Schools Out as British Teachers Strike Over Pension Cuts Schools Out as British Teachers Strike Over Pension Cuts
The Conservative goverment's use of Greece as a boogie-man to justify public-sector cuts looks increasingly bankrupt. Someone tell Ed Miliband.
Jul 1, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Mark Halperin Gets the Weiner Treatment Mark Halperin Gets the Weiner Treatment
The suspension of the Morning Joe regular for slurring Obama only hints at political media’s hackery.
Jul 1, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Creating a New Deal for Today Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Creating a New Deal for Today
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says that progressives must fight to preserve the achievements of the Progressive Era and the New Deal—and renew the old struggle against corporate tyr...
Jun 30, 2011 / The Nation
Time for BDS Time for BDS
Plenty of Americans are (unknowingly) supporting war profiteers. window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(t,n,e){function r(e){if(!n[e]...
Jun 30, 2011 / Anna Lekas Miller
Live Streaming July 2, 11 AM: Julian Assange, Slavoj Žižek, Amy Goodman Live Streaming July 2, 11 AM: Julian Assange, Slavoj Žižek, Amy Goodman
The WikiLeaks founder and the renowned Slovenian philosopher explore the transparency-advocacy site's three major leaks: the Iraq War Logs, the Guantánamo Bay files and Cabl...
Jun 30, 2011 / Democracy Now!
Days of Whines and Riches Days of Whines and Riches
Eric on Wall Street fat-cats and Cuomo, and Reed on Fox's twisted sense of reporting.
Jun 30, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Christian Parenti: Across the Globe, Climate Change Is Provoking Political Violence Christian Parenti: Across the Globe, Climate Change Is Provoking Political Violence
In countries like Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Somalia, droughts and floods linked to climate change have already exacerbated existing civil conflicts and provoked ethnic rioting.
Jun 30, 2011 / MSNBC
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: How Corporations Threaten Our Environment and Democracy Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: How Corporations Threaten Our Environment and Democracy
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. explains how corporations have illegally destroyed more than five hundred mountains and impoverished countless rural communities—and gotten away with i...
Jun 30, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Christian Parenti on Global Warming’s Violent Repercussions Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Christian Parenti on Global Warming’s Violent Repercussions
The effects of climate change go beyond the environment, and are even exacerbating violent political conflicts.
Jun 30, 2011 / The Nation
Christian Parenti: Geography of Violence in the Global South Christian Parenti: Geography of Violence in the Global South
The impact of climate change on developing countries has so far been devestating, and stands to get only worse.
Jun 30, 2011 / Press Room