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Stephen F. Cohen went on CNN to talk about the opportunity Putin is giving the USA.
Sep 16, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen
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You can do everything “right” in America, but if you’re black, racism will always pose a threat to your life.
Sep 16, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
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How to Disarm During a Civil War How to Disarm During a Civil War
If and when an inspection and disarmament commission is set up for Syria, can the UN mount a credible and effective mission?
Sep 16, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
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But the rest of the world knows that the United States has been checkmated.
Sep 16, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
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Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart
Thoughts for the second anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.
Sep 16, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit
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As students build new fronts against austerity, some older opponents meet campus uproar.
Sep 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
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The death of 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell, former Florida A&M safety, demands our attention.
Sep 16, 2013 / Dave Zirin
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The top candidate for the Federal Reserve chair withdraws his name from consideration after key Democratic senators said they would oppose him.
Sep 15, 2013 / John Nichols
![John Kerry: Mr. Magoo or Machiavelli?](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kerry_silly_concentrating_ap_fb.jpg)
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Diplomacy is messy, clichés aren’t.
Sep 13, 2013 / Leslie Savan
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The author's absorbing debut novel chronicles a young woman’s year in Paris, where she will have to choose the home wants most.
Sep 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay