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Resisting Reforms: On Diane Ravitch Resisting Reforms: On Diane Ravitch

In The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Diane Ravitch has found a new métier as a critic of neo-capitalist school reform.

Aug 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Featherstone

Nation Readers’ Top Ten Videos

Nation Readers’ Top Ten Videos Nation Readers’ Top Ten Videos

Last week we did an informal poll of Nation writers and editors asking them to pick one YouTube video which they thought deserved a wider viewing. Check out some of the interesting...

Aug 12, 2010 / The Nation

Gay Marriage Back On in California; Country Yawns

Gay Marriage Back On in California; Country Yawns Gay Marriage Back On in California; Country Yawns

Gay rights advocates will worry about Justice Kennedy's vote, and Democratic strategists will fret about collateral damage in November--but in the grand scheme of things, the battl...

Aug 12, 2010 / The Notion / Richard Kim

Obama, The Right and Race

Obama, The Right and Race Obama, The Right and Race

Missing from Alterman's historical analysis is the Republicans' canny exploitation of racial resentment.

Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Salim Muwakkil

Obama’s Healthcare Achievements

Obama’s Healthcare Achievements Obama’s Healthcare Achievements

Let's give the president credit for pushing through the most far-reaching and economically redistributive social legislation since the New Deal.

Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Theda Skocpol

Ground Zero for Free Speech

Ground Zero for Free Speech Ground Zero for Free Speech

The proposed cultural center in lower Manhattan has become the latest target of the right's all-out attack on the First Amendment.

Aug 12, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Afternoon Delight Afternoon Delight

On Charlie Rangel, the world's worst songs and right-wing hypocrisy.

Aug 12, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman

WikiLeaks and War Crimes

WikiLeaks and War Crimes WikiLeaks and War Crimes

There was a brief moment when it seemed the evidence of civilian killings, military cover ups and widespread lack of accountability contained in the WikiLeaks documents would spark...

Aug 12, 2010 / Editorial / Jeremy Scahill

What Anti-Obamacare Lawsuits Are Really About What Anti-Obamacare Lawsuits Are Really About

The attorneys general in Florida and Virginia who are attacking America's uninsured ought to think about who really benefits from the politicization of well-being.

Aug 12, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century); Ch-ch-ch-changes: Artists Talk about Teaching; Curating and the Educational Turn

Aug 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

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