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Scalia v. The World: On Antonin Scalia Scalia v. The World: On Antonin Scalia

Who is the purest archetype of the conservative legal movement, Antonin Scalia or John Roberts?

Feb 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

The Death and Life of American Journalism The Death and Life of American Journalism

John Nichols and Bob McChesney explain why the government should provide subsidies for media outlets.

Feb 4, 2010 / GRITtv

Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value

On Tuesday, several of the nation's top military officials, including Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, spoke out in fa...

Feb 4, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Ten Things to Oppose the Anti-Gay Legislation in Uganda Ten Things to Oppose the Anti-Gay Legislation in Uganda

Although homosexuality is criminalized in 80 countries, the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 is the most egregious attempt to sanction homophobia and threaten the human righ...

Feb 4, 2010 / Feature / The Nation

The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships

Not being paid for work is illegal, so why aren’t unpaid internships?

Feb 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter

Working America’s Unwanted Jobs Working America’s Unwanted Jobs

Gabriel Thompson's book Working in the Shadows reveals what working like an immigrant in America is really like.

Feb 3, 2010 / MSNBC

Note to ESPN’s Jemele Hill: Tim Tebow is not Muhammad Ali Note to ESPN’s Jemele Hill: Tim Tebow is not Muhammad Ali

First let me put my cards on the table. I consider Jemele Hill, sports columnist for ESPN.com to be as incisive and interesting as they come. She has been a frequent and fearless g...

Feb 3, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin

Slide Show: Is 2010 the Year of Real Immigration Reform? Slide Show: Is 2010 the Year of Real Immigration Reform?

 

Feb 3, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

The Second Sex at the Super Bowl The Second Sex at the Super Bowl

The Tim Tebow commercial is no departure at all for viewers of the big game.

Feb 2, 2010 / Feature / Jaclyn Friedman

Free Speech for People Free Speech for People

My colleague and friend John Nichols' new post appropriately lauds Rep. Donna Edwards' proposed legislation to redress the damage done by the Supreme Court in its decision in the ...

Feb 2, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

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