Faced With a Bad Economy, Recent Grads Have to Create Their Own Jobs Faced With a Bad Economy, Recent Grads Have to Create Their Own Jobs
With high unemployment among youth, maybe young people should be thinking about creating their own jobs.
May 31, 2011 / MSNBC
How Can Paul Ryan Be Called ‘Courageous’? How Can Paul Ryan Be Called ‘Courageous’?
Our country has adopted a distorted definition of political courage, one that rewards those, like Paul Ryan, who claim to be making hard choices—when in truth they've taken a...
May 31, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Work for Peace’: A Movement to Bring the Troops and Tax Dollars Home ‘Work for Peace’: A Movement to Bring the Troops and Tax Dollars Home
Progressives launch drive to get Democratic senators to reshape national priorities—cut the military-industrial complex, support “Medicare for All.”
May 31, 2011 / John Nichols
Meet the Millennial Budget Meet the Millennial Budget
The outcome of the budget debate will have a huge impact on future generations, as spending decisions will determine how large of a debt is passed on. Several thousand young people...
May 31, 2011 / The Roosevelt Institute
Three Poems by Ange Mlinko Three Poems by Ange Mlinko
"After Sappho (The Volcano)," "The Children's Museum," "Threading the Q"
May 31, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Post-Legal America and the National Security Complex Post-Legal America and the National Security Complex
In terms of what used to be called “foreign policy,” and more recently “national security,” the United States is now a post-legal society.
May 31, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
The Cost of Afghanistan: Too High, Says the White House The Cost of Afghanistan: Too High, Says the White House
President Obama is looking for a good reason to leave Afghanistan, and $113 billion a year could be it.
May 31, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
DREAM Act Introduced in Senate DREAM Act Introduced in Senate
Momentum around the DREAM Act has not diminished, even in a climate where political gridlock often stalls progress on pivotal, common-sense legislation.
May 30, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Slide Show: The Nation Marks Memorial Day Slide Show: The Nation Marks Memorial Day
Since its founding in 1865, The Nation has reported from the front-lines of every major and minor (if any war can be thus termed) military conflict in which the US has been enmeshe…
May 30, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The GOP is No Friend to Military Members Struggling During Recession The GOP is No Friend to Military Members Struggling During Recession
Though traditionally thought to be the most “pro-military” party, Republicans in Washington don't seem to care about struggling veterans and active duty service members...
May 30, 2011 / George Zornick