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How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans How Republicans Can Reach African-Americans

For starters, they can lay off of the racism.

Jan 2, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie

OpinionNation: Progressives and Ron Paul OpinionNation: Progressives and Ron Paul

The libertarian, anti-war candidate is surging in the GOP primary. Is this something progressives should cheer? Robert Scheer, Ben Adler and Katha Pollitt offer three views.

Jan 2, 2012 / OpinionNation

Three Poems by Charles Bernstein

Three Poems by Charles Bernstein Three Poems by Charles Bernstein

"Chimera," "Strike!" and "All the Whiskey in Heaven"

Jan 2, 2012 / Charles Bernstein

The Rush to Archive Occupy The Rush to Archive Occupy

The rush to preserve and study Occupy Wall Street reflects America’s thirst for grassroots protest—and the belief that such movements are, by nature, ephemeral.

Jan 2, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Two Keys to the Iowa Caucus: Evangelicals Love Ron Paul, Romney’s Bluff Two Keys to the Iowa Caucus: Evangelicals Love Ron Paul, Romney’s Bluff

What to watch for when the Republicans finally start voting.

Jan 2, 2012 / Ari Melber

Iowa’s $200-Per-Vote Caucuses Reward Negatives, Nastiness, Narrow Thinking

Iowa’s $200-Per-Vote Caucuses Reward Negatives, Nastiness, Narrow Thinking Iowa’s $200-Per-Vote Caucuses Reward Negatives, Nastiness, Narrow Thinking

Defined by big money, negative ads and a tiny base of voters, the Iowa caucuses start the election on all wrong premises.

Jan 2, 2012 / John Nichols

The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates

The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates The Handful of White People Who Choose Your Presidential Candidates

Iowa and New Hampshire voters are supposedly better informed because they get to meet the presidential candidates in person. They aren’t. 

Jan 2, 2012 / Ben Adler

2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football 2011: The Year I Learned to Hate College Football

Unless we boycott sham amateurism and indentured servitude masquerading as sport, we will never reclaim sports.

Dec 31, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Stephen Cohen: Russian Protests and the Soviet Union’s Afterlife Stephen Cohen: Russian Protests and the Soviet Union’s Afterlife

Stephen F. Cohen, professor of Russian studies at New York University and Nation contributing editor, joined Democracy Now! on Friday to discuss the significance of the Russian pro...

Dec 30, 2011 / Press Room

Beyond Pink vs. Blue Beyond Pink vs. Blue

Why gendered toys really matter: they influence the careers kids choose later on.

Dec 30, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

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