Politics

Republican Campaign Commercials Misquote Obama Republican Campaign Commercials Misquote Obama

Romney and Perry have put out television ads that take President Obama wildly out of context.

Nov 23, 2011 / Blog / Ben Adler

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 / Nation in the News / 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

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 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

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 / Blog / Dave Zirin

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 / Blog / John Nichols

The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate

There were some surprising bright spots in the GOP foreign policy forum. 

Nov 23, 2011 / Blog / Ben Adler

Melissa Harris-Perry: Colorado Personhood Amendment ‘Goes Too Far’ Melissa Harris-Perry: Colorado Personhood Amendment ‘Goes Too Far’

Two weeks after Mississippi's infamous  "personhood" amendment was soundly defeated, anti-abortion activists have revived the legislation in Virginia and Colora...

Nov 22, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The Democratic Promise of Occupy Wall Street

The Democratic Promise of Occupy Wall Street The Democratic Promise of Occupy Wall Street

Will it last? Skeptics are entitled to their doubts, but I'm confident that, as with the Populist movement of a century ago, OWS will bring lasting change

Nov 22, 2011 / Books & the Arts / William Greider

Noted. Noted.

George Zornick on the exposed anti-OWS memo, Ari Berman on Werner Herzog’s death penalty film, Max Strasser on Egypt’s Mubarak-era debt

Nov 22, 2011 / Editorial / Various Contributors

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