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Our Tweeters Speak On The Midterms

Our Tweeters Speak On The Midterms Our Tweeters Speak On The Midterms

Our new weekly poll seemed to be resonating with our site users incensed with the midterm results so we put the question to The Nation's Twitter followers:  "How do you f...

Nov 4, 2010 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Judy Collins on a Life in Music and Politics Nation Conversations: Judy Collins on a Life in Music and Politics

On this year's Nation Cruise, folk singer and life-long activist Judy Collins treated The Nation's readers, editors and writers to a humorous and engaging conversation with pol...

Nov 3, 2010 / The Nation

Slide Show: Big Wins and Big Losses in Midterms 2010

Slide Show: Big Wins and Big Losses in Midterms 2010 Slide Show: Big Wins and Big Losses in Midterms 2010

Democrats suffered big losses last night, ceding more seats than either party had lost in midterm elections since Franklin Roosevelt.  Republicans now have control of the Hous…

Nov 3, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Follow Election Night Live with The Nation! Follow Election Night Live with The Nation!

Results, reactions, and analysis from Nation editors live throughout the night.

Nov 2, 2010 / The Nation

Tell Us Your Election Day Stories

Tell Us Your Election Day Stories Tell Us Your Election Day Stories

Did you have an observation at the polls today that you'd like to share? A story about something you heard or witnessed? A voting experience you think we should know about? Share y...

Nov 2, 2010 / The Nation

Slide Show: Nation Readers’ Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

Slide Show: Nation Readers’ Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century Slide Show: Nation Readers’ Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

Peter Dreier's list of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century honored the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainstream, but his list could only include a handful of all those who have contributed to this tradition. We asked our readers to nominate the American progressives who have made the biggest difference in the twentieth century, and Dreier has now created a list of eleven more progressives you told us are deserving of our recognition. You can read Dreier's complete biographies here, with suggestions for further reading.

Nov 2, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Seminars at Sea: Jim Hightower and Chris Hayes on Populism in Politics Seminars at Sea: Jim Hightower and Chris Hayes on Populism in Politics

The impacts of populism on America's political landscape.

Nov 2, 2010 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: The Political Moment Nation Conversations: The Political Moment

A panel moderated by Calvin Trillin with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Jim Hightower, Melissa Harris-Perry, Chris Hayes and John Nichols weigh in on the current political moment and how...

Nov 2, 2010 / The Nation

Slide Show: Reader Photos from the Rally to Restore Sanity

Slide Show: Reader Photos from the Rally to Restore Sanity Slide Show: Reader Photos from the Rally to Restore Sanity

One day before Halloween and three days before what will be a pivotal midterm election, the politically engaged, the politically blasé, pot-smoking seniors, families, hipste…

Nov 1, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Slide Show: The Democrats Are the Real Party of Women

Slide Show: The Democrats Are the Real Party of Women Slide Show: The Democrats Are the Real Party of Women

Republicans may have touted 2010 as their own “Year of the Woman,” and recent polling suggests that women voters, traditionally a Democratic stronghold, may favor Repub…

Oct 29, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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