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What Have We Done to Democracy? What Have We Done to Democracy?

What's next in a world where democracy has been so hollowed out, so emptied of meaning?

Sep 28, 2009 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

Iron City in the Shadow of G-20 Iron City in the Shadow of G-20

G-20 protesters and Pittsburgh locals take a stand against the summit and the corporate globalization they feel it supports.

Sep 28, 2009 / The Nation Video

How Did ACORN Become a Target? How Did ACORN Become a Target?

Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill say that this witch-hunt against ACORN 'isn't really about upholding the law.'

Sep 28, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Can the US-Iran Talks Succeed? Can the US-Iran Talks Succeed?

The US-Iran talks start Thursday in Geneva and, while a lot of other countries will be there too -- the UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany are all part of the so-called P5 + 1...

Sep 28, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss

There Is Much to Do: An Interview With Hugo Chavez There Is Much to Do: An Interview With Hugo Chavez

Hugo Chávez talks about his relationship with Barack Obama, the Honduran crisis, plans to extend the Pentagon's presence in Colombia, and domestic successes and challenges.

Sep 28, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin

William Safire: Conservative Critic of Media Monopoly William Safire: Conservative Critic of Media Monopoly

Bill Safire and I disagreed on more issues than we agreed. It's like that with former Nixon speechwriters and Nation scribes. But Safire, the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Tim...

Sep 28, 2009 / John Nichols

A Compass for Fair Food A Compass for Fair Food

Over the years, The Nation and I have closely tracked the heroic work of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) as they have fought to protect agriculture workers in the fields o...

Sep 27, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

CO2 Is Green CO2 Is Green

An article in yesterday's Washington Post exposed the coal and oil industry interests behind recent national TV ads arguing against climate change legislation. The ads tout the b...

Sep 27, 2009 / Peter Rothberg

The Wisdom of the Public The Wisdom of the Public

It's been a rough week for those of us who believe that only a tiny minority of Americans hold ludicrous and outrageous views. As this distressing survey by Public Policy Polling ...

Sep 25, 2009 / Eyal Press

OOPS! The ACORN Ban Could Snag Lockheed & Catholic Charities OOPS! The ACORN Ban Could Snag Lockheed & Catholic Charities

  Continuing the GOP's attack on the poor people's organizing group ACORN, the House and Senate -- by wide margins -- have voted to bar ACORN from receiving federal funding...

Sep 25, 2009 / Laura Flanders

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