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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 / 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 / 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 / The Editors

Andrew Breitbart, Derrick Bell and the Attack on Black Intellectuals Andrew Breitbart, Derrick Bell and the Attack on Black Intellectuals

Some political operatives are seeking to drive wedges between us by literally telling white America that Black intellectuals want them dead.

Mar 8, 2012 / Maya Wiley

From Nation Interns: The Week’s Top Stories (3/7/12) From Nation Interns: The Week’s Top Stories (3/7/12)

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

Mar 8, 2012 / The Nation

On International Women’s Day, House Republicans Hold Anti-Choice Hearing On International Women’s Day, House Republicans Hold Anti-Choice Hearing

Republicans in Congress are debating a bill that would make it harder for young women to access abortion services. 

Mar 8, 2012 / George Zornick

Dave Zirin: Peyton Manning and Hypocrisy in American Sports Dave Zirin: Peyton Manning and Hypocrisy in American Sports

What does the release of Peyton Manning reveal about the business of sports in America?

Mar 7, 2012 / Press Room

Can Anyone Rein in the NYPD’s Spies?

Can Anyone Rein in the NYPD’s Spies? Can Anyone Rein in the NYPD’s Spies?

Outrage over the surveillance of Muslim communities must be channeled into pressure to investigate—and end—the federally funded program.

Mar 7, 2012 / The Editors

Why Obama’s Healthcare Law Is Constitutional

Why Obama’s Healthcare Law Is Constitutional Why Obama’s Healthcare Law Is Constitutional

The individual mandate is not a threat to fundamental liberties.

Mar 7, 2012 / David Cole

The Genius of Cecile Richards

The Genius of Cecile Richards The Genius of Cecile Richards

How, exactly, did she turn a relentless right-wing assault into a source of renewed political power for Planned Parenthood?

Mar 7, 2012 / Feature / Elizabeth Mitchell

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