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Katrina vanden Heuvel: ‘No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal’ for the Supercommittee Katrina vanden Heuvel: ‘No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal’ for the Supercommittee

How bad will the supercommittee’s failure be for America?

Nov 23, 2011 / Press Room

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Nov 23, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Total Power Is No Power for Spain’s People’s Party

Total Power Is No Power for Spain’s People’s Party Total Power Is No Power for Spain’s People’s Party

Mariano Rajoy’s right-wing party crushed the socialists, but Spain’s fate depends more on bond traders and central bankers than its cabinet.

Nov 23, 2011 / Andy Robinson

Greg Palast: Creating a Progressive America Greg Palast: Creating a Progressive America

How can public revolts safeguard democracy in times of crisis?

Nov 23, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains

Can a beautiful image also accurately capture a moment in time? Can a documentary photograph also be an object of thoughtful reflection?

Nov 23, 2011 / Francis Reynolds

Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains

Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains Warring Impulses: Photography’s Documentary and Artistic Strains

Can a beautiful image also accurately capture a moment in time? Can a documentary photograph also be an object of thoughtful reflection?

Nov 23, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Francis Reynolds

Pepper Spray as a Food Product, It’s Mm-Mm Good! Pepper Spray as a Food Product, It’s Mm-Mm Good!

Coming to school cafeterias near you, courtesy of Fox News.

Nov 23, 2011 / Mr. Fish

Two Scandals, One Connection: The FBI link between Penn State and UC Davis Two Scandals, One Connection: The FBI link between Penn State and UC Davis

Penn State’s former President Graham Spanier and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, are well known to each other as partners with the FBI in the undermining of academic freedo...

Nov 23, 2011 / Dave Zirin

From the Archive: Three Pieces by Dwight Macdonald From the Archive: Three Pieces by Dwight Macdonald

Three pieces from The Nation's archives offering brisk and incisive critiques of the magazines Time, Fortune and Life.

Nov 23, 2011 / The Nation

Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor

The former House Speaker wants to fire school janitors who make $28,000 a year.

Nov 23, 2011 / John Nichols

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