Nation Conversations: Rose Ann DeMoro on Demanding a Decent Standard of Living For All Americans Nation Conversations: Rose Ann DeMoro on Demanding a Decent Standard of Living For All Americans
Rose Ann DeMoro discusses the Mainstreet Contract for America, a new activist movement inspired by nurses but extending to everyone.
Jun 21, 2011 / The Nation
The Attack on the Middle Class (and the Plan to Fight Back) The Attack on the Middle Class (and the Plan to Fight Back)
The Nation's Ari Melber joins a panel of progressive advocates to encourage Americans to reunite and rebuild our country through demanding what we have always wanted—good job...
Jun 20, 2011 / The Nation
Van Jones at Netroots Nation: ‘Don’t Mess With Our Values’ Van Jones at Netroots Nation: ‘Don’t Mess With Our Values’
In a fiery keynote address at the Netroots Nation 2011 convention in Minneapolis, Van Jones called for a renewed progressive movement that is unafraid to assert its values. ...
Jun 20, 2011 / The Nation
Jillian C. York: Using ‘National Security’ Concerns to Hide Internet Censorship Jillian C. York: Using ‘National Security’ Concerns to Hide Internet Censorship
At the 2011 Personal Democracy Forum, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Jillian C. York discusses WikiLeaks and the censorship of expression on the Internet.
Jun 17, 2011 / The Nation
Reimagining Capitalism: Nation Readers Respond Reimagining Capitalism: Nation Readers Respond
Nation readers offer fresh and creative ideas on how to reimagine capitalism.
Jun 17, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dana Goldstein on the Future of Higher Education Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dana Goldstein on the Future of Higher Education
Our colleges and universities have never been truly open to everyone. But against the backdrop of a worsening high school drop-out rate and rising student debt burdens for those wh...
Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation
Live Streaming: Netroots Nation 2011 Live Streaming: Netroots Nation 2011
Watch Nation writers and editors live from the 2011 Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation
How Birthright Israel Works its Magic How Birthright Israel Works its Magic
Birthright, the American Zionist organization that sends young diaspora Jews on free vacations to the Holy Land, relies on an overload of information and fun in the sun to accompli...
Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation
How Would You Reimagine Capitalism? How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?
If you had the ability to reinvent American capitalism, where would you start?
Jun 15, 2011 / The Nation
Dan Sinker: How the Fake Rahm Emanuel Twitter Account Is Influencing the Next Generation of Satire Dan Sinker: How the Fake Rahm Emanuel Twitter Account Is Influencing the Next Generation of Satire
The man behind the @MayorEmanuel Twitter account talks about writing a real-time novel with tweets and how social media networks are ushering in a new generation of satire.
Jun 14, 2011 / The Nation