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Reimagining Capitalism: Nation Readers Respond

Reimagining Capitalism: Nation Readers Respond Reimagining Capitalism: Nation Readers Respond

Nation readers offer fresh and creative ideas on how to reimagine capitalism.

Jun 17, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dana Goldstein on the Future of Higher Education

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dana Goldstein on the Future of Higher Education Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dana Goldstein on the Future of Higher Education

Our colleges and universities have never been truly open to everyone. But against the backdrop of a worsening high school drop-out rate and rising student debt burdens for those wh...

Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation

Live Streaming: Netroots Nation 2011 Live Streaming: Netroots Nation 2011

Watch Nation writers and editors live from the 2011 Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation

How Birthright Israel Works its Magic

How Birthright Israel Works its Magic How Birthright Israel Works its Magic

Birthright, the American Zionist organization that sends young diaspora Jews on free vacations to the Holy Land, relies on an overload of information and fun in the sun to accompli...

Jun 16, 2011 / The Nation

How Would You Reimagine Capitalism? How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?

If you had the ability to reinvent American capitalism, where would you start?

Jun 15, 2011 / The Nation

Dan Sinker: How the Fake Rahm Emanuel Twitter Account Is Influencing the Next Generation of Satire Dan Sinker: How the Fake Rahm Emanuel Twitter Account Is Influencing the Next Generation of Satire

The man behind the @MayorEmanuel Twitter account talks about writing a real-time novel with tweets and how social media networks are ushering in a new generation of satire.

Jun 14, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Mustafa Barghouti on the Burgeoning Palestinian Anti-Violence Movement Nation Conversations: Mustafa Barghouti on the Burgeoning Palestinian Anti-Violence Movement

The activist and thinker explains how the unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah could prove to be a pivotal moment for Palestine.

Jun 14, 2011 / The Nation

Slide Show: Five Bills Congress Should Pass This Session

Slide Show: Five Bills Congress Should Pass This Session Slide Show: Five Bills Congress Should Pass This Session

Reading the headlines, you may think Congress’s primary function is to incubate wrongheaded legislative ideas like Paul Ryan’s Medicare-killing budget proposal or plans…

Jun 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Community College Scholarships for Gay Youth Community College Scholarships for Gay Youth

A new scholarship program in, of all places, Arizona, will offer gay youths whose lives have been ruined by family rejection a chance at post-secondary education.

Jun 13, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy

Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy

  Imagine you have the ability to reinvent American capitalism: Where would you start? What would you change to make it less destructive and domineering, more focused on what…

Jun 9, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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