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Wanted: One GOP Vote for Unemployment Benefits Wanted: One GOP Vote for Unemployment Benefits

Failure to extend unemployment benefits is a problem created by both the GOP and the democratic Congress, Laura Flanders and Tim Carney explain on The Ed Show, guest hosted by Ch...

Jul 1, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Walter Mosley: Gesturing Towards Redemption Walter Mosley: Gesturing Towards Redemption

"Redemption is looking at ourselves, asking what we can do better instead of blaming our leaders," says Walter Mosley, author and Nation contributor. "We can't l...

Jul 1, 2010 / Nation in the News / The Nation on Grit TV

Esther Kaplan: New Evidence for Hikers Detained by Iran Esther Kaplan: New Evidence for Hikers Detained by Iran

Esther Kaplan, Editor of the Nation Institute's Investigative Fund, argues that investigative journalism has played a vital role in unearthing just how and where the three Americ...

Jun 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / The Nation on Grit TV

Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment

Guest-hosting The Ed Show, Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes examines the GOP's farcical cross-examination of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Jun 29, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Dean Baker: Financial Reform or Lack Thereof? Dean Baker: Financial Reform or Lack Thereof?

Dean Baker, co-director of the Center on Economic Policy Research, says that though Obama's financial reforms may ultimately result in greater transparency in the way banks and...

Jun 28, 2010 / Nation in the News / The Nation on Grit TV

A Star-Studded Panel Discusses Obama’s Management A Star-Studded Panel Discusses Obama’s Management

Obama needs to win the deficit vs. investment battle in order to stop joblessness from leaving deep scars in our country, Katrina vanden Heuvel tells Fareed Zakaria.

Jun 28, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Chris Hayes Guest-Hosting “The Ed Show” This Week Chris Hayes Guest-Hosting “The Ed Show” This Week

The Nation's D.C. Editor guest-hosts MSNBC's The Ed Show starting tonight at 6PM. 

Jun 28, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught

With conservatives increasingly shaping educational policies in states such as Arizona and Texas, The Nation's Melissa Harris-Lacewell wonders whether progressives are in danger ...

Jun 25, 2010 / Nation in the News / The Nation on Grit TV

Government Hasn’t Learned From Blackwater Mistakes Government Hasn’t Learned From Blackwater Mistakes

The private defense operation formerly known as Blackwater—now called Xe—has cleaned up its act about as much as BP has cleaned up the Gulf, says Jeremy Scahill.

Jun 25, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Nation Editor on CNN This Sunday Nation Editor on CNN This Sunday

Katrina vanden Heuvel joins Eliot Spitzer, Arianna Huffington and Ross Douthat on Fareed Zakaria GPS. 

Jun 25, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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