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Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love

Whitney's death reminds us of a music industry that does not take care of its own.

Feb 13, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

When Will the Justice Department Get Serious About Murdoch? When Will the Justice Department Get Serious About Murdoch?

What did the Murdochs know and when did they know it?

Feb 13, 2012 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan

Cory Booker and Chris Christie: Teachers Should Live in Downtown Newark Cory Booker and Chris Christie: Teachers Should Live in Downtown Newark

Politicians and developers try to lure 200 teachers to live in a struggling Newark neighborhood. Will it improve the quality of education?

Feb 10, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein

This Week: A Beginning in Mortgage Settlement. PLUS: Lessons From Planned Parenthood This Week: A Beginning in Mortgage Settlement. PLUS: Lessons From Planned Parenthood

This week, DC reporter George Zornick details the good, the bad and the ugly in the mortgage settlement. Ilyse Hogue takes on former Komen vice president Karen Handle. And a look t...

Feb 10, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pro-Choice and Catholic Groups Praise Compromise on Contraceptive Access

Pro-Choice and Catholic Groups Praise Compromise on Contraceptive Access Pro-Choice and Catholic Groups Praise Compromise on Contraceptive Access

Does the US Conference of Catholic Bishops care more about playing politics than serving Catholics?

Feb 10, 2012 / Blog / Emily Douglas

From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/9) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/9)

Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Feb 9, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

John Sifton: Why Do Drones Disturb Us?

John Sifton: Why Do Drones Disturb Us? John Sifton: Why Do Drones Disturb Us?

What makes drones so frightening to us now, when they have actually been around for decades?

Feb 9, 2012 / Audio / The Nation

The Protocols of the Elders of Sheldon The Protocols of the Elders of Sheldon

In light of a Pew Research Center survey on public engagement with the presidential campaign, Reed looks at how biased the media has become.

Feb 9, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Feel the Lin-sanity: Why Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Cultural Curio Feel the Lin-sanity: Why Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Cultural Curio

Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is the first Asian-American in the NBA. He’s also a lot more.

Feb 9, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory

The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory

Forcing the Komen reversal was huge—but it was a campaign born of outrage, not ambitious vision.

Feb 8, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors

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