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Chris Hayes Guest-Hosting “The Ed Show” This Week Chris Hayes Guest-Hosting “The Ed Show” This Week

The Nation's D.C. Editor guest-hosts MSNBC's The Ed Show starting tonight at 6PM. 

Jun 28, 2010 / Press Room

Jailed US Hikers: “We Never Walked Into Iran” Jailed US Hikers: “We Never Walked Into Iran”

“We never walked into Iran,” the three American hikers who have been detained in Iran since July 2009 say during a televised interview last month.

Jun 28, 2010 / iReport

Supreme Irrationality: Republicans Attack Elena Kagan for Taking Same Positions as Goldwater and Reagan Supreme Irrationality: Republicans Attack Elena Kagan for Taking Same Positions as Goldwater and Reagan

An “opposition in search of a rationale" goes after Supreme Court nominee for her youthful opposition to the draft and no-questions-asked militarism. The problem is...

Jun 28, 2010 / John Nichols

Knocking Kagan’s Experience, GOP Attack May Backfire

Knocking Kagan’s Experience, GOP Attack May Backfire Knocking Kagan’s Experience, GOP Attack May Backfire

As the GOP criticizes Kagan for failing to hold a job they prevented her from taking, why won't Obama address the hypocrisy—or the sexist math confronting female judicial nom...

Jun 27, 2010 / Ari Melber

Putting Tears Aside: Celebrating Ghana’s Victory Putting Tears Aside: Celebrating Ghana’s Victory

Yes, as Landon Donovan said, "soccer is a cruel game." But in the aftermath of Ghana's 2-1 victory, we should also appreciate what it means to the country and the co...

Jun 26, 2010 / Dave Zirin

The Future of Education Reform The Future of Education Reform

NYU senior scholar Deborah Meier speaks with Pedro Noguera, guest editor of The Nation's special education issue, about the challenges facing the country's education system.

Jun 25, 2010 / The Nation

Joe the Gusher Exposes Cracks in the Right Joe the Gusher Exposes Cracks in the Right

The response to the BP disaster is a rare instance in which populist outrage and simple logic are allied—and for some on the right this is deeply confusing.

Jun 25, 2010 / Leslie Savan

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

On John Mellencamp and the week in politics and media.

Jun 25, 2010 / Eric Alterman

You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught

With conservatives increasingly shaping educational policies in states such as Arizona and Texas, The Nation's Melissa Harris-Lacewell wonders whether progressives are in danger ...

Jun 25, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught

With conservatives increasingly shaping educational policies in states such as Arizona and Texas, The Nation's Melissa Harris-Lacewell wonders whether progressives are in danger of...

Jun 25, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

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