Slide Show: 7 Ways Obama’s State of the Union Can Save His Presidency Slide Show: 7 Ways Obama’s State of the Union Can Save His Presidency
When President Obama makes his annual State of the Union Address Tuesday evening to a nation deeply riven by social and ideological divides, he will likely emphasize an economic pl…
Jan 24, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Slide Show: Tunisia in Revolt Slide Show: Tunisia in Revolt
Since December 17, Tunisia has been in turmoil as thousands have taken to the streets to protest unemployment, high food prices, corruption and repression. The uprising began when…
Jan 21, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Slide Show: Defending ‘Roe v. Wade’ in 2011 Slide Show: Defending ‘Roe v. Wade’ in 2011
On January 22nd, 1973, 38 years ago this week, the Supreme Court handed down the landmark Roe vs. Wade case, establishing a woman’s right to seek an abortion under the Consti…
Jan 21, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Truth About College Choice The Truth About College Choice
Campus Progress is working to highlight some disturbing practices at for-profit colleges.
Jan 20, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
James Howard Kunstler: Peak Oil and Our Financial Decline James Howard Kunstler: Peak Oil and Our Financial Decline
James Howard Kunstler discusses how finance and energy are running neck and neck to fuel the end of advanced industrial civilization.
Jan 20, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Nicole Foss: We Need Freedom of Action To Confront Peak Oil Nicole Foss: We Need Freedom of Action To Confront Peak Oil
In the third video in the series “Peak Oil and a Changing Climate,” Nicole Foss explains how energy relates to the economy and what our impending energy crisis will loo...
Jan 19, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Nation Conversations: Carne Ross on Diplomacy and WikiLeaks Nation Conversations: Carne Ross on Diplomacy and WikiLeaks
The former British diplomat recounts his own whistleblowing and the benefits and dangers of the WikiLeaks dipomatic cables dump.
Jan 19, 2011 / The Nation
Slide Show: 18 Disturbing Things We Wouldn’t Know Without WikiLeaks Slide Show: 18 Disturbing Things We Wouldn’t Know Without WikiLeaks
“Nearly fifty days have passed since the WikiLeaks document release in late November, this one centering on US diplomatic cables and quickly dubbed ‘Cablegate,’&r…
Jan 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Slide Show: The Top 14 Student Activism Stories of The Year Slide Show: The Top 14 Student Activism Stories of The Year
A core mission of StudentNation is to highlight the frequent but often overlooked instances of student and youth engagement with critical political, economic and cultural questions. This round-up below offers an incomplete but illustrative survey of the scope and breadth of student activism nationwide.
Jan 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Wendell Potter on the Health Insurance Industry’s Lock on Congress Nation Conversations: Wendell Potter on the Health Insurance Industry’s Lock on Congress
As Republicans gear up to challenge Obama's healthcare reform legislation, former insurance executive Potter explains how the move to repeal is a smokescreen for the health insuran...
Jan 14, 2011 / The Nation