops in to get in the groove with a witchy woman.

Aug 11, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips

From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama

The Nation is proud to be sponsoring the Denver Public Library's "I Am the Library" project. Here's the project's compelling new video created by the ultra-talented Audrey Spren...

Aug 11, 2008 / Peter Rothberg

Beijing Basketball Watched By Billions Beijing Basketball Watched By Billions

  The most laudable part of the Summer Olympics is that it is one of the few times when the stifling sporting atmosphere in the United States actually opens up its window and...

Aug 11, 2008 / Dave Zirin

Globe Trotting Globe Trotting

International volunteer organizations may do a lot of good, but they also have problems that need to be addressed.

Aug 11, 2008 / The Nation

Bush & Kissinger Invade Beijing Bush & Kissinger Invade Beijing

  Remember Nero fiddling while the world burns? Nero's got nothing onGeorge W Bush. Hell, at least Nero was displaying a demonstrative skill.No, while Russia shells the Georg...

Aug 10, 2008 / Dave Zirin

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