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Linda McMahon’s Body Count Linda McMahon’s Body Count

Linda McMahon says she is running for the US Senate from Connecticut because she wants to "put people first." Those people clearly don't include the people who made ...

Sep 30, 2010 / Dave Zirin

Europe Marches; Brussels Stands Still Europe Marches; Brussels Stands Still

Europe's workers march against austerity, but no government will challenge the new neoliberal orthodoxy.

Sep 30, 2010 / Maria Margaronis

Questioning the Cycle of War Questioning the Cycle of War

In our longest war, we have yet to even begin to grapple with the whys of war and the what-war-really-is questions.

Sep 29, 2010 / Laura Flanders

First Look: ‘Herding Donkeys’ Book Trailer First Look: ‘Herding Donkeys’ Book Trailer

In an exlusive video on TheNation.com, Ari Berman premieres the trailer for his new book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics.

Sep 27, 2010 / Ari Berman

Why DC Doesn’t Think Stephen Colbert Is Funny

Why DC Doesn’t Think Stephen Colbert Is Funny Why DC Doesn’t Think Stephen Colbert Is Funny

As Colbert showed at the House immigration hearing, when he’s in character, he’s really about Washington’s character.

Sep 25, 2010 / Leslie Savan

Checking Corporate Power in Washington and Wall Street Checking Corporate Power in Washington and Wall Street

Yesterday brought a mixed bag of news for reformers on Capitol Hill.

Sep 24, 2010 / Ari Berman

The Collapsing of the Commonwealth Games The Collapsing of the Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi are on the verge of a historically unprecedented complete and utter implosion.

Sep 24, 2010 / Dave Zirin

Is the Drug War a Class War? Is the Drug War a Class War?

The war on drugs. We keep calling it that, it seems, because we like wars on abstract concepts.

Sep 23, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Larry Summers: Goodbye To All That Larry Summers: Goodbye To All That

The Devil we know certainly has friends. Time for other voices to be raised, loud, fast.

Sep 22, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Summers’s Over. What’s Next for Obama’s Economic Team?

Summers’s Over. What’s Next for Obama’s Economic Team? Summers’s Over. What’s Next for Obama’s Economic Team?

With Larry Summers leaving, who should Obama pick to shake up his economic team? Things could get better—or worse.

Sep 22, 2010 / Ari Berman

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