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Reimagining Capitalism: Nation Readers Respond

Reimagining Capitalism: Nation Readers Respond Reimagining Capitalism: Nation Readers Respond

Nation readers offer fresh and creative ideas on how to reimagine capitalism.

Jun 17, 2011 / The Nation

Cold Comfort at Senate Nuclear Safety Hearing Cold Comfort at Senate Nuclear Safety Hearing

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission appeared in front of a Senate committee yesterday, and didn't do much to inspire confidence in America's nuclear safety. 

Jun 17, 2011 / George Zornick

Republican Governors Continue to Push for Medicaid Cuts Republican Governors Continue to Push for Medicaid Cuts

Without federal assistance, Medicaid is too expensive for most states, and as a result, some Republican governors are pushing the Obama administration to let them make cuts to the ...

Jun 17, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

The Forty-Year Quagmire: An Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs

The Forty-Year Quagmire: An Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs The Forty-Year Quagmire: An Exit Strategy for the War on Drugs

After four decades of a spectacularly unsuccessful and costly global war on drugs, it's time to say enough is enough.

Jun 17, 2011 / Ethan Nadelmann

Feingold to Netroots Nation: Call Out Corporate Democrats Feingold to Netroots Nation: Call Out Corporate Democrats

Corporate money corrupts, warns former senator, in a call for the netroots to challenge those in both parties who "dance with the devil."

Jun 17, 2011 / John Nichols

Is Weinergate a Distraction? Is Weinergate a Distraction?

Weinergate reminds us that we need to elect politicians not just based on their policy positions, but on whether we trust their judgment, honesty and integrity as well.

Jun 16, 2011 / Press Room

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dana Goldstein on the Future of Higher Education

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dana Goldstein on the Future of Higher Education Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dana Goldstein on the Future of Higher Education

Our colleges and universities have never been truly open to everyone. But against the backdrop of a worsening high school drop-out rate and rising student debt burdens for those wh...

Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation

Live Streaming: Netroots Nation 2011 Live Streaming: Netroots Nation 2011

Watch Nation writers and editors live from the 2011 Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation

How Birthright Israel Works its Magic

How Birthright Israel Works its Magic How Birthright Israel Works its Magic

Birthright, the American Zionist organization that sends young diaspora Jews on free vacations to the Holy Land, relies on an overload of information and fun in the sun to accompli...

Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation

Is Weinergate a Distraction? Is Weinergate a Distraction?

Weinergate reminds us that we need to elect politicians not just based on their policy positions, but on whether we trust their judgment, honesty and integrity as well.

Jun 16, 2011 / MSNBC

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