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Youth in Action: Carmen Berkley, the United States Student Association Youth in Action: Carmen Berkley, the United States Student Association

You voted, now what? First, identify what issue burns you in your belly, Berkley suggests.

Feb 17, 2009 / Third-Party Article / Suemedha Sood

Anatomy of a Stimulus Smear Anatomy of a Stimulus Smear

Keith Olbermann explores how Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and other right wingers managed to spread outright lies about the stimulus.

Feb 13, 2009 / Video / Countdown

Your Valentine, Made in Prison Your Valentine, Made in Prison

This Valentine's Day you might want to steer clear of Victoria's Secret, unless you like your lingerie made by prisoners.

Feb 12, 2009 / Feature / Beth Schwartzapfel

CEOs Attempt to ‘Rebrand’ Bonuses CEOs Attempt to ‘Rebrand’ Bonuses

They just don't get it. The Nation's Chris Hayes discusses the refusal of Wall Street CEOs to let their unearned bonuses go.

Feb 12, 2009 / Video / Countdown

Save the News, Not the Newspaper Save the News, Not the Newspaper

The newspaper industry is falling off a cliff and with it may go much of our civil discourse.

Feb 12, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Eight Is Enough Eight Is Enough

With the birth of Nadya Suleman's octuplets, we confront the virtues of motherhood, the ethics of fertility clinics and the myths we still concoct about childless women's worth.

Feb 12, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Barney Frank: ‘Cut the Military Budget’ Barney Frank: ‘Cut the Military Budget’

In a 2009 Nation editorial the Congressman passionately called for money for healthcare, not warfare. 

Feb 12, 2009 / Editorial / Barney Frank

States of Mind: The Idea of Iran States of Mind: The Idea of Iran

Thirty years after the Islamic revolution, Iran teeters on the brink of a different kind of revolt. Four books shed light on an ancient nation's many incarnations.

Feb 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Negar Azimi

Back Talk: Adam Frank Back Talk: Adam Frank

A conversation with astrophysicist Adam Frank about science, religion and manifestations of the sacred in the physical world.

Feb 11, 2009 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood

A-Rod to Unravel Stories of Steroid Use A-Rod to Unravel Stories of Steroid Use

The Nation's Dave Zirin points out that when it comes to Major League Baseball and steroid use players are not the only ones who are wrong.

Feb 11, 2009 / Video / MSNBC

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