Castro Helps Chavez Avert a Coup Castro Helps Chavez Avert a Coup
An excerpt from Fidel Castro: My Life, a spoken autobiography.
Jan 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Where Have All the Black Soldiers Gone? Where Have All the Black Soldiers Gone?
The number of young black enlistees is dropping dramatically.
Jan 2, 2008 / The Nation
Young Voters Could Decide Iowa Young Voters Could Decide Iowa
The student vote might be the deciding factor in the January 3 Iowa Caucus.
Jan 2, 2008 / The Nation
Top 10 Youth Activism Victories in 2007 Top 10 Youth Activism Victories in 2007
From shutting down toxic waste facilities to making colleges more affordable, young people all over America put their energies into remarkable actions for their communities, and fo...
Jan 2, 2008 / The Nation
Iowa Caucus Ruckus Iowa Caucus Ruckus
The debate over whether students should vote in Iowa is nothing new.
Dec 17, 2007 / The Nation
Life After The Surge Life After The Surge
Is the Department of Veterans Affairs finally turning a corner or is the worst yet to come? From Walter Reed to false diagnoses of personality disorder, a Department that was nev...
Dec 14, 2007 / The Nation
Act Now: Save New Orleans Public Housing Act Now: Save New Orleans Public Housing
In New Orleans, an intergenerational coalition of activists is fighting to stop the demolition of 4,500 public housing units.
Dec 13, 2007 / The Nation
Democrats and Journalists Should Not Advocate Young Voter Disenfranchisement Democrats and Journalists Should Not Advocate Young Voter Disenfranchisement
How student and young blogger activism took on Clinton, Dodd, Richardson and Biden's campaigns--in less than 24 hours--to protect student voting rights.
Dec 13, 2007 / The Nation
Who Owns Whom? Social Networking’s Corporate Roots Who Owns Whom? Social Networking’s Corporate Roots
Politicians are invading online space like never before in hopes of reaching a new generation of voters. But who really gains from interactive democracy?
Dec 13, 2007 / The Nation
Forum on Venezuela Forum on Venezuela
Differing views on the defeat of constitutional reforms championed by President Hugo Chávez from Mark Weisbrot, Sujatha Fernandes, Chesa Boudin, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl and G...
Dec 7, 2007 / Feature / The Nation