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Who’s Paying for Your Birth Control? Who’s Paying for Your Birth Control?

Will you have access to no-copay birth control under HHS's new regulations?

Feb 7, 2013 / Emily Douglas

Shut Down the Merchants of Death

Shut Down the Merchants of Death Shut Down the Merchants of Death

It’s time to end the sale of military-style assault weapons to civilians.

Feb 7, 2013 / Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen

What Fox News Lost in the 2012 Election What Fox News Lost in the 2012 Election

Conservative lawmakers aren't the only facing a demographic crisis: The GOP's favorite network has also suffered a significant loss of trust among its core conservative aud...

Feb 7, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?

Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People? Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?

According to defenders of DOMA and Prop 8, the purpose of marriage is to entice wayward heterosexuals into committed family life.

Feb 7, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter

Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and the Power of Being an Ally

Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and the Power of Being an Ally Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and the Power of Being an Ally

A trip to Philadelphia, Mississippi, forced me to confront how far I’d go for someone else.

Feb 7, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz

Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside

Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside

Undocumented activist Marco Saavedra talks with The Nation's Francis Reynolds and Aura Bogado about the struggle to crack open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention cent...

Feb 7, 2013 / Francis Reynolds and Aura Bogado

Why Ending ‘Stand Your Ground’ Isn’t Enough to Prevent Another Trayvon Martin

Why Ending ‘Stand Your Ground’ Isn’t Enough to Prevent Another Trayvon Martin Why Ending ‘Stand Your Ground’ Isn’t Enough to Prevent Another Trayvon Martin

There's nothing natural about black boys dying at age 17. We have to stop acting as if there is. 

Feb 6, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The Best Sequester Plan in Washington

The Best Sequester Plan in Washington The Best Sequester Plan in Washington

An even mix between cuts and revenue increases, eliminating wasteful Pentagon spending and tax loopholes for the wealthy, all while investing in job creation. What’s not to l...

Feb 6, 2013 / George Zornick

The Future of the Pro-Choice Movement

The Future of the Pro-Choice Movement The Future of the Pro-Choice Movement

As Roe v. Wade turns forty, NARAL seeks to mobilize a younger generation of activists.

Feb 6, 2013 / Anna Simonton

NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration

NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration

The environmental activist and self-described “professional bummer-out-er" spoke at Cooper Union's historic Great Hall last night.

Feb 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin and StudentNation

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