The Nation
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The Nation (ISSN 0027-8378) is a U.S. periodical devoted to politics and culture, self-described as "the flagship of the left." [1] The magazine is published weekly, except for the second week in January, and biweekly the third week of July through the second week of September. Founded on July 6, 1865 as a classical liberal publication, it is one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the United States. It is published by the Nation Company, L.P. at 33 Irving Place, New York City. The Nation has bureaus in Budapest, London, and Southern Africa and departments covering ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Two Years After Haiti's Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation
It’s been two years since hell paid Haiti a visit, but for countless women, terror still stalks the ruins. The scars of the January 2010 earthquake are etched on their ...via Google News -
Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally.
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Komen's Ambiguous Apology
It better be sincere. If Komen thinks it can replace its base with anti-choice activists, it will dwindle and die. -
How the GOP Is Resegregating the South
Republicans are using the redistricting process to undermine minority voting power and ensure their party's dominance. -
A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act
It is hard to read Remedy and Reaction , Paul Starr’s remarkable chronicle of the hundred-year effort to legislate universal health insurance in the United States, without ... -
Dump 'Citizens United'!
On December 30 the Montana Supreme Court delivered a New Year’s gift to the nation, upholding a century-old ban on corporate expenditures in state elections. The decision ... -
The GOP's Blatant Racism
In the British original of The Office the main protagonist, David Brent (US reincarnation: Michael Scott), wistfully recalls a tender moment during his favorite war film, The ... -
How Online Learning Companies Bought America's Schools
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The Progressive Honor Roll of 2011
What a difference a year makes! Last year The Nation ’s Honor Roll recognized courageous, if often lonely, battlers against an austerity agenda, an ascendant Tea Party and a ... -
Regarding Christopher
Christopher Hitchens, my colleague for twenty years, was clever, hilarious, generous to his friends, combative, prodigiously energetic and fantastically productive. He could ...via Jay Rosen



