Articles

A Meeting of Minds A Meeting of Minds

Thursday's debate revealed Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as solid progressives in sync with the broad base of the Democratic Party.

Feb 22, 2008 / Tom Hayden

Leveraging the Power of Race and Gender Leveraging the Power of Race and Gender

Electing the first black or female President is not the issue. It's how Clinton and Obama would use their unique gifts to heal a troubled world.

Feb 22, 2008 / Kavita Nandini Ramdas

The Fake Prince of Facebook The Fake Prince of Facebook

When a young Moroccan computer engineer created a fake Facebook profile for the Crown Prince of Morocco, the result was jail, torture and a very uncertain future.

Feb 22, 2008 / Feature / Laila Lalami

Carded at the Polls Carded at the Polls

Why a pending Supreme Court case could disenfranchise students just as they've begun voting in record numbers.

Feb 21, 2008 / The Nation

Grassroots Road Trip Grassroots Road Trip

Giving students the days before Election Day off is the best kind of get-out-the-vote effort.

Feb 21, 2008 / The Nation

Engaging Youth, For Real Engaging Youth, For Real

There are hundreds of well-meaning but unsuccessful youth centers in America. The Spot in Denver and Elementz in Cincinnati went the extra mile to build something more authentic.

Feb 21, 2008 / The Nation

Young Voters Come Out, Again, in Wisconsin and Hawaii Young Voters Come Out, Again, in Wisconsin and Hawaii

...and they give Barack Obama the edge.

Feb 21, 2008 / The Nation

Bois2Men Bois2Men

Surgery for transsexuals: it's raced, it's classed and it's located.

Feb 21, 2008 / The Nation

Letter From Kosovo Letter From Kosovo

In this troubled region, secessions tend to be followed by terrible wars. Will it be any different this time?

Feb 21, 2008 / Feature / Slavenka Drakulic

Fourteen Little Words Fourteen Little Words

First Amendment biographer Anthony Lewis brings glad tidings: despite Bush, US commitment to free speech "is no longer in doubt."

Feb 21, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky

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