Congress Wants to Cut Food Stamps to Fund School Lunches Congress Wants to Cut Food Stamps to Fund School Lunches
Anti-hunger activists explain why cutting food stamps is going to hurt kids.
Oct 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette
Red Guns, Blue Crime Red Guns, Blue Crime
A new report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns debunks the idea that more guns lead to less crime.
Oct 3, 2010 / Ari Berman
Why Do Liberal Attacks on the Tea Party Echo Attacks on Liberals? Why Do Liberal Attacks on the Tea Party Echo Attacks on Liberals?
Two of the Tea Party’s most recognizable leaders huddled to assess their progress and parry criticism in an unusual conversation in Manhattan this weekend.
Oct 2, 2010 / Ari Melber
Students and Teachers Rally Around Ethnic Studies Students and Teachers Rally Around Ethnic Studies
A house bill was passed in Arizona last spring banning ethnic studies classes like African American history and Chicano studies. This week, students and teachers across the country...
Oct 1, 2010 / Braden Goyette
Conversation: Eric Foner on Obama and Lincoln’s Legacy Conversation: Eric Foner on Obama and Lincoln’s Legacy
What can Obama learn from Abraham Lincoln about governing a divided nation, and what can we learn from Lincoln's example about guiding a president to more progressive policies?
Oct 1, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Jeremy Scahill Gets a Shoutout on the Colbert Report Jeremy Scahill Gets a Shoutout on the Colbert Report
Despite what McCain thinks, the US military doesn't always do things according to official policy. Stephen Colbert knows that, and so does Jeremy Scahill.
Oct 1, 2010 / Press Room
Jeremy Scahill Gets a Shoutout on the Colbert Report Jeremy Scahill Gets a Shoutout on the Colbert Report
Despite what McCain thinks, the US military doesn't always do things according to official policy. Stephen Colbert knows that, and so does Jeremy Scahill.
Sep 30, 2010 / Press Room
Year of the Conservative Woman? Betsy Reed Debates the GOP’s Princella Smith Year of the Conservative Woman? Betsy Reed Debates the GOP’s Princella Smith
With more men than women supporting Sarah Palin, who really benefits from the GOP's 'Year of The Conservative Woman'?
Sep 30, 2010 / Democracy Now!
Just Say Yes to Prop 19 Just Say Yes to Prop 19
California's Proposition 19 would make it legal for adults to possess marijuana for personal use. Passing it would signal a major victory in the war against the "war on drugs....
Sep 30, 2010 / The Editors
A Few Facts About Farmworkers A Few Facts About Farmworkers
Poor farmers, stupid Americans and lying politicians.
Sep 30, 2010 / Eric Alterman