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Kids These Days Are Not Interested in Vegetarianism Kids These Days Are Not Interested in Vegetarianism

Thought vegetariansim was a young hipster trend? You are very wrong.

Jul 27, 2012 / Cord Jefferson

Apparently, the ‘Real Racists’ Are… Anti-Racists? Apparently, the ‘Real Racists’ Are… Anti-Racists?

 The conservative push against people who notice racism.

Jul 27, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie

Ilyse Hogue: Romney, Still Out of Touch, Fumbles London Ilyse Hogue: Romney, Still Out of Touch, Fumbles London

The presumed GOP candidate’s offense-slinging stumble through London this week lends irony to his false claims about Obama apologizing for America. It seems America will...

Jul 27, 2012 / Press Room

Cover Me Cover Me

Eric on some classic Jazz, Reed on a glimpse into the 1%.

Jul 27, 2012 / Eric Alterman

Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics

Outside the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, thousands of activists took to the White House to call for an end to the laws that drive the epidemic.

Jul 27, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/25/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/25/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Jul 27, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

The ‘Wazzock’ Mitt Romney Is Wrong About the London Olympics, and This Is Unfortunate The ‘Wazzock’ Mitt Romney Is Wrong About the London Olympics, and This Is Unfortunate

Mitt Romney thinks the UK is under-prepared for the Olympics? Wrong.They’re overprepared.

Jul 27, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Romney’s UK Laugh Fest: ‘Another Dubya?’ Romney’s UK Laugh Fest: ‘Another Dubya?’

“Worse than Sarah Palin,” say the Brits. “Mitt the Twit.”

Jul 27, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Ghosts of Munich 1972 and the Birth of the Modern Olympics

The Ghosts of Munich 1972 and the Birth of the Modern Olympics The Ghosts of Munich 1972 and the Birth of the Modern Olympics

The security mania and spending orgy of our present-day Olympics were truly born that tragic September, forty years ago. 

Jul 27, 2012 / Paul Hockenos

The Pot Making the Prisoners Black The Pot Making the Prisoners Black

Rational marijuana policy isn’t about getting to smoke joints. It’s about civil rights.

Jul 27, 2012 / Cord Jefferson

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