Society

Big League Blues Big League Blues

The NFL is only the highest-profile example of the economic crisis pervading the world of sports.

Oct 28, 2009 / Dave Zirin

Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration

Come out of the closet about your drug use; hire a formerly incarcerated person; vote for politicians who are smart on crime.

Oct 28, 2009 / The Nation

Joe Lieberman and the Opt-Out Revolution

Joe Lieberman and the Opt-Out Revolution Joe Lieberman and the Opt-Out Revolution

Progressives rejoiced when Sen. Harry Reid announced that the Senate healthcare bill would include a public option. But the jubilation was short-lived.

Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein

Judge Real in Alex Sanchez Case Is Surreal Judge Real in Alex Sanchez Case Is Surreal

The evidence against Alex Sanchez is quite refutable, but that assumes a fair trial. And that's not possible in Judge Real's courtroom.

Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Lieberman Twists the Knife Lieberman Twists the Knife

The Connecticut senator declared Tuesday that he would support a filibuster of any healthcare reform bill that has a public option--even the version with the "trigger" compromise a...

Oct 28, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

A ‘Coal’ Building on Campus? A ‘Coal’ Building on Campus?

The Nation's sports editor Dave Zirin argues that corporate naming rights on college campuses are a bad idea.

Oct 28, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Republican = Conservative = Fox? Republican = Conservative = Fox?

The Nation's John Nichols talks to Hardball's Chris Matthews about President Obama's decision to marginalize Fox News.

Oct 27, 2009 / MSNBC

Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option Reid to Back ‘Opt-Out’ Public Option

Sen. Harry Reid will introduce a healthcare reform bill including an "opt-out" public option--grounds for disappointment, says Ari Melber.

Oct 26, 2009 / MSNBC

Putting Caste on Notice Putting Caste on Notice

Navi Pillay is the first UN human rights commissioner to take on caste discrimination.

Oct 26, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives The Public Option Lives! Big Victory for Progressives

Harry Reid just announced that he'll include a public option (with a provision that allows individual states to opt out of it) in the version of the health care bill he brings to ...

Oct 26, 2009 / Chris Hayes

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