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House Committee Still Sidestepping Hearing on Air Force Sexual Assaults House Committee Still Sidestepping Hearing on Air Force Sexual Assaults

The House Armed Services Committee will meet with a top Air Force official next week, but has yet to hold a hearing.

Jul 26, 2012 / Soumya Karlamangla

Obama and Romney Talk Gun Control: Is It All Just Panders and Lies? Obama and Romney Talk Gun Control: Is It All Just Panders and Lies?

Obama and Romney are taking now-familiar approaches on the difficult issue of the day: gun control. 

Jul 26, 2012 / George Zornick

The Nature of the US Military Presence in Africa The Nature of the US Military Presence in Africa

An exchange between Colonel Tom Davis and TomDispatch Associate Editor Nick Turse about military involvement in Africa.

Jul 26, 2012 / Nick Turse

End Polluter Welfare End Polluter Welfare

There’s still time to trigger the reaction that would make the 2012 heat wave a landmark event, but the impetus will have to come from citizens rather than mainstream polit...

Jul 26, 2012 / NationAction

‘Secundus Defecated Here’: What Ancient Graffiti Means Today ‘Secundus Defecated Here’: What Ancient Graffiti Means Today

If you’re under the false impression that the world is falling into utter moral disrepair, turn your eyes toward Pompeii.

Jul 26, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Cord Jefferson

Mitt Romney’s Bankster Ball Mitt Romney’s Bankster Ball

With the soon-to-be GOP nominee collecting checks from executives of banks tied to the Libor scandal, Americans have a right to ask which team Romney is on.

Jul 26, 2012 / John Nichols

Feel the Burn: Making the 2012 Heat Wave Matter

Feel the Burn: Making the 2012 Heat Wave Matter Feel the Burn: Making the 2012 Heat Wave Matter

This scorching summer could be a global warming landmark—if we demand climate action from our leaders.

Jul 25, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard

Alexander Cockburn: He Beat the Devil Alexander Cockburn: He Beat the Devil

The Nation’s longest-running columnist was a witty, brilliant, coruscating presence in our pages for almost thirty years.

Jul 25, 2012 / Victor Navasky

Noted Noted

John Nichols on Romney’s Libor pals, George Zornick on Colorado’s gun laws, Michael Z. Youhana on WikiLeaks in Guatemala and Zoë Schlanger on tar sands.

Jul 25, 2012 / Various Contributors

Remembering Alex

Remembering Alex Remembering Alex

For what the ancients called avarice and iniquity, Alex’s hate was pure. No writer had a deadlier sting against the corruptions of empire.

Jul 25, 2012 / JoAnn Wypijewski

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