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Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign

Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign

Congress passed the STOCK Act with great fanfare, but is now ready to quietly undo the whole thing. 

Apr 12, 2013 / George Zornick

Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students

Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students Arizona’s Unprecedented Assault on Students

With HB 2169, which prohibits the use of student fees for political advocacy, students are the new victims of Arizona's right-wing regime. 

Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Maxwell Love and StudentNation

Tell Secretary of State John Kerry: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

Tell Secretary of State John Kerry: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Tell Secretary of State John Kerry: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

Join Bill McKibben in signing The Nation's open letter urging Secretary Kerry to consider his legacy and to find the courage to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.

Apr 12, 2013 / NationAction

The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark

The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark The Development Agenda: An Interview With UNDP Administrator Helen Clark

Clark discusses the work of UNDP, the launch of the 2013 Human Development Report in Mexico, the Millennium Development Goals and the many challenges that the UN will face in the f...

Apr 12, 2013 / Catherine Defontaine

US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria

US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria US, Al Qaeda Join Forces in Syria

Washington wades deeper into the Middle East swamp.

Apr 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling

How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling How Thatcher Shattered England’s Glass Ceiling

It wasn't pretty.

Apr 12, 2013 / Matt Bors

Duck Genitals, Bisexual Frogs and Other Right-Wing Anti-Science Inanities

Duck Genitals, Bisexual Frogs and Other Right-Wing Anti-Science Inanities Duck Genitals, Bisexual Frogs and Other Right-Wing Anti-Science Inanities

As predictable as the rising and setting sun, conservative politicians attack basic science with all the maturity of ten-year-old boys.

Apr 12, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/12/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/12/13)

In the latest picks, activists organize around education, economist Richard Wolff tells it like it is and Farc and the Colombian government make progress towards peace. Who said no...

Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality

NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality

The National Hockey League is now a no-homophobia league. Who will follow suit?

Apr 12, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Harvard Vice President Reluctantly Accepts Signatures for Fossil Fuel Divestment

Harvard Vice President Reluctantly Accepts Signatures for Fossil Fuel Divestment Harvard Vice President Reluctantly Accepts Signatures for Fossil Fuel Divestment

The Divest Harvard campaign achieved a small but not insignificant victory this morning.

Apr 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Alli Welton and StudentNation

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