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Beware Obama’s Dealmaking

Beware Obama’s Dealmaking Beware Obama’s Dealmaking

Do we really want the president to make a deal on the sequester that will be harder to undo later?

Mar 6, 2013 / George Zornick

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Robert Burley’s The Disappearance of Darkness, Harvey Wang’s From Darkroom to Daylight.

Mar 6, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Lucy McKeon

Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like

Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like

The Republican governor seeks to give an “emergency manager,” not elected officials, authority over the city.

Mar 6, 2013 / John Nichols

McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike

McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike

Alleging unpaid wages and repeated retaliation, workers are coming out about immigrant injustice. 

Mar 6, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of ‘Life or Debt’

Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of ‘Life or Debt’ Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of ‘Life or Debt’

Strike Debt, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, has declared actions in response to a national “healthcare emergency.”

Mar 6, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

On the Legacy of Hugo Chávez

On the Legacy of Hugo Chávez On the Legacy of Hugo Chávez

Yes, the Venezuelan president could be a strongman. But he leaves behind what might be called the most democratic country in the Western Hemisphere.

Mar 6, 2013 / Greg Grandin

Re-examining Divestment Re-examining Divestment

A Princeton undergraduate makes the case for fossil-fuel divestment.

Mar 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Isaac Lederman and StudentNation

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Where Are the Women in the Sequestration Debate?

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Where Are the Women in the Sequestration Debate? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Where Are the Women in the Sequestration Debate?

Sequestration-driven cuts are coming down hard on programs that disproportionately help women and children. 

Mar 5, 2013 / Press Room

FAU: Reject the GEO Group

FAU: Reject the GEO Group FAU: Reject the GEO Group

Join The Nation in asking FAU President Mary Jane Saunders and the Board of Trustees to reverse their deal with GEO Group.

Mar 5, 2013 / NationAction

‘The Nation’ on Hugo Chávez

‘The Nation’ on Hugo Chávez ‘The Nation’ on Hugo Chávez

A collection of The Nation’s reporting and opinion on the Venezuelan president, who died on March 5 at the age of 58.

Mar 5, 2013 / The Nation

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