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Fighting Foreclosure in South Africa Fighting Foreclosure in South Africa

The fight against foreclosures is not simply an American issue; it is a global issue. South African activists recount their experiences in this ongoing Tell The Nation series.

Apr 7, 2009 / Feature / The Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign

The Pope’s Position on Birth Control The Pope’s Position on Birth Control

The founder of Planned Parenthood has a few words for the Pope on birth control.

Apr 7, 2009 / Feature / Margaret Sanger

The UN vs. Israel: The Gaza Fallout The UN vs. Israel: The Gaza Fallout

A UN investigation of Israel's attacks on Gaza may put the US in the middle of a tense dispute between the international body and Israel.

Apr 7, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

The Rise of the New Student Left The Rise of the New Student Left

Bob Dylan probably had no idea how much the times really were a' changin'.

Apr 7, 2009 / Feature / Jack Newfield

No Soul in Beatlesville No Soul in Beatlesville

The Nation's critic fails to catch Beatlemania.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Alan Rinzler

Leo Frank and Bigotry in the South Leo Frank and Bigotry in the South

A Jewish man in Georgia is jailed and lynched for a crime everyone knows he didn't commit.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Charles P. Sweeney

Global Crime Wave? Global Crime Wave?

In this global economic meltdown, with fifty million people potentially losing their jobs by the end of this year, one beneficiary will likely by crime syndicates.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

What Cuba’s Rebels Want What Cuba’s Rebels Want

Fidel Castro says his country is in desperate shape and can only be rescued by a revolutionary government.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Fidel Castro

The House of Morgan The House of Morgan

Sixty years before Leona Helmsley, J.P. Morgan says that only the little people have to pay taxes.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Paul Y. Anderson

The Ordeal of Alger Hiss The Ordeal of Alger Hiss

Alger Hiss may have been the defendant, but a whole generation was put on trial--and convicted.

Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Robert Bendiner

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