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Sarah Wildman: Pioneering Magazine ‘+972’ Challenges the Status Quo

Sarah Wildman: Pioneering Magazine ‘+972’ Challenges the Status Quo Sarah Wildman: Pioneering Magazine ‘+972’ Challenges the Status Quo

What makes +972 such a unique magazine with an extraordinary ability to shake up conventional ideas about Israel and Palestine?

Feb 23, 2012 / Audio / The Nation

From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/22) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/22)

Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Feb 23, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Denied a Seat at Issa’s Hearing, Georgetown Student Has Her Day on the Hill Denied a Seat at Issa’s Hearing, Georgetown Student Has Her Day on the Hill

Democrats held a hearing on Capitol Hill today to hear about women that have been denied contraceptive access by a religious institution.

Feb 23, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

The Majority-Majority Future The Majority-Majority Future

The definition of “white” will grow and expand as the country diversifies.

Feb 23, 2012 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘Retro-Culture Wars’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s ‘Retro-Culture Wars’

Why is the Republican party resorting to hypocritical attempts to dictate American values?

Feb 23, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The GOP’s Long War Against Women and Sex

The GOP’s Long War Against Women and Sex The GOP’s Long War Against Women and Sex

Why are we still surprised by Foster Friess, Darrell Issa and Rick Santorum's misogyny?

Feb 22, 2012 / Jessica Valenti

Rethinking the War on Drugs Rethinking the War on Drugs

Is the war on drugs worth it?

Feb 21, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Why the Media Love the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks Why the Media Love the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks

As Occupy heads into the spring, the movement’s initial honeymoon phase is coming to a close.

Feb 21, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit

The Conservative War on Women’s Sexuality

The Conservative War on Women’s Sexuality The Conservative War on Women’s Sexuality

Recent commentary demonstrates why Rick Santorum’s backward sexual politics are so appealing to Republicans.

Feb 21, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Jeremy Lin and ESPN’s ‘Accidental’ Racism

Jeremy Lin and ESPN’s ‘Accidental’ Racism Jeremy Lin and ESPN’s ‘Accidental’ Racism

The sports world has no anti-racist mental apparatus for how to talk about an Asian-American player.

Feb 19, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

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