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Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition? Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition?

As Congress prepares legislation to slow global warming, what kind of jobs will it create?

May 5, 2009 / Feature / Joe Uehlein

WWII: The United States and the War WWII: The United States and the War

World War II breaks out in Europe, but The Nation (getting it wrong) says it presents no threat to the US, and we will not join the fighting.

May 5, 2009 / Feature / Oswald Garrison Villard

The Plight of Women Soldiers The Plight of Women Soldiers

More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II put together. Yet the US military continues to treat them like second class citizens.

May 5, 2009 / Feature / Helen Benedict

Misadventure in Vietnam: The Mix of Fact and Myth Misadventure in Vietnam: The Mix of Fact and Myth

With the Gulf of Tonkin resolution authorizing war in Vietnam, its clear that America hasn't learned its lesson from previous foreign policy mistakes in the region.

May 4, 2009 / Feature / John Gange

Midnight Plane to Alabama Midnight Plane to Alabama

A marcher braves the maelstrom of the civil rights movement.

May 4, 2009 / Feature / George B. Leonard

Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice

The families of the students shot by the National Guard at Kent State go to court to seek a measure of justice, but the federal government continues to stonewall them.

Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / Peter Davies

Kent State: The Politics of Manslaughter Kent State: The Politics of Manslaughter

The murder of four students by the National Guard at Kent State should have, and could have, been prevented.

Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

Vive la Revolution? Vive la Revolution?

The far left in France is staging a comeback. But can it seize power?

Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / Marc Perelman

One Hat for Labor? One Hat for Labor?

In the late afternoon of January 7, fourteen union leaders gathered around a big oval table in the top-floor conference room of the United Food and Commercial Workers' (UFCW) W...

Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / David Moberg

More Mortgage Madness More Mortgage Madness

Why the home loan industry won't (and can't) fix itself.

Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / Kai Wright

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