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Mike Gravel’s Campaign Mike Gravel’s Campaign

Last weekend, C-Span radio was broadcasting live the speeches of presidential candidates before the Democratic National Committee in Washington. I was listening in the car while r...

Feb 7, 2007 / The Nation

Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect? Not for Journalists Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect? Not for Journalists

Does accurately covering a protest mean putting yourself at risk of police harassment? Some young journalists say it does.

Feb 6, 2007 / The Nation

The Case for Microbicides: Arming women in the battle against HIV/AIDS. The Case for Microbicides: Arming women in the battle against HIV/AIDS.

Arming women in the battle against HIV/AIDS.

Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation

Ballot Blocks: A bill in Maine would disenfranchise college students Ballot Blocks: A bill in Maine would disenfranchise college students

A bill in Maine would disenfranchise college students.

Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation

The Care and Feeding of Campus Libertarians The Care and Feeding of Campus Libertarians

Why and how you should work with them.

Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation

Think Globally, Act Globally Think Globally, Act Globally

Some ideas are just so good that once you hear them explained, you wonder, Why hasn't anyone done this already? Avaaz is just such an idea, a new MoveOn-style group that will mobi...

Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation

A Budget for Permanent War A Budget for Permanent War

Need proof that George W. Bush is not planning to withdraw US troops from Iraq on his watch? Just look at his latest budget. The Bush Administration will ask Congress for $100 b...

Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation

Kuwaiti Singer’s Video Satirizes the Bush War Kuwaiti Singer’s Video Satirizes the Bush War

Within the highly wired world of the urban Middle East, the latest and most potent means of political communication are short videos that are disseminated either via YouTube or fr...

Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation

Afghanistan in Headlines Afghanistan in Headlines

Afghanistan remains the forgotten war and yet, in an eerie lockstep with Iraq, it seems to be following a distinctly Bush administration-style path toward "the gates of hell." Wh...

Feb 5, 2007 / The Nation

The Next War Has Already Begun The Next War Has Already Begun

Last weekend's peace march in Washington was short a few bodies. A plane-load of potential marchers was held up by British Airways on our way back from the World Social Forum in N...

Feb 2, 2007 / The Nation

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