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Talking to Teachers, Obama Defends Education Agenda Talking to Teachers, Obama Defends Education Agenda

In a speech to the Urban League this morning, the president says he's creating a culture of accountability, not attacking teachers. But what kind of reform do we really need? The N...

Jul 29, 2010 / The Nation

Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles

Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles

Immigrants—perennial scapegoats for fear-mongers on the American right—have been blamed for everything from overpopulation to unemployment and even for rising emission…

Jul 28, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Nation Readers’ Summer Books

Nation Readers’ Summer Books Nation Readers’ Summer Books

An eclectic summer reading list drawn from the suggestions of Nation readers.

Jul 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Young, Educated and Unpaid

Young, Educated and Unpaid Young, Educated and Unpaid

Jett Wells, an unpaid intern for HuffingtonPost, has made a very good video about unpaid internships.

Jul 21, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation

Protesters Arrested in NC Claiming School Plan Would Resegregate System Protesters Arrested in NC Claiming School Plan Would Resegregate System

Police in Raleigh, NC arrested 19 people at a contentious school board meeting yesterday where protesters accused the Wake County School Board of adopting a plan that will resegreg...

Jul 20, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation

Slide Show: Firestone’s ‘State Within a State’ in Liberia Slide Show: Firestone’s ‘State Within a State’ in Liberia

For over 85 years, Firestone’s massive rubber plantation in western Liberia has operated as a state within a state, not only serving as the second largest employer in a count…

Jul 19, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

The Nation Summer Reading List

The Nation Summer Reading List The Nation Summer Reading List

Find out what Nation writers are reading and tell us what you're reading yourself.

Jul 16, 2010 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio

Nation Conversations: New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio Nation Conversations: New York Public Advocate Bill de Blasio

The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision "will warp our democracy forever," says de Blasio, "if we let it do so." The challenge to progressives is to refocus and re-energize gr...

Jul 16, 2010 / The Nation

Ten Things to Foster Socially Responsible Corporations

Ten Things to Foster Socially Responsible Corporations Ten Things to Foster Socially Responsible Corporations

Multinational corporations can be a force for good in the global economy. Here's how.

Jul 15, 2010 / The Nation

Slide Show: Green Energy

Slide Show: Green Energy Slide Show: Green Energy

BP’s gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been a disturbing reminder of the toxic nature of our current energy economy. In a special energy issue of The Nation—fe…

Jul 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

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