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Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Nov 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Mike Konczal: What Can We Do About Inequality in America?

Nation Conversations: Mike Konczal: What Can We Do About Inequality in America? Nation Conversations: Mike Konczal: What Can We Do About Inequality in America?

With a prejudicial tax code and a decrease in financial regulations, it's a good time to be a CEO.

Nov 17, 2011 / The Nation

INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education

INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education

Check out the state-level reforms to online and charter schools and online coursework passed in the past two years.

Nov 17, 2011 / The Nation

Students for a New American Politics Endorses Murphy & Griego for Congress Students for a New American Politics Endorses Murphy & Griego for Congress

The nation’s largest student-run political action committee just announced its first Congressional endorsements of the volatile upcoming election cycle.

Nov 17, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Slide Show: Nine Cities of Occupied America

Slide Show: Nine Cities of Occupied America Slide Show: Nine Cities of Occupied America

Last month, The Nation reported on nine cities in which the Occupy Wall Street movement had really taken hold. As the weeks have worn on, many cities have faced a crackdown from lo…

Nov 11, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/11) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/11)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Nov 11, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Harvard Joins the Occupy Movement Harvard Joins the Occupy Movement

On November 9, hundreds of Harvard students put down tents to begin an occupation of Harvard Yard.

Nov 10, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Melissa Harris-Perry: Why Was Penn State’s Abuse Scandal Covered Up? Melissa Harris-Perry: Why Was Penn State’s Abuse Scandal Covered Up?

Institutions like Penn State need to protect the communities that they are a part of.

Nov 10, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban?

Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban? Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban?

American politicians try not to talk about it, but it's been apparent to the Pakistani security complex for some time: the Afghan Taliban cannot be militarily defeated.

Nov 10, 2011 / The Nation

Jim Hightower: Creating a Progressive America

Jim Hightower: Creating a Progressive America Jim Hightower: Creating a Progressive America

What is the state of progressive movements in America today?

Nov 9, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

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