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The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics

The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics

The right is using the internet and social networking sites to make stuff up about undocumented immigrants. On The Rachel Maddow Show, Melissa Harris-Lacewell asks why the left isn...

Aug 5, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Antler Attack Ad Launches in Alaska’s ‘Palin Primary’ Antler Attack Ad Launches in Alaska’s ‘Palin Primary’

Sarah Palin gives a shoutout to a combative conservative in Alaska's GOP primary.

Aug 5, 2010 / Ari Melber

GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges GAO Finds Massive Fraud at For-Profit Colleges

The question remains what will be done about the practices exposed by the GAO report.

Aug 5, 2010 / StudentNation / George Warner

California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8

California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8 California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8

California's infamous anti-gay Prop 8 has been overturned! In this recent related slideshow, The Nation looks at the status of major gay rights issues including marriage, and the o...

Aug 4, 2010 / The Nation

Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities

 One Canadian university is sending students to help green small rural communities in Alberta.

Aug 4, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

White House to Obama Activists: Let Them Eat (Birthday) Cake White House to Obama Activists: Let Them Eat (Birthday) Cake

Ask what you can do for your president's birthday.

Aug 4, 2010 / Ari Melber

The ADL and the ‘Mosque at Ground Zero’: Is This the End of the Anti-Defamation League? The ADL and the ‘Mosque at Ground Zero’: Is This the End of the Anti-Defamation League?

New York OK's the mosque, but the ADL's reputation suffers what ought to be a fatal blow.

Aug 4, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss

DeVos-ed From Reality: Why I Was Booted From the Pat Williams Show DeVos-ed From Reality: Why I Was Booted From the Pat Williams Show

I was all set to appear on the radio program of Orlando Magic Senior Vice President Pat Wiliams to discuss my new book, Bad Sports. Then I received the news that I was no long...

Aug 3, 2010 / Dave Zirin

What Are Teachers Worth? What Are Teachers Worth?

If we can't find a way to pay living wages for kindergarten teachers, who are we?

Aug 3, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red

Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red Credit Unions Help Students See the Light, Not the Red

How does a student afford mandatory expenses for college without graduating $5,000 or more in the red? Consider credit unions, instead of credit card companies.

Aug 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault

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