Comedienne Katie Halper, who joined The Nation‘s cruise this year, knows eleven ways to spot a Nation cruise from a nautical mile away.
Comedienne Katie Halper, who joined The Nation‘s cruise this year, knows eleven ways to spot a Nation cruise from a nautical mile away. Tip-off number one: Howard Dean represents the right wing.Image courtesy of Christopher Renner.
Robert Scheer represents the mainstream. Image courtesy of Cristopher Renner
You not only like FDR but voted for him.
You sing Spanish Civil War songs/”The Internationale” in the cruise ship’s night club.Image courtesy of Justin Krebbs
You offer unsolicited advice to speakers on how they can offer better (“more authoritative”) presentations.Image courtesy of David Bittner
You would rather spend your time in a dark room listening to debates over health care than enjoy the sun and sea. Image courtesy of David Bittner
You proposition Calvin Trillin using the language of love–poetry. (One woman in the audience told him, “Trillin, I’m willin.”) Image courtesy of David Bittner
Yiddish is the official second language. Photo courtesy of Angus McDiarmid on Flickr under Creative Commons.
There’s an affirmative action policy for young people. Image courtesy of Anna Sussman
If Katrina vanden Heuvel jumped ship you would follow her into the sea–if it meant you had a chance to talk and spend time with her. Image courtesy of Andrea Thompson Bevernitz
You challenge the stereotype of liberal elitism by going on a cruise where you attend exclusive talks and visit private islands. Would you like to join The Nation’s contributors, editors, and friends on a cruise to Bermuda in September 2010? Find out more about getting on board the ms Veendam here. Image courtesy of Andrea Thompson Bevernitz
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The NationTwitterFounded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, from the debut of the telegraph to the rise of Twitter, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice in American journalism.