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Time to Stop Making Nice to the Military Time to Stop Making Nice to the Military

President Obama's go-slow approach to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" discrimination in the military has left repeal on life support in a lame-duck session of Congress.

Nov 11, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Inside the Millbank Tower Riots

Inside the Millbank Tower Riots Inside the Millbank Tower Riots

"This is scary but not as scary as what's happening to our future."

Nov 11, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny

The Money & Media Election Complex

The Money & Media Election Complex The Money & Media Election Complex

Unchecked by campaign finance regulation, unchallenged by a journalism sufficient to expose abuses, a nearly unbeatable force opposed progressives in 2010.

Nov 10, 2010 / Feature / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney

America’s Knowledge Deficit America’s Knowledge Deficit

We have increasingly substituted opinion and prejudice for science and reason.

Nov 10, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin R. Barber

What We Learned From WikiLeaks

What We Learned From WikiLeaks What We Learned From WikiLeaks

Perhaps, once the United States recovers its moral bearings, it will be ready to recognize the bravery of Bradley Manning and Julian Assange.

Nov 10, 2010 / Feature / Jonathan Schell

George W. Bush: Torturer-in-Chief

George W. Bush: Torturer-in-Chief George W. Bush: Torturer-in-Chief

Bush has now publicly admitted to signing off on the CIA's torture tactics. That seals the case against him.

Nov 10, 2010 / Editorial / David Cole

Antichoicers on the March

Antichoicers on the March Antichoicers on the March

Conservatives don't really want to get rid of abortion rights? This next Congress, we might just find out.

Nov 10, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Math Error Skews ‘Nation’ Ad Numbers In Monday’s ‘New York Times’ Profile Math Error Skews ‘Nation’ Ad Numbers In Monday’s ‘New York Times’ Profile

The profile of The Nation in this week's New York Times was a great read, but they botched our ad numbers: not only has The Nation's advertising not gone down more than any other m...

Nov 10, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Seminars at Sea: Jeremy Scahill on How Obama is Expanding Bush’s Wars Seminars at Sea: Jeremy Scahill on How Obama is Expanding Bush’s Wars

According to Scahill, foreign policy isn't that different today from what it was during the Bush years—if anything, Obama has increased secrecy around issues like torture...

Nov 10, 2010 / Video / The Nation

Whose Future? Our Future. Whose Future? Our Future.

The Think 2040 project wants to know your policy priorities so our generation can start shaping the agenda for the coming decades.

Nov 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

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