Penn Democrats Register 1,300 New Voters Penn Democrats Register 1,300 New Voters
Numbers show promise for voter turnout on campuses in Nov. 2 midterm election.
Oct 18, 2010 / StudentNation / Victor Gamez
The Campaign Trail: A Break From Politics The Campaign Trail: A Break From Politics
Canvassing the slums of Philadelphia gave one student an unexpected opportunity to climb down from the ivory tower and see the real impact of government policy for himself.
Oct 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Mike Madoff
Nobody Told Me There’d Be Days Like This… Nobody Told Me There’d Be Days Like This…
American culture from Saul Bellows to Janeane Garofalo to NPR.
Oct 14, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
On Loving Queer Kids On Loving Queer Kids
When faced with something so painful as gay teen suicide, it's easy to scapegoat child bullies. It's hard to create a world that wants queer youth to live and thrive.
Oct 14, 2010 / Editorial / Richard Kim
Publish or Perish Publish or Perish
The military may not be winning the Afghan War, but it is winning the Afghan publishing wars at home, with a striking percentage of books on the war Pentagon-influenced or simply P...
Oct 14, 2010 / Nick Turse
Conversation: Greg Mitchell on Politics and Media Manipulation Conversation: Greg Mitchell on Politics and Media Manipulation
The Nation's Media Fix blogger Greg Mitchell takes us back to the origins of media campaigning with Upton Sinclair's 1934 bid for California governor.
Oct 13, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
Brett Favre Beware: The NFL Is Thinking Pink Brett Favre Beware: The NFL Is Thinking Pink
Brett Favre is facing suspension for sending lewd photos to a team employee. The NFL won't look kindly at the future Hall of Famer for his actions because they have their eyes on t...
Oct 13, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Homophobia Shouldn’t be the Norm in America Homophobia Shouldn’t be the Norm in America
The Nation's Richard Kim speaks with the hosts of Democracy Now! about the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, America's culture of homophobia and how politicians continue to fan the f...
Oct 13, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Judge Issues Injunction Effectively Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Judge Issues Injunction Effectively Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The Log Cabin Republicans triumph in a lawsuit that could end DADT—unless the Obama administration appeals the ruling.
Oct 13, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Homophobia Shouldn’t be the Norm in America Homophobia Shouldn’t be the Norm in America
The Nation's Richard Kim speaks with the hosts of Democracy Now! about the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, America's culture of homophobia and how politicians continue to fan the fla...
Oct 13, 2010 / Video / Democracy Now!