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Mitt Romney Faces Hostility at Values Voter Summit Mitt Romney Faces Hostility at Values Voter Summit

The former social moderate is trying to win over the religious right. But he is being dragged into a feud with extremist pastors. 

Oct 8, 2011 / Ben Adler

Video: Dave Zirin Talks Hank Williams Jr., ESPN’s Troubled Politics Video: Dave Zirin Talks Hank Williams Jr., ESPN’s Troubled Politics

Nation sports columnist Dave Zirin takes on the controversy surrounding Williams's comments in a spirited debate on ESPN yesterday.

Oct 7, 2011 / Press Room

99 and a Half Just Won’t Do… 99 and a Half Just Won’t Do…

 Alterman pitches big-ticket holiday items and reads the mail, Reed covers the coverage on Occupy Wall Street. 

Oct 7, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Will Anna Politkovskaya’s Killer Finally Face Justice? Will Anna Politkovskaya’s Killer Finally Face Justice?

Five years after the death of the Russian journalist, police have arrested a central figure in the murder. But will the investigation get to the bottom of all the uncomfortable tru...

Oct 7, 2011 / Adam Federman

Militarism as a Family Value Militarism as a Family Value

At the Value Voters Summit in Washington, Republicans claim we cannot safely trim Defense spending. 

Oct 7, 2011 / Ben Adler

Free Speech, the Pro-Israel Lobby, and the Case of the ‘Irvine 11’ Free Speech, the Pro-Israel Lobby, and the Case of the ‘Irvine 11’

The “Irvine 11” are fast becoming First Amendment poster children. A closer look at the long history of several external organizations’ interest in their case, ho...

Oct 6, 2011 / StudentNation / Uzma Kolsy

The Legacy of Anita Hill, Then and Now

The Legacy of Anita Hill, Then and Now The Legacy of Anita Hill, Then and Now

Her Senate testimony made her into a feminist icon, but her new book underscores her enduring career as a professor and writer.

Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams

A Thank-You Note to Anita Hill A Thank-You Note to Anita Hill

Because you spoke out twenty years ago, women no longer shrug off sexual harassment—we press charges.

Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Black Women Still in Defense of Ourselves Black Women Still in Defense of Ourselves

Sexual harassment had been a common experience of black women’s work life since they arrived in America, and it was black women plaintiffs who first comprehended that sexual ...

Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

How Anita Hill Changed the World How Anita Hill Changed the World

From SlutWalks to class action lawsuits to ordinary women feeling empowered to speak out against sexual harassment—that’s change we can believe in.
 

Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Katha Pollitt

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