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The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Keystone XL Pipeline

The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Keystone XL Pipeline The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Keystone XL Pipeline

The first in an ongoing series of debates hosted by Roll Call, National Review and The Nation.

May 7, 2014 / The Nation

[VIDEO] Watch Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Accept the 2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling

[VIDEO] Watch Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Accept the 2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling [VIDEO] Watch Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Accept the 2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling

“I realized that…the most likely outcome of returning this information to public hands would be that I would spend the rest of my life in prison. I did it because I th...

May 5, 2014 / The Nation

Cities Rising

Cities Rising Cities Rising

The progressive revival, from the asphalt up.

Apr 10, 2014 / The Nation

Charles Grodin: How to Offend Corporations by Just Doing Your Job

Charles Grodin: How to Offend Corporations by Just Doing Your Job Charles Grodin: How to Offend Corporations by Just Doing Your Job

What happens when the media depends on corporations to survive?

Feb 20, 2014 / The Nation

Join Our Live Chat with Dave Zirin and Former Olympic Athlete Samantha Retrosi

Join Our Live Chat with Dave Zirin and Former Olympic Athlete Samantha Retrosi Join Our Live Chat with Dave Zirin and Former Olympic Athlete Samantha Retrosi

The Nation's sports editor Dave Zirin will join former luge competitor Samantha Retrosi to take reader questions on the politics of the Olympic games.

Feb 16, 2014 / The Nation

Watch the State of the Union with ‘The Nation’

Watch the State of the Union with ‘The Nation’ Watch the State of the Union with ‘The Nation’

On Tuesday, January 28, at 9 PM, join Nation writers and editors for live fact-checking and analysis during the President’s 2014 State of the Union address.

Jan 24, 2014 / The Nation

America After 9/11

America After 9/11 America After 9/11

A systematic look at the patterns of rights abuses in the United States’ domestic “war on terror” since September 11, 2001.

Jan 2, 2014 / The Nation

LIVE: Democracy Now! at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw

LIVE: Democracy Now! at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw LIVE: Democracy Now! at the UN Climate Summit in Warsaw

On-the-ground coverage of the official UN negotiations, as well as interviews with journalists, scientists, policy makers, stakeholders and activists.

Nov 18, 2013 / The Nation

WATCH: The Story Behind MLK’s Famous ‘Dream’ Speech

WATCH: The Story Behind MLK’s Famous ‘Dream’ Speech WATCH: The Story Behind MLK’s Famous ‘Dream’ Speech

Gary Younge and Mychal Denzel Smith on the misremembering of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most famous speech.

Nov 1, 2013 / The Nation

Special Issue: Marijuana Wars

Special Issue: Marijuana Wars Special Issue: Marijuana Wars

It’s time to end pot prohibition. It's time to legalize marijuana.

Oct 31, 2013 / The Nation

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