Rising to the Task of Slowing Down Rising to the Task of Slowing Down
If we are to produce not only our best work, but also our best lives, we need to think hard about developing a different attitude toward time.
Aug 11, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Rubin Con Goes On The Rubin Con Goes On
The corruptions of journalism were on full display when CNN’s Fareed Zakaria turned to Robert Rubin this past Sunday for advice on how to fix the financial crisis.
Aug 11, 2010 / Robert Scheer
On Sunday the Arizona Diamondbacks Come to DC… and They’re Not Alone On Sunday the Arizona Diamondbacks Come to DC… and They’re Not Alone
All summer demonstrations have followed Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks in protest of the state's flurry of anti-immigrant laws. But this Sunday, the D-backs will also...
Aug 11, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Debating Obama: A Forum Debating Obama: A Forum
Responses to Eric Alterman's "Kabuki Democracy," featuring Michael Kazin, Barbara Ehrenreich, Norman Ornstein, Salim Muwakkil, Theda Skocpol and Chris Bowers.
Aug 10, 2010 / The Nation
UN Women Agency Must Confront Wartime Violence UN Women Agency Must Confront Wartime Violence
Anticipating the appointment in the next few weeks of the highest-level United Nations official ever to promote the rights and status of women worldwide, peace advocates are dema...
Aug 10, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
Fostering Lifelong Learning Through Discounts Fostering Lifelong Learning Through Discounts
Of the 17 million college students in the United States, more than half a million of these students are over the age of 50. More and more schools are offering discounts and tuition...
Aug 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault
Mosque Mania Mosque Mania
There is a distinct creepiness to the controversy now raging around a proposed Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan.
Aug 10, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury
Briefing: Betsy Reed on Midterm Elections and the Tea Party Briefing: Betsy Reed on Midterm Elections and the Tea Party
The battle for Congress—otherwise known as the 2010 midterm elections—is underway, and it seems that every bill that comes up for a vote is a campaign issue.
Aug 9, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
What Progressives Did Right to Win Healthcare What Progressives Did Right to Win Healthcare
The progressive campaign to win health reform was several years in the making and based on a well-developed and resourced plan, from which other progressive campaigns can learn.
Aug 9, 2010 / Richard Kirsch
In Honor of Rehiring Isiah Thomas: A ‘Tribute’ to the Muse of Bad Sports, James Dolan In Honor of Rehiring Isiah Thomas: A ‘Tribute’ to the Muse of Bad Sports, James Dolan
James Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks, has absolutely wrecked the team I grew up admiring. It's time for a change.
Aug 9, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin