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Diplomacy Is ‘Key’ for Resolving the Crisis in Ukraine

Diplomacy Is ‘Key’ for Resolving the Crisis in Ukraine Diplomacy Is ‘Key’ for Resolving the Crisis in Ukraine

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel calls for an end to sabre-rattling over Ukraine in an appearance on CNN’s Amanpour. 

Mar 5, 2014 / Press Room

Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment

Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment

Tufts University declines to divest and students respond.

Mar 5, 2014 / StudentNation / Ben Weilerstein, Devyn Powell, and StudentNation

DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link

DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link

Barrett Brown’s attorneys warned that the charges against their client had chilling implications for free speech rights.

Mar 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

How Economic Inequality Kills

How Economic Inequality Kills How Economic Inequality Kills

Göran Therborn's Killing Fields of Inequality forces us to reassess the social order around us and its appalling human costs. 

Mar 5, 2014 / Kathleen Geier

David Jolly’s Clients Won Earmarks From His Old Bosses, Bill Young

David Jolly’s Clients Won Earmarks From His Old Bosses, Bill Young David Jolly’s Clients Won Earmarks From His Old Bosses, Bill Young

Some of Jolly's clients won millions of dollars worth of contracts from Young after Jolly left a staff position with the representative to take up lobbying. 

Mar 5, 2014 / Lee Fang

Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy

Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy

The White House’s “2014 Trade Policy Agenda” rehashes failed ideas that harm rather than help economic renewal.

Mar 5, 2014 / John Nichols

Time for a Populist Revival!

Time for a Populist Revival! Time for a Populist Revival!

This old American democratic tradition already has deep support at the grassroots.

Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / Jim Hightower

Has Marine Le Pen Already Won the Battle for the Soul of France?

Has Marine Le Pen Already Won the Battle for the Soul of France? Has Marine Le Pen Already Won the Battle for the Soul of France?

The National Front leader has cleverly rebranded her father’s party, cloaking its far-right agenda with liberal rhetoric.

Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / Cécile Alduy

Can Germany Reform American Labor Relations?

Can Germany Reform American Labor Relations? Can Germany Reform American Labor Relations?

German corporations are far more respectful of worker rights—and may have more influence on future US developments than our politicians realize.

Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / William Greider

The Right Loses It Over Russia—Again

The Right Loses It Over Russia—Again The Right Loses It Over Russia—Again

Conservative hysteria over Putin’s aggression in 2014 is eerily reminiscent of right-wing reaction to a previous Crimean adventure, at the dawn of the Cold War.

Mar 5, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

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