Slide Show: David Remnick, Ralph Nader, Cecile Richards on Their Sports Heroes Slide Show: David Remnick, Ralph Nader, Cecile Richards on Their Sports Heroes
For The Nation's special Sports Issue, we asked a distinguished group of writers, thinkers and advocates to pay tribute to their favorite sports heroes growing up. The result is a package of moving mini-essays all expressing, in their own way, a feeling many of us share: pure love of the game. The following slide show illustrates our writers' heros with excerpts from each tribute. Click the links in each slide to read the full tributes.
Jul 28, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Dave Zirin: The Resolution of the NFL Lockout Is a Labor Victory Dave Zirin: The Resolution of the NFL Lockout Is a Labor Victory
After an eighteen-week labor standoff, the National Football League players' union has unanimously voted to approve an agreement that promotes player health and safety.
Jul 27, 2011 / Democracy Now!
The GOP’s Politics of Bad Faith The GOP’s Politics of Bad Faith
After years of unnecessary spending and tax cuts, Republican politicians are finally complaining about unfathomable amounts of debt.
Jul 26, 2011 / MSNBC
Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession? Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession?
Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the widening wealth gap between minority and white households.
Jul 26, 2011 / MSNBC
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Job Creation Is the Best Deficit Reduction Plan Katrina vanden Heuvel: Job Creation Is the Best Deficit Reduction Plan
According to Washington, the crisis of the hour is the debt ceiling. According to ordinary Americans, the crisis is unemployment.
Jul 26, 2011 / Morning Joe
Is Washington Too Dysfunctional to Raise the Debt Ceiling? Is Washington Too Dysfunctional to Raise the Debt Ceiling?
Ari Melber joins former Senator Ben Bradley to discuss the debt ceiling crisis.
Jul 25, 2011 / MSNBC
Exposing ALEC: Why Are Corporations Writing State Laws? Exposing ALEC: Why Are Corporations Writing State Laws?
ALEC is a toxic alliance of corporations and state legislatures that work together to ensure that corporate interests stay at the top of legislative agendas across the country.
Jul 25, 2011 / Countdown
Three Poems by Benjamin Friedlander Three Poems by Benjamin Friedlander
"Cats Can," "Anchor Baby," "Chick Flick"
Jul 25, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Friedlander
The Breakdown: Is the Federal Deficit Actually Bad for Our Economy? The Breakdown: Is the Federal Deficit Actually Bad for Our Economy?
Would getting rid of the federal deficit be the silver bullet for our ailing economy? Robert Pollin explains why the standard arguments against deficit spending don't tell the whol...
Jul 22, 2011 / Chris Hayes
‘Deadly Cocktail’ of War, Hunger and Climate Change in the Horn of Africa ‘Deadly Cocktail’ of War, Hunger and Climate Change in the Horn of Africa
The United Nations has called an emergency meeting to discuss the devastating famine in the horn of Africa.
Jul 22, 2011 / Democracy Now!