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This Week: Stumbling Toward Sequestration This Week: Stumbling Toward Sequestration

The $85 billion sequester will hurt our economy—and our people.

Mar 2, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

State Department Report Paves the Way for Keystone Approval State Department Report Paves the Way for Keystone Approval

The battle is far from over, but the State Department is making it easier for Obama to approve the pipeline.

Mar 1, 2013 / George Zornick

Take the Pledge to Stand Up for Workers’ Rights

Take the Pledge to Stand Up for Workers’ Rights Take the Pledge to Stand Up for Workers’ Rights

Sign The Nation’s pledge endorsing the call to “recommit” to workers’ rights.

Mar 1, 2013 / NationAction

Hannity’s Brand: Slap Ellison, Defend Woodward and Always Mislead

Hannity’s Brand: Slap Ellison, Defend Woodward and Always Mislead Hannity’s Brand: Slap Ellison, Defend Woodward and Always Mislead

Desperate to seem relevant again, the Fox host has been trying his best to manufacture news. 

Mar 1, 2013 / Leslie Savan

(Son of) Constitutional Roadblock to Efforts to Fix Federal Elections

(Son of) Constitutional Roadblock to Efforts to Fix Federal Elections (Son of) Constitutional Roadblock to Efforts to Fix Federal Elections

When it comes to a federal right to vote, things are a little more complicated than I wrote before—but that’s not to say we should be encouraged.

Mar 1, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

John Nichols: Where’s Ronald Reagan When You Need Him?

John Nichols: Where’s Ronald Reagan When You Need Him? John Nichols: Where’s Ronald Reagan When You Need Him?

Why are Capitol Hill’s austerity hawks driving the budget conversation?

Mar 1, 2013 / Press Room

Sequestration Is Here: The Danger That Lies Ahead

Sequestration Is Here: The Danger That Lies Ahead Sequestration Is Here: The Danger That Lies Ahead

Progressives shouldn’t confuse a political victory with a policy victory on the sequester.

Mar 1, 2013 / George Zornick

Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting?

Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting? Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting?

The Communications Workers of America says that the ruling overturning Obama’s nominations emboldened employers—like the one that terminated twenty-two union activists....

Mar 1, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Cornell NYC Tech’s Alarming Ties to the Israeli Occupation

Cornell NYC Tech’s Alarming Ties to the Israeli Occupation Cornell NYC Tech’s Alarming Ties to the Israeli Occupation

Community members are concerned about Cornell’s partnership with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, whose research and development help sustain Israel’s occupatio...

Mar 1, 2013 / Adam Hudson

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 1

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 1 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: March 1

This week, students across the country rail against program cuts, tuition hikes and racist university policies. What’s next for reproductive justice in Alabama? Could Congres...

Mar 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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