Obama for America’s Gallup Pol Obama for America’s Gallup Pol
Nadine Padilla organized for Obama in Native American communities. Now she's passing her skills on to others.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Méndez Berry
The Swine Flu Vaccine Screw-up The Swine Flu Vaccine Screw-up
Thanks to Big Pharma, your child may not get a flu shot as soon as they should.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich
Enrollment Abuse Allegations Plague University of Phoenix Enrollment Abuse Allegations Plague University of Phoenix
Phoenix has allegedly broken the law by tying recruiters' pay to enrollment numbers, creating pressure to sign up unqualified students.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Sharona Coutts
Problems for the Public Option Problems for the Public Option
The final House health reform bill has a public option all right, but not the robust version progressives were hoping for.
Nov 4, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
The Obama Youthquake: One Year Later The Obama Youthquake: One Year Later
One year after young voters and organizers helped propel President Obama to victory, are "Obama's youth" still active?
Nov 4, 2009 / The Nation Video
The Domino Effect The Domino Effect
A group of twentysomethings from San Francisco took an unlikely path to jobs within the Obama administration.
Nov 3, 2009 / Feature / Elizabeth Méndez Berry
Keeping Focus on Fighting Genital Mutilation Keeping Focus on Fighting Genital Mutilation
Is the campaign to fight female genital mutilation meeting new resistance not only in traditional societies but among Western anthropologists?
Nov 3, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Marriage in Maine in Dead Heat Marriage in Maine in Dead Heat
On November 3, Mainers will decide whether to keep a law that made Maine the fifth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Polls predict a nail-biting finish.
Nov 2, 2009 / Feature / Daniel Chandler
Where’s the Birth Control? Where’s the Birth Control?
Another complication in healthcare reform legislation has emerged: so far, it fails to require insurers to cover basic preventive services for women, including contraception.
Oct 30, 2009 / Sharon Lerner
A New Generation Rises at J Street A New Generation Rises at J Street
The new progressive Jewish organization J Street has benefited from the blogosphere's interest. But will exposure turn into political mobilization?
Oct 29, 2009 / Feature / Britt Harwood