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The Nation Student Writing Contest

The Nation Student Writing Contest The Nation Student Writing Contest

Win $1,000 and get published in The Nation! The Deadline has been extended to midnight on July 5th!

May 9, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Greg Mitchell: How WikiLeaks Fuels the Traditional Media’s Headlines Greg Mitchell: How WikiLeaks Fuels the Traditional Media’s Headlines

Do newspapers, news programs, magazines and all the other old media need WikiLeaks?

May 6, 2011 / The Nation

Tony Kushner Denied CUNY Honor: His Letter to the Trustees Tony Kushner Denied CUNY Honor: His Letter to the Trustees

Tony Kushner's full letter to the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York—plus, how you can take action on Kushner's behalf.

May 6, 2011 / The Nation

4 Under 40 Making a Difference for Social Justice 4 Under 40 Making a Difference for Social Justice

Grinnell College announces the first winners of the Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize.

May 5, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs

Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs Nation Readers’ Top Ten Protest Songs

An incomplete list in random order.

May 4, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Grace Lee Boggs on the Moment for Revolution Nation Conversations: Grace Lee Boggs on the Moment for Revolution

The legendary activist says that a revolutionary transformation of our society is not only possible, but necessary.

May 4, 2011 / The Nation

Slide Show: Iraqi Kurdistan’s Democratic Challenge

Slide Show: Iraqi Kurdistan’s Democratic Challenge Slide Show: Iraqi Kurdistan’s Democratic Challenge

The protests sweeping the Middle East have motivated thousands of Kurds from all walks of life to demonstrate in cities across Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region in northern Ira…

May 4, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’?

Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’? Slide Show: What Will Osama bin Laden’s Death Mean for the ‘War on Terror’?

On Sunday, May 1, President Barack Obama delivered an address to the nation announcing the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. Obama’s call to Americans to remember that…

May 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Video: President Obama’s Remarks on Osama bin Laden’s Killing Video: President Obama’s Remarks on Osama bin Laden’s Killing

President Barack Obama delivered a national address on Sunday, May 1 to explain the operation that led to Osama bin Laden's killing.

May 2, 2011 / The Nation

Osama bin Laden Dead: The Nation’s Coverage Osama bin Laden Dead: The Nation’s Coverage

Find links to all of The Nation's coverage of the killing Osama bin Laden, and what it means for the war on terror, here.

May 2, 2011 / The Nation

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