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Slide Show: Witness to the Egyptian Revolution

Slide Show: Witness to the Egyptian Revolution Slide Show: Witness to the Egyptian Revolution

The first images of Egyptians flooding Cairo’s Tahrir Square this January captivated people around the world, long before anyone knew the protesters would actually topple the…

Aug 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit

The political and economic elite are drifting further and further away from the rest of the country.

Aug 2, 2011 / The Diane Rehm Show

Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal

The Nation's Ari Melber on MSNBC's The Last Word describes how Barack Obama might have made the debt ceiling and eventual debt deal more of a compromise and less of a concessi...

Aug 2, 2011 / MSNBC

Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes

Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes

Female athletes are significantly more likely to be portrayed in ways that emphasize their femininity and heterosexuality over their athletic prowess, often with the justification…

Aug 1, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don’t Overlap Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don’t Overlap

Sports has a rich tradition of resistance politics. 

Aug 1, 2011 / The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel on All Things Considered: Debt Ceiling Compromises and Consequences Katrina vanden Heuvel on All Things Considered: Debt Ceiling Compromises and Consequences

All of the plans on the table for solving the debt crisis, including the finalized plan, are far removed from the needs and wants of ordinary Americans.  

Aug 1, 2011 / NPR

Sherry Wolf: Revolution in the Air Sherry Wolf: Revolution in the Air

There is a unique global upheaval underway, with activists borrowing certain protest tactics and creating others to be shared as revolutions around the world create progressive cha...

Jul 29, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation’s Sports Issue

Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation’s Sports Issue Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation’s Sports Issue

From Jackie Robinson and the first integrated sports teams to Pat Tillman and our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sports is woven into the fabric of our nation.

Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation

Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero

 There was a time—not too long ago—when black players were not allowed to play on "white" teams.

Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP Wants to Sabotage the Economy Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP Wants to Sabotage the Economy

How can President Obama break through Republican gamesmanship and prevent a debt crisis?

Jul 28, 2011 / MSNBC

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