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Eyal Press: What Makes a Rebel?

Eyal Press: What Makes a Rebel? Eyal Press: What Makes a Rebel?

Confronting hard truths about conformity and resistance.

Feb 28, 2012 / The Nation

Sarah Wildman: Pioneering Magazine ‘+972’ Challenges the Status Quo

Sarah Wildman: Pioneering Magazine ‘+972’ Challenges the Status Quo Sarah Wildman: Pioneering Magazine ‘+972’ Challenges the Status Quo

What makes +972 such a unique magazine with an extraordinary ability to shake up conventional ideas about Israel and Palestine?

Feb 23, 2012 / The Nation

From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/22) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/22)

Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Feb 23, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Student Activists Occupy Novartis Student Activists Occupy Novartis

Activists in New York City, Boston and Washington, DC take over Novartis offices warning that pharma giant Novartis’ lawsuit in India could deny lifesaving medicines to milli...

Feb 22, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’ Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’

Why is United States in an especially precarious position when it comes to energy?

Feb 22, 2012 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/16) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/16)

Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Feb 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen

Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: Militant Blowback in Yemen

What role and responsibility does the United States have for the situation in Yemen?

Feb 16, 2012 / The Nation

Is US Counterterrorism Fueling Islamist Militants in Yemen?

Is US Counterterrorism Fueling Islamist Militants in Yemen? Is US Counterterrorism Fueling Islamist Militants in Yemen?

A propaganda video from the Al Qaeda-linked militant group Ansar Al Sharia shows fighters overrunning a security position in the city of Zinjibar, Yemen. Militants captured the pro…

Feb 15, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Slide Show: Wisconsin’s Uprising, One Year Later

Slide Show: Wisconsin’s Uprising, One Year Later Slide Show: Wisconsin’s Uprising, One Year Later

When Governor Walker announced his proposal to strip public employees of most collective bargaining rights on February 11, 2011—little over a month after taking office—…

Feb 14, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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Feb 14, 2012 / The Nation

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