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Marcy Wheeler: Is the Department of Defense Leak-Proof? Marcy Wheeler: Is the Department of Defense Leak-Proof?

If the information that Bradley Manning allegedly leaked is so sensitive, why has DOD not taken basic security measures to protect their databases?

Apr 12, 2011 / The Nation

A Voice Fighting for the Creative Expression of Palestinian Youth has Been Lost A Voice Fighting for the Creative Expression of Palestinian Youth has Been Lost

Juliano Mer-Khamis, a leading figure in Palestinian for creative nonviolent resistance, was killed last week. In this clip, Mer-Khamis describes the work of the theater he founded ...

Apr 11, 2011 / The Nation

Anand Gopal: How Egyptians Took Over Tahrir Square Anand Gopal: How Egyptians Took Over Tahrir Square

When Egyptians took over their city, they created a new order of cooperation.

Apr 11, 2011 / The Nation

From The Archive: Five Pieces by James Baldwin From The Archive: Five Pieces by James Baldwin

The publication of The Cross of Redemption is an occasion to revisit some of the many fine essays and reviews written for The Nation by Baldwin, who was a member of the magazine's...

Apr 11, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Slide Show: The 10 Worst Members of Congress You’ve Never Heard Of

Slide Show: The 10 Worst Members of Congress You’ve Never Heard Of Slide Show: The 10 Worst Members of Congress You’ve Never Heard Of

Once their votes are cast, many Americans don’t hear from their members of Congress again for the duration of the their term. And since the mainstream media focuses mainly on…

Apr 8, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Watch the National Conference for Media Reform Live Watch the National Conference for Media Reform Live

Follow the livestream for the country's biggest media conference, and catch panels with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Greg Mitchell, Glenn Greenwald, and Amy Goodman.

Apr 8, 2011 / The Nation

Advance America’s Business Advance America’s Business

An interactive map of the states in which Advance America operates.

Apr 7, 2011 / The Nation

John Ikerd: Dwindling Energy Resources Will Put The Economy at Risk

John Ikerd: Dwindling Energy Resources Will Put The Economy at Risk John Ikerd: Dwindling Energy Resources Will Put The Economy at Risk

John Ikerd on how we cannot continue to grow at the rate we've been growing in past.

Apr 6, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011 Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

“The remembrances started almost immediately, as was appropriate. When a giant has fallen there is immense thunder,” wrote Bill Fletcher, Jr., after the passing of the…

Apr 4, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011 Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

A collection of tributes from friends, students and admirers of a man whose outsized impact on American letters will be felt for years to come.

Apr 4, 2011 / The Nation

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