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10 Things I Hate About You and the implications of Massachusetts.

Jan 21, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions

What to do about the decision by U.S. Supreme Court to -- in the words of Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold -- "(ignore) important principles of judicial restraint and respect f...

Jan 21, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Covering Haiti: When the Media Is the Disaster Covering Haiti: When the Media Is the Disaster

It's time to banish the word "looting" from the media vocabulary in times of disaster.

Jan 21, 2010 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit

The Love We Lost The Love We Lost

Like the terrorist, the sex offender is a new category of human being.

Jan 21, 2010 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski

The Haiti Haters The Haiti Haters

In this moment of death and destruction, we should not turn away.

Jan 21, 2010 / Editorial / Amy Wilentz

Free Nazia Quazi Free Nazia Quazi

How far have women come if a country like Canada permits a father to imprison his daughter in the cage of Saudi laws?

Jan 21, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Alice’s Wonderlands: On Alice Guy Blaché Alice’s Wonderlands: On Alice Guy Blaché

The first decade of filmmaking belonged to one woman alone: Alice Guy Blaché.

Jan 21, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl

Resistance is Coming to the Vancouver Olympics Resistance is Coming to the Vancouver Olympics

I am far from home here in Vancouver to learn more about the coming Winter Olympic Games in February. 

Jan 21, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

VideoNation: Tony Kushner on LGBT Rights and Obama’s Agenda VideoNation: Tony Kushner on LGBT Rights and Obama’s Agenda

Leading gay rights activist Tony Kushner explains why Obama's first year signals a bright future for LGBT issues.

Jan 20, 2010 / Video / The Nation Video

What Coakley’s Defeat Means for Healthcare Reform What Coakley’s Defeat Means for Healthcare Reform

Healthcare is in jeopardy, but it's not dead--especially if Democrats drag their feet on swearing in Brown.

Jan 20, 2010 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein

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