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Should Rush Limbaugh Get Artistic License? Should Rush Limbaugh Get Artistic License?

Frank Bruni responds to novelist Paul Theroux’s worries about language police.

Mar 13, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan

African-American Vote in GOP Race Falls Below Measurable Levels African-American Vote in GOP Race Falls Below Measurable Levels

African-Americans make up 37 percent of all Mississippians. In today's primary, they could count for less than 1 percent of the vote.

Mar 13, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Revolution on the Radio

Revolution on the Radio Revolution on the Radio

Community radio stations were key to spreading the message of the Occupy movement.

Mar 12, 2012 / Zoë Carpenter

March Madness and the ‘Civil Rights Movement for Our Times’ March Madness and the ‘Civil Rights Movement for Our Times’

The NCAA exploits its athletes. Who can fight back?

Mar 12, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Why Bill Maher Is Wrong About Rush Limbaugh Why Bill Maher Is Wrong About Rush Limbaugh

In defending Limbaugh, Maher tried to rob Americans of a fundamental instrument of power—voting with our pocketbooks. 

Mar 12, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue

Will the Courts Protect Voting Rights? Will the Courts Protect Voting Rights?

A pair of rulings suggest there is some hope, but not too much, that courts will prevent disenfranchisement.

Mar 12, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

What the Limbaugh Ad Boycott Could Mean for Rush What the Limbaugh Ad Boycott Could Mean for Rush

Not to mention the rest of right-wing talk radio. 

Mar 11, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan

This Week: Celebrating Women. PLUS: A New Community Editor! This Week: Celebrating Women. PLUS: A New Community Editor!

 This week, we commemorate International Women’s Day. Plus, The Nation’s first-ever community editor, and we launch The Nation En Español.

Mar 10, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

We Take Care of Right-Wing Nonsense about Bruce… We Take Care of Right-Wing Nonsense about Bruce…

Eric Alterman talks the blues and Cold War literature and Reed Richardson assesses our politics through Bruce Springsteen.

Mar 8, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Los Espías de la Policía de Nueva York Los Espías de la Policía de Nueva York

Fuera de Washington hay bastante la indignación, particularmente en los campus universitarios y en las comunidades afectadas, en donde las revelaciones de espionaje cayeron como un...

Mar 8, 2012 / En español / The Editors

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