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Ghosting History Ghosting History

Heidi Durrow traces a young girl's harrowing plunge into racial identity.

Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

Esther Kaplan: New Evidence for Hikers Detained by Iran Esther Kaplan: New Evidence for Hikers Detained by Iran

Esther Kaplan, Editor of the Nation Institute's Investigative Fund, argues that investigative journalism has played a vital role in unearthing just how and where the three Americ...

Jun 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / The Nation on Grit TV

Esther Kaplan: New Evidence for Hikers Detained by Iran Esther Kaplan: New Evidence for Hikers Detained by Iran

Esther Kaplan, Editor of the Nation Institute's Investigative Fund, argues that investigative journalism has played a vital role in unearthing just how and where the three American...

Jun 30, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Elena Kagan Embraces Jefferson’s Original Intent

Elena Kagan Embraces Jefferson’s Original Intent Elena Kagan Embraces Jefferson’s Original Intent

In her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee imagines an evolving Constitution—as did Thurgood Marshall, and Thomas Jefferson.

Jun 29, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Nation Conversations: Jeff Blum on the Battle for Healthcare Nation Conversations: Jeff Blum on the Battle for Healthcare

USAction's Jeff Blum argues that progressives need to embrace Obama's healthcare reform as a major victory for the social justice movement: "We actually established a new r...

Jun 29, 2010 / Audio / The Nation

What Is Patriotism?

What Is Patriotism? What Is Patriotism?

The Nation asks our readers: What do you value in the traditions of your country? Tell us what patriotism means to you.

Jun 29, 2010 / The Nation

Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment

Guest-hosting The Ed Show, Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes examines the GOP's farcical cross-examination of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Jun 29, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment Judges Are Called Judges Because They Use Their Judgment

Guest-hosting The Ed Show, Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes examines the GOP's farcical cross-examination of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Jun 29, 2010 / Video / The Ed Show

Time to Retire Chief Justice Roberts’s Umpire Analogy Time to Retire Chief Justice Roberts’s Umpire Analogy

As Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan prepares for her confirmation hearings this week, it's an appropriate time to revisit—and retire—the famous "justice a...

Jun 29, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why I Root for Argentina Why I Root for Argentina

No sporting event on earth is more tangled up in politics than the World Cup—so we ought to support a team that epitomizes “the beautiful game” in addition to sta...

Jun 28, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

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