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Video: Gaza, the Goldstone Report and the Crisis of Impunity Video: Gaza, the Goldstone Report and the Crisis of Impunity

On May 19, The Nation's Naomi Klein joined Noura Erakat, Lizzy Ratner, Trudie Styler and Col. Desmond Travers on a panel moderated by Laura Flanders for a conversation about the im...

May 27, 2011 / The Nation

Slide Show: Got Koch? Seven Products Fueling the Brothers’ Right-Wing Agenda

Slide Show: Got Koch? Seven Products Fueling the Brothers’ Right-Wing Agenda Slide Show: Got Koch? Seven Products Fueling the Brothers’ Right-Wing Agenda

The brothers Charles and David Koch have long operated in the shadows of American business—David has even gone so far as to call their Koch Industries “the largest comp…

May 25, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Finding Your Beat: Female Journalists on the Issues They Cover Finding Your Beat: Female Journalists on the Issues They Cover

Four women journalists share their experiences writing on topics like the environment, education, finance and social justice.

May 24, 2011 / The Nation

‘Page One’ Documentary Reveals a ‘Dangerous Moment in American Journalism’ ‘Page One’ Documentary Reveals a ‘Dangerous Moment in American Journalism’

A new film about the New York Times asks the question: what will a future without journalism look like?

May 23, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank

Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank

Oregon attempts to follow in North Dakota's footsteps by pushing forward a bill to establish a publicly-owned bank.

May 23, 2011 / The Nation

Full Text: President Obama’s Middle East Speech Full Text: President Obama’s Middle East Speech

The full text of President Barack Obama's speech, "A Moment of Opportunity," as prepared for delivery at the US Department of State, May 19, 2011.

May 19, 2011 / The Nation

Slide Show: The GOP’s Presidential Contenders, Wannabes and Also-Rans

Slide Show: The GOP’s Presidential Contenders, Wannabes and Also-Rans Slide Show: The GOP’s Presidential Contenders, Wannabes and Also-Rans

It’s the job nobody seems to want: with Barack Obama’s ratings higher than they have been in months, the GOP is having trouble finding candidates to take him on in next…

May 18, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Yale Sanctions Fraternity for Five Years Yale Sanctions Fraternity for Five Years

Yale has banned D.K.E from conducting any activities on campus for five years, including recruiting, as punishment for an episode last October in which members led pledges in chant...

May 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Ten Things to Start a Movement Ten Things to Start a Movement

Let's use the passion seen in Wisconsin and all over America in the past few months to create a culture of protest here in the US.

May 17, 2011 / The Nation

Memo Noting the Founding of the Detainee Abuse Task Force Memo Noting the Founding of the Detainee Abuse Task Force

This memo, dated August 17, 2004, notes that "On 28 Jul 04, the Detainee Abuse Task Force, was formed by USACIDC to investigate all allegations of Iraqi Detainee abuse involving Co...

May 14, 2011 / The Nation

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