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Is This the Next Indiana Senator? Is This the Next Indiana Senator?

The Nation picks the top six candidates most likely to succeed Indiana's Sen. Evan Bayh.

Feb 17, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Slide Show: The Faces of the Media-Lobbying Complex Slide Show: The Faces of the Media-Lobbying Complex

A visual aid to recognize the talking heads of cable news that are leading double lives as paid lobbyists for corporations.

Feb 11, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Slide Show: You Know You’re on a Nation Cruise When… Slide Show: You Know You’re on a Nation Cruise When…

Comedienne Katie Halper, who joined The Nation's cruise this year, knows eleven ways to spot a Nation cruise from a nautical mile away.

Feb 8, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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

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

Slide Show: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim Slide Show: Blackwater’s Youngest Victim

The Nation presents images of the aftermath of the Nisour Square massacre, and the father who is trying to hold Blackwater accountable for his son's death.

Jan 28, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Slideshow: Highs and Lows of Obama at One Slideshow: Highs and Lows of Obama at One

Selections from Nation readers' and Nation contributors' views on Obama's first year and beyond.

Jan 27, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Tell The Nation: Obama at One Tell The Nation: Obama at One

We asked our readers to submit their own high and low points of President Obama's first year.

Jan 27, 2010 / Feature / The Nation

Ten Things You Can Do to Improve Your Healthcare Ten Things You Can Do to Improve Your Healthcare

Here are some ways to cut costs and improve outcomes no matter what happens to healthcare reform in Washington.

Jan 14, 2010 / The Nation

Journalist: Newspaper Articles Too Long, Boring Journalist: Newspaper Articles Too Long, Boring

Shorter Michael Kinsley: Newspaper articles are too long. And don't blame the net. His new, punchy Atlantic essay tackles several odd conventions that still rule print journalis...

Jan 5, 2010 / The Nation

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