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Lies and the Vilification of Black Women Lies and the Vilification of Black Women

America has a long history of turning black women into scapegoats.

Jul 22, 2010 / Press Room

Lies and the Vilification of Black Women Lies and the Vilification of Black Women

America has a long history of turning black women into scapegoats.

Jul 22, 2010 / Countdown

‘Reverse Racism’ Is a Weapon of Mass Distraction ‘Reverse Racism’ Is a Weapon of Mass Distraction

Andrew Breitbart is being reverse-whipped on his reverse-plantation, crying out in anguish, ‘How long, O Lord?’

Jul 22, 2010 / Leslie Savan

Rolling Over on Shirley Sherrod Rolling Over on Shirley Sherrod

How many times is the Obama administration going to roll over for Glenn Beck?

Jul 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders

BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle BP Hires Prison Labor to Clean Up Spill While Coastal Residents Struggle

With scores of coastal residents out of work after the spill, BP is hiring inmates to clean up its mess—and getting lucrative tax breaks in the process.

Jul 21, 2010 / Abe Louise Young

Possible Successor to Dalai Lama Under Virtual House Arrest in India Possible Successor to Dalai Lama Under Virtual House Arrest in India

The 17th Karmapa can't travel, and China is to blame.

Jul 21, 2010 / Barbara Crossette

Obama, Crypto-Lefty? I Never Thought So Obama, Crypto-Lefty? I Never Thought So

Christopher Hayes responds to Joan Walsh's claim that recently published JournoList e-mails prove his "Obama worship."

Jul 21, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Protests at the Park: The Precedent and the Promise Protests at the Park: The Precedent and the Promise

All Summer, people have been protesting at baseball stadiums against the Arizona Diamondbacks and their state's anti-immigrant laws. These "protests at the park" are not ...

Jul 21, 2010 / Dave Zirin

Commentary: Jaclyn Friedman on Al Gore’s Media Defenders Commentary: Jaclyn Friedman on Al Gore’s Media Defenders

According to Jaclyn Friedman, the media couldn't have handled the sexual assault allegations against Al Gore worse if they had tried.

Jul 21, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

The Nation Stuns D.C. Comics, 12-11 in Extra Innings The Nation Stuns D.C. Comics, 12-11 in Extra Innings

The Nation magazine tonight won an unprecedented come-from-behind victory, rallying from two runs down in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat D.C Comics, 12-11. The thrilling victory came after ten-plus years of twice-a-season, often brutal defeats at the hands of D.C. Comics, a publishing league juggernaut  known for their offense. The Nationistas are now 4-2 on the season.  Playing before a crowd of dozens at Lower Manhattan's Murry Bergtraum Field, The Nation jumped out to an early 9-4 lead. Circulation Fulfillment Manager/left-center fielder Katelyn Belyus had three hits for The Nation, who went ahead early with a 4-run fourth keyed by leadoff hitter and Intern Director Max Fraser. The Nation took a four-run lead into the top of the seventh, when four two-out runs by D.C. Comics sent the game into extra innings.  In extra innings The Nation's defense kept it close: a dramatic diving catch by Left Fielder and Nation Contributor Ari Berman (author of the forthcoming book Herding Donkeys) helped keep the game tied in the eighth. Pitcher and and Vice-President of Advertising Ellen Bollinger pitched a complete game for The Nation on a humid summer night, holding D.C. Comics to five earned runs and baffling the Comics squad. Shortstop and Lapham's Quarterly contributor Elias Altman added two sac flies for The Nationistas.  Trailing 11-9 in the bottom of the ninth, The Nation stormed back with a series of singles until a dramatic one-out, two-run double from Nationistas Coach John Bollinger sent America's oldest news weekly to their first walk-off victory since the Clinton administration.  "We left blood on the field tonight" said Bollinger, in a post-game speech to the team. The Nation now has wins over The New Yorker, Pro Publica and The Scientific American. The Nation plays The Paris Review on Friday, in a rematch of last summer's heated two-run Paris Review victory. New York–based Nation fans can come out for Friday's game, or for The Nation's remaining grudge matches against The New Yorker and Harper's—follow @thenation on twitter for details. 

Jul 21, 2010 / Press Room

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