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Should Cam Newton Win the Heisman? Damn Straight, He Should! Should Cam Newton Win the Heisman? Damn Straight, He Should!

Pity the sports columnist who reaches for sanctimony in the Gomorrah of college football. Two voters for the 2010 Heisman Trophy, the sport's top award, have announced that they wo...

Dec 7, 2010 / Dave Zirin

With Jailed Minister, DREAM Act Hunger Strike Nears Critical 30-Day Stage

With Jailed Minister, DREAM Act Hunger Strike Nears Critical 30-Day Stage With Jailed Minister, DREAM Act Hunger Strike Nears Critical 30-Day Stage

The Congressional Budget Office reports that the DREAM Act would reduce the deficit by $1.4 billion over the next decade. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has given it ...

Dec 7, 2010 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers

Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy

Thirty years after the singer's death, The Nation's Jon Wiener asks: how did John Lennon make the transition from pop icon to political figure?

Dec 6, 2010 / Press Room

Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy

Thirty years after the singer's death, The Nation's Jon Wiener asks: how did John Lennon make the transition from pop icon to political figure?

Dec 6, 2010 / CNN

Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism

Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. ...

Dec 3, 2010 / Press Room

Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism

Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. Me...

Dec 3, 2010 / GRITtv

Conversation: Ari Berman and Karen Finney on WikiLeaks and the Lame Duck Session Conversation: Ari Berman and Karen Finney on WikiLeaks and the Lame Duck Session

The Democrats were trying to get the focus back on the parts of their agenda that could actually get through the lame duck Senate this week—that is, until the latest Wiki...

Dec 3, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

On WikiLeaks and Government Secrecy On WikiLeaks and Government Secrecy

Reflecting on the controversy over the publication of classified cables, a former Foreign Service officer calls for a more open diplomacy.

Dec 3, 2010 / Jordan Stancil

Uprooting the Bedouins of Israel Uprooting the Bedouins of Israel

Christian evangelicals are donating saplings to make the Israeli desert bloom—but they're doing it on land now being seized from Bedouins.

Dec 2, 2010 / Neve Gordon

The Breakdown: Will States Lead on Single-Payer Healthcare Reform?

The Breakdown: Will States Lead on Single-Payer Healthcare Reform? The Breakdown: Will States Lead on Single-Payer Healthcare Reform?

The Washington Post's Ezra Klein joins Chris Hayes to discuss whether a new bipartisan proposal in the Senate could pave the way for states to adopt single-payer healthcare systems...

Dec 2, 2010 / Chris Hayes

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