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The Fight for Marriage Equality Continues The Fight for Marriage Equality Continues

President Obama may be the first president to endorse same-sex marriage, but we still have a long way to go before the Defense of Marriage Act and statewide bans are repealed.

May 10, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

John Nichols: Scott Walker Is the ‘Face of Austerity’ John Nichols: Scott Walker Is the ‘Face of Austerity’

On the eve of the Democratic primary, John Nichols weighs in on Republican Governor Scott Walker's recall election campaign.

May 8, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Junior Seau and the NFL’s Concussion Epidemic Junior Seau and the NFL’s Concussion Epidemic

How could former NFL star Junior Seau not have one publicly diagnosed concussion in his twenty-year career?

May 7, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

What Can We Do About Poverty? What Can We Do About Poverty?

What does it mean to be poor in the United States?

May 4, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP Is Disenfranchising Americans to Prevent ‘Voter Fraud’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP Is Disenfranchising Americans to Prevent ‘Voter Fraud’

Why the problem is not voter fraud, but a lack of voters.

Apr 25, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death

Mexican immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas was surrounded and brutally beaten by more than a dozen border patrol officials.

Apr 24, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Supreme Court to Consider Arizona’s Immigration Law Supreme Court to Consider Arizona’s Immigration Law

Does Arizona’s immigration law go too far?

Apr 23, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The Deepwater Horizon Spill, Two Years Later The Deepwater Horizon Spill, Two Years Later

Could this be the last time Big Oil has to pay for its mistakes? 

Apr 23, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO] US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO]

The deaths of eight people along the US-Mexican border in two years raises questions about the US Border Patrol’s excessive use of force.

Apr 20, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June? Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June?

There is a “huge fear” among Republicans that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker could be indicted before facing a recall election in June.

Apr 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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