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Michele Bachmann’s McCarthyite Witch Hunt Against Muslims, ‘Sharia Law’ Michele Bachmann’s McCarthyite Witch Hunt Against Muslims, ‘Sharia Law’

Senator McCain slams the Minnesota kook. 

Jul 23, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

This Week: Alexander Cockburn, 1941–2012. PLUS: Six Facts About Colorado’s Gun Laws. This Week: Alexander Cockburn, 1941–2012. PLUS: Six Facts About Colorado’s Gun Laws.

We're deeply saddened by loss of longtime Nation columnist Alexander Cockburn. Plus, Washington reporter George Zornick examines Colorado’s gun laws, Richard Kim breaks down ...

Jul 21, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word

Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word

Alex, who has died at the age of 71, believed to the end in the necessity of information and insight as essential elements of an activism that would begin the world over again.

Jul 21, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping Congress Is Still in the Dark About the Extent of Electronic Snooping

More than a million requests for cell phone records by law enforcement is just the beginning of the surveillance story.

Jul 20, 2012 / Nancy Goldstein

Colorado Shooter Likely Got Guns With Ease

Colorado Shooter Likely Got Guns With Ease Colorado Shooter Likely Got Guns With Ease

Gun-rights groups have progressively weakened gun laws in Colorado and beyond, and the White House appears uninterested in fighting back. 

Jul 20, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

The Low Spark of Well-Heeled Boys The Low Spark of Well-Heeled Boys

Eric on Canada and Jimi Hendrix and Reed on Citizens United and the Press.

Jul 20, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Thank You, Daily Caller, for Red-Baiting Camp Kinderland Thank You, Daily Caller, for Red-Baiting Camp Kinderland

Let me tell about you some of the things we do at camp that Americans for Limited Government would find subversive.

Jul 20, 2012 / Katie Halper

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12)

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.  

Jul 20, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Study Links ‘Racial Resentment’ and Voter ID Support Study Links ‘Racial Resentment’ and Voter ID Support

Race and racism continue to determine your attitudes towards voter ID—and whether you can even get one.

Jul 20, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

‘We Can’t Afford It’: The Big Lie About Medicaid Expansion ‘We Can’t Afford It’: The Big Lie About Medicaid Expansion

Citing deficit woes, at least six Republican governors say they won’t expand Medicaid. But closing tax breaks and loopholes for the wealthy would more than pay for the expans...

Jul 20, 2012 / Blog / Richard Kim

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