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Ben Adler: Gingrich, Romney, Santorum and the Fight for Florida

Ben Adler: Gingrich, Romney, Santorum and the Fight for Florida Ben Adler: Gingrich, Romney, Santorum and the Fight for Florida

Will the state's Republicans respond more to Gingrich's social conservative act, or Romney's businessman persona?

Jan 26, 2012 / The Nation

From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (1/26) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (1/26)

Every week, interns at The Nation try to cut through the echo chamber and select an important article in their area of interest that they feel deserves more attention.

Jan 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

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Jan 26, 2012 / The Nation

Meet the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Senior Fellows

Meet the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Senior Fellows Meet the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Senior Fellows

From empowering students to fight back against the school-to-prison pipeline, to finding inspiration for new foreign policy ideas in the Arab Spring, to bringing new voices to th...

Jan 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Our Student Prize-winners Our Student Prize-winners

Congratulations to the winners of The Nation's sixth annual Student Writing Contest.

Jan 25, 2012 / The Nation

Jack Abramoff: ‘Reform Bills Are Jokes’

Jack Abramoff: ‘Reform Bills Are Jokes’ Jack Abramoff: ‘Reform Bills Are Jokes’

The former "killer lobbyist" and convicted felon explains that although it will be difficult, the system he exploited must be changed.

Jan 25, 2012 / The Nation

Jack Abramoff: I Never Liked Newt Gingrich

Jack Abramoff: I Never Liked Newt Gingrich Jack Abramoff: I Never Liked Newt Gingrich

Abramoff made a lot of powerful friends during his days peddling influence in DC, but he never took a shining to Newt.

Jan 24, 2012 / The Nation

Slide Show: The Occupy Movement Takes the Fight to the Supreme Court

Slide Show: The Occupy Movement Takes the Fight to the Supreme Court Slide Show: The Occupy Movement Takes the Fight to the Supreme Court

On January 20, the eve of the second anniversary of the Citizens United v. FEC decision, a coalition of activists and advocates gathered outside the US Supreme Court in Washington,…

Jan 23, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Nobody Loves Me: A Mitt Romney Music Video

Nobody Loves Me: A Mitt Romney Music Video Nobody Loves Me: A Mitt Romney Music Video

If Mitt Romney wants to secure the Republican party's presidential nomination, he's going to have to tackle one basic problem: nobody likes him.

Jan 23, 2012 / The Nation

Sharif Kouddous: Is Egypt’s Revolution Over?

Sharif Kouddous: Is Egypt’s Revolution Over? Sharif Kouddous: Is Egypt’s Revolution Over?

One year after their revolution, Egyptians are facing a much deeper struggle.

Jan 19, 2012 / The Nation

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