Slide Show: 10 Works of Art the Right Wants to Censor Slide Show: 10 Works of Art the Right Wants to Censor
This past November 30, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unceremoniously pulled David Wojnarowicz’s film A Fire in My Belly from an exhibit after complaints f…
Feb 9, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Noam Chomsky: How Climate Change Became a ‘Liberal Hoax’ Noam Chomsky: How Climate Change Became a ‘Liberal Hoax’
The right has orchestrated a massive public relations campaign to discredit climate science and now a good number of Americans don't believe global warming is really happening.
Feb 9, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Slide Show: 7 Strongmen Behind the Unrest in the Middle East Slide Show: 7 Strongmen Behind the Unrest in the Middle East
On December 17, 2010, a Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in front of an administrative building to protest the treatment he had received at the han…
Feb 9, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Obstacles in Regulating For-Profit Colleges Obstacles in Regulating For-Profit Colleges
Yahoo has an excellent report by Liz Goodwin detailing the political firestorm that the Department of Education is facing as it attempts to crack down on for-profit colleges.
Feb 9, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Hurting Poor Students in Michigan Hurting Poor Students in Michigan
Starting in April, most college students will no longer be able to use food stamps in Michigan.
Feb 8, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Follow the Latest Tweets From the Egyptian Revolution Follow the Latest Tweets From the Egyptian Revolution
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Feb 3, 2011 / The Nation
For-Profits, Not Students For-Profits, Not Students
The Center for American Progress's invaluable daily newsletter, The Progress Report, has a good report on proposed regulations to govern the for-profit college industry.
Feb 3, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Janet Elise Johnson on Iceland’s Feminist Successes Nation Conversations: Janet Elise Johnson on Iceland’s Feminist Successes
Johnson explains how the tiny Nordic country came to be the most feminist place on earth.
Feb 3, 2011 / The Nation
Slide Show: 8 Corporations That Owe You Money Slide Show: 8 Corporations That Owe You Money
On the 2008 campaign trail, Barack Obama pledged to close tax loopholes that allow the company’s wealthiest corporations shield profits in offshore havens, and early in his p…
Feb 3, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Dmitry Orlov: Peak Oil Lessons From The Soviet Union Dmitry Orlov: Peak Oil Lessons From The Soviet Union
Will the US suffer the same fate as the Soviet Union? Author Dmitry Orlov thinks it might and that peak oil could play a pivotal role in it's fall.
Feb 2, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions