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Chris Hedges to Occupy Harvard Chris Hedges to Occupy Harvard

Tonight, Chris Hedges will leave unoccupied the room booked for him at the faculty club by Harvard University.

Nov 28, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Nov 23, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Greg Palast: Creating a Progressive America Greg Palast: Creating a Progressive America

How can public revolts safeguard democracy in times of crisis?

Nov 23, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

From the Archive: Three Pieces by Dwight Macdonald From the Archive: Three Pieces by Dwight Macdonald

Three pieces from The Nation's archives offering brisk and incisive critiques of the magazines Time, Fortune and Life.

Nov 23, 2011 / The Nation

Video: What Is Occupy Duke Doing? Video: What Is Occupy Duke Doing?

Jacob Tobia, a Duke sophomore, talks about some of the issues Occupy Duke protesters are working on since they began their encampment four weeks ago.

Nov 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Nov 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Mike Konczal: What Can We Do About Inequality in America?

Nation Conversations: Mike Konczal: What Can We Do About Inequality in America? Nation Conversations: Mike Konczal: What Can We Do About Inequality in America?

With a prejudicial tax code and a decrease in financial regulations, it's a good time to be a CEO.

Nov 17, 2011 / The Nation

INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education

INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education INTERACTIVE: The Privatization of Education

Check out the state-level reforms to online and charter schools and online coursework passed in the past two years.

Nov 17, 2011 / The Nation

Students for a New American Politics Endorses Murphy & Griego for Congress Students for a New American Politics Endorses Murphy & Griego for Congress

The nation’s largest student-run political action committee just announced its first Congressional endorsements of the volatile upcoming election cycle.

Nov 17, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Slide Show: Nine Cities of Occupied America

Slide Show: Nine Cities of Occupied America Slide Show: Nine Cities of Occupied America

Last month, The Nation reported on nine cities in which the Occupy Wall Street movement had really taken hold. As the weeks have worn on, many cities have faced a crackdown from lo…

Nov 11, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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