Society

Melissa Harris-Perry on the Demonization of Public Services Melissa Harris-Perry on the Demonization of Public Services

Republicans have created popular anxiety about public services by linking them with highly stigmatized members of our society.

Apr 6, 2011 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

Brazil at a Crossroads for LGBT Rights Brazil at a Crossroads for LGBT Rights

As Brazil's economy surges, hate crimes against gay, lesbian and transgender people surge as well.

Apr 5, 2011 / Erica Hellerstein

Is Medicare Next on the GOP’s Hit List? Is Medicare Next on the GOP’s Hit List?

If Democrats engage with Republicans on their absurd proposition to cut Medicare, then we will have a real problem.

Apr 5, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Is Medicare Next on the GOP’s Hit List? Is Medicare Next on the GOP’s Hit List?

If Democrats engage with Republicans on their absurd proposition to cut Medicare, then we will have a real problem.

Apr 5, 2011 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

Washington’s ‘Beat Sweetener’ Media Culture Washington’s ‘Beat Sweetener’ Media Culture

The recent coverage of new Obama campaign manager Jim Messina illustrates how top Washington sources curry favor with the powerful sources they cover.

Apr 5, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman

IU Community Joins NYC Seminar IU Community Joins NYC Seminar

Students in Indiana gathered to tune into a national teach-in holding corporations, banks and political parties responsible for the economic situation facing America today.

Apr 5, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

National Teach-In Inspires a Fight Against ‘Corporatocracy’

National Teach-In Inspires a Fight Against ‘Corporatocracy’ National Teach-In Inspires a Fight Against ‘Corporatocracy’

Students gathered at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to participate in a national teach-in hosted by Frances Fox Piven and Cornel West.

Apr 5, 2011 / StudentNation / Robert Reynolds

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011 Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

Apr 4, 2011 / Lived History / The Nation

Honoring Manning Honoring Manning

Manning meant for his students to bridge the gap between the seminar room and the street, between theory and practice, between big ideas and the brutal realities of our present w...

Apr 4, 2011 / Lived History / Timothy Patrick McCarthy

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011 Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011

A collection of tributes from friends, students and admirers of a man whose outsized impact on American letters will be felt for years to come.

Apr 4, 2011 / Lived History / The Nation

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