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Slide Show: Witness to the Egyptian Revolution

Slide Show: Witness to the Egyptian Revolution Slide Show: Witness to the Egyptian Revolution

The first images of Egyptians flooding Cairo’s Tahrir Square this January captivated people around the world, long before anyone knew the protesters would actually topple the…

Aug 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes

Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes

Female athletes are significantly more likely to be portrayed in ways that emphasize their femininity and heterosexuality over their athletic prowess, often with the justification…

Aug 1, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Congratulations to Washington Editor Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s New Host Congratulations to Washington Editor Chris Hayes, MSNBC’s New Host

Hayes will join MSNBC this September as the host of its new weekend show and remain at The Nation as editor-at-large.

Aug 1, 2011 / The Nation

Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don’t Overlap Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don’t Overlap

Sports has a rich tradition of resistance politics. 

Aug 1, 2011 / The Nation

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Jul 31, 2011 / The Nation

Sherry Wolf: Revolution in the Air Sherry Wolf: Revolution in the Air

There is a unique global upheaval underway, with activists borrowing certain protest tactics and creating others to be shared as revolutions around the world create progressive cha...

Jul 29, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation’s Sports Issue

Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation’s Sports Issue Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation’s Sports Issue

From Jackie Robinson and the first integrated sports teams to Pat Tillman and our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sports is woven into the fabric of our nation.

Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation

The Nation Readers Summer Books’ List: Edition Three The Nation Readers Summer Books’ List: Edition Three

Orhan Pamuk, Alexander Theroux, Colm Toibin and much more. Find out what books Nation readers are poring over this summer and let us know what's on your list.

Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories

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.  ...

Jul 28, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero

 There was a time—not too long ago—when black players were not allowed to play on "white" teams.

Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation

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