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The Nation Remembers 9/11 The Nation Remembers 9/11

Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still engaged in an unwinnable "War on Terror," and have opened the door to a new vision of "normal"—a normal i...

Sep 9, 2011 / The Nation and Francis Reynolds

9/11 at 10 9/11 at 10

Streaming live with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Melissa Harris-Perry, Chris Hayes, Eric Foner and John Nichols.

Sep 8, 2011 / The Nation

Slide Show: Washington’s Proxy Wars in Somalia

Slide Show: Washington’s Proxy Wars in Somalia Slide Show: Washington’s Proxy Wars in Somalia

The Shabab, the militant Islamist group with close ties to Al Qaeda, announced a “tactical retreat” from Mogadishu in August. But that doesn’t mean that peace has…

Sep 7, 2011 / The Nation

Video: Ten Years After 9/11 Video: Ten Years After 9/11

How has the United States changed? A Nation event at The New School

Sep 6, 2011 / The Nation

Ten Years After 9/11 Ten Years After 9/11

Selections from The Nation's archives illuminate the ten years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the way the US response has damaged more than it has healed.

Sep 6, 2011 / The Nation

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Sep 4, 2011 / The Nation

Protesters to Obama: Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline Protesters to Obama: Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline

Hundreds of people continue their nonviolent protest outside the White House, urging the president to say no to the potentially environmentally disastrous Keystone XL pipeline.&nbs...

Sep 2, 2011 / The Nation

Did 9/11 Change You?

Did 9/11 Change You? Did 9/11 Change You?

How did the 9/11 attacks affect your view of the world?

Sep 2, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans

The American government is currently employing counterterrorism strategies against Muslim communities here in the United States that were first developed by the military for use ab...

Sep 1, 2011 / The Nation

Bill McKibben: Stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline Bill McKibben: Stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline

The proposed Keystone XL pipeline has become a national concern after almost two weeks of the largest civil disobedience that the environmental movement has seen in decades.

Aug 31, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

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