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
Nation Conversations: Mustafa Barghouti on the Burgeoning Palestinian Anti-Violence Movement Nation Conversations: Mustafa Barghouti on the Burgeoning Palestinian Anti-Violence Movement
The activist and thinker explains how the unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah could prove to be a pivotal moment for Palestine.
Jun 14, 2011 / The Nation
Slide Show: Five Bills Congress Should Pass This Session Slide Show: Five Bills Congress Should Pass This Session
Reading the headlines, you may think Congress’s primary function is to incubate wrongheaded legislative ideas like Paul Ryan’s Medicare-killing budget proposal or plans…
Jun 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Community College Scholarships for Gay Youth Community College Scholarships for Gay Youth
A new scholarship program in, of all places, Arizona, will offer gay youths whose lives have been ruined by family rejection a chance at post-secondary education.
Jun 13, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy
Imagine you have the ability to reinvent American capitalism: Where would you start? What would you change to make it less destructive and domineering, more focused on what…
Jun 9, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Mark Sorkin and William Greider on Reimagining Capitalism Nation Conversations: Mark Sorkin and William Greider on Reimagining Capitalism
The political and economic system is broken. It's time we step back and rethink how we can make capitalism work for us.
Jun 9, 2011 / The Nation
Slide Show: A Gil Scott-Heron Retrospective Slide Show: A Gil Scott-Heron Retrospective
Gil Scott-Heron was a pioneering poet and musician. His unique musical fusion of jazz, blues, rap, funk, and soul was captivating and his radical political vision was transformativ…
Jun 9, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
WikiLeaks Haiti WikiLeaks Haiti
Leaked documents obtained by WikiLeaks provide an extraordinary glimpse of US maneuvering in Haiti from before the 2004 coup through the devastating 2010 earthquake.
Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation
Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy
A slide show of ways we can mend our broken system.
Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Mark Sorkin and William Greider on Reimagining Capitalism Nation Conversations: Mark Sorkin and William Greider on Reimagining Capitalism
The political and economic system is broken. It's time we step back and rethink how we can make capitalism work for us.
Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation