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Totalitarian Rightists Put Orwellian Spin on Honduras Coup Totalitarian Rightists Put Orwellian Spin on Honduras Coup

To hear Rush Limbaugh and the tribunes of the totalitarian right tell it, everything is going swimmingly in Honduras. Yes, the military invaded the home of Honduran President Man...

Jul 2, 2009 / John Nichols

Oswald Villard, the NAACP and The Nation Oswald Villard, the NAACP and The Nation

In 1909, when the founders of the NAACP needed help organizing their new civil rights group, they reached out to Oswald Garrison Villard, The Nation's future editor and owner.

Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Flint Kellogg

Washington: Even More Corrupt Than You Thought! Washington: Even More Corrupt Than You Thought!

The corrupting influence of monied interests is so established by now, such a dog-bites-man story that it can be hard to find novel and compelling ways to retell it. But luckily f...

Jul 2, 2009 / Chris Hayes

Susan B. Anthony: The Good Fanatic Susan B. Anthony: The Good Fanatic

She was a fanatic but "a good fanatic" in the fight for women's freedom.

Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Freda Kirchwey

Alex Sanchez Denied Bail Alex Sanchez Denied Bail

A federal magistrate denied Alex Sanchez bail in his gang conspiracy trial, but the prosecution entered a surprisingly "weak" case, according to defense counsel.

Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden

How Bold Is Barack? How Bold Is Barack?

Notwithstanding comparisons to FDR, BHO has proffered far less audacious proposals than we were led to expect.

Jul 1, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Mirror Man Mirror Man

Michael Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers to the pursuit of whatever Mad Hatter fancy seized him--including his made-to-order kids.

Jul 1, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Triangles Triangles

The latest political sex scandal isn't a scandal at all but a circumstance as old and common as time.

Jul 1, 2009 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Noted. Noted.

The Nation and the NAACP; democracy derailed in Honduras; Sotomayor and Ricci

Jul 1, 2009 / The Editors

Shades of Green Shades of Green

Washington and Beijing should launch an efficiency revolution, the quickest path to large emissions cuts.

Jul 1, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard

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