Society

Death on Your Doorstep Death on Your Doorstep

What Sebastian Junger and Restrepo won't tell you about war.

Jul 13, 2010 / Nick Turse

All-Star Speak Out: Baseball Players Pledge to Boycott Arizona All Star Game All-Star Speak Out: Baseball Players Pledge to Boycott Arizona All Star Game

Several Major League Baseball All Stars will boycott the 2011 All-Star game if it takes place in Arizona. It's time for Commissioner Bud Selig to wake up.

Jul 13, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Vanden Heuvel on Guns, Jobs and Arizona Vanden Heuvel on Guns, Jobs and Arizona

Guest-host Both Sides Now, Katrina vanden Heuvel takes on former Bush/Cheney aide Mary Matalin about gun control and why she would take "porno economics" over the Repub...

Jul 12, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Vanden Heuvel on Guns, Jobs and Arizona Vanden Heuvel on Guns, Jobs and Arizona

Guest-host Both Sides Now, Katrina vanden Heuvel takes on former Bush/Cheney aide Mary Matalin about gun control and why she would take "porno economics" over the Republi...

Jul 12, 2010 / Audio / Both Sides Now

Help Protect Incarcerated Queer Youth Help Protect Incarcerated Queer Youth

Tell your state legislators that the horrific violence against queer youth in prison must be addressed.

Jul 12, 2010 / Blog / Rosamund Hunter

A World Cup Final in the Shadows of History A World Cup Final in the Shadows of History

Many South Africans were cheering for the Netherlands in yesterday's World Cup final—some embracing a connection to Dutch forbears, others to the Netherlands' solidarity in t...

Jul 12, 2010 / Aaron Ross

This Week At TheNation.com: Reflections on Lebron, plus two new videos and an event in New York This Week At TheNation.com: Reflections on Lebron, plus two new videos and an event in New York

Reflections on Lebron. Plus: See me in New York on Tuesday.   

Jul 10, 2010 / Audio / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama and DOMA: Will the President Do the Right Thing?

Obama and DOMA: Will the President Do the Right Thing? Obama and DOMA: Will the President Do the Right Thing?

A court ruling rejects the Defense of Marriage Act as an affront to the Constitution. Now the question is whether the president and his justice department will defend a bad law.

Jul 9, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Numerous white hands holding the American flag, with the American flag as a background

What Is Patriotism? Nation Readers Respond What Is Patriotism? Nation Readers Respond

For this year's Fourth of July, we asked Nation readers what "patriotism" means to them and how progressives can express love for one's country while forthrightly combati...

Jul 9, 2010 / The Nation

The Breakdown: Do Presidential Speeches Matter?

The Breakdown: Do Presidential Speeches Matter? The Breakdown: Do Presidential Speeches Matter?

Ever since his breakthrough keynote at the 2004 DNC, Barack Obama has been defined by his oratory skills. But has his rhetoric really advanced his policy goals? On this week's edit...

Jul 9, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes

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