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Elena Kagan Is Not Gay

Elena Kagan Is Not Gay Elena Kagan Is Not Gay

Andrew Sullivan thinks Elena Kagan should be grilled about her sex life. What a bad idea.

May 10, 2010 / Richard Kim

Student Writing Contest

Student Writing Contest Student Writing Contest

We're looking for original, thoughtful, provocative student voices to answer this question: How has your education been compromised by budget cuts and tuition hikes?

May 10, 2010 / The Nation

Interview: Disposable Soldiers

Interview: Disposable Soldiers Interview: Disposable Soldiers

BBC & PRI's "The World" interviews reporter Joshua Kors about the deliberate misdiagnosis of returning veterans. 

May 10, 2010 / Press Room

Will Kagan Take Up Stevens’s Fight for Checks on Executive Power?

Will Kagan Take Up Stevens’s Fight for Checks on Executive Power? Will Kagan Take Up Stevens’s Fight for Checks on Executive Power?

The Solicitor General is a (very) "safe" pick, but observers raise doubts about whether she is committed to putting the brakes on the imperial presidency.

May 10, 2010 / John Nichols

Diamondbacks Owner Ken Kendrick Continues to Support SB 1070 Diamondbacks Owner Ken Kendrick Continues to Support SB 1070

On May 20th Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick will a private fundraiser inside his owners box at Chase Field for SB 1070 supporter State Senator Jonathan Paton. While Kendric...

May 10, 2010 / Dave Zirin

Interview: “Disposable Soldiers” Interview: “Disposable Soldiers”

BBC/PRI's "The World" interviews reporter Joshua Kors about his ongoing series on the deliberate misdiagnosis of injured returning veterans. 

May 8, 2010 / Press Room

When Wall Street Trades Move Too Fast To Avoid Crashing the Economy, Regulators Should Slow Things Down When Wall Street Trades Move Too Fast To Avoid Crashing the Economy, Regulators Should Slow Things Down

Thursday's almost 1,000-point collapse in the Dow may have resulted from a mistake. But the mistake was almost certainly made possible—and dramatically more threatening&mdash...

May 8, 2010 / John Nichols

Los Angeles Law Shows US Trending Toward Drug Liberalization Los Angeles Law Shows US Trending Toward Drug Liberalization

The progressive trend towards comprehensive drug law reform continues. 

May 7, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Gender Equity Bubble Goes Pop!

The Gender Equity Bubble Goes Pop! The Gender Equity Bubble Goes Pop!

Mothers are wonders. But they might prefer not to be giving quite so much—in fact, research suggests they're at the breaking point.

May 7, 2010 / Sharon Lerner

Los Suns Slam Arizona Law Los Suns Slam Arizona Law

The Nation's sports correspondent, Dave Zirin, appears on Democracy Now! giving a history lesson of protest and sports and the recent news of "Los Suns" protesting Arizon...

May 6, 2010 / Democracy Now!

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