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Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in Spain, Unions Threaten National Strike Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in Spain, Unions Threaten National Strike

Tens of thousands of individuals in Spain protest further harsh austerity measures recently announced by their right-wing government.

Oct 8, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Ed Miliband’s New Left Populism Ed Miliband’s New Left Populism

As mood music, Miliband’s invocation of “One Nation Labour” is already a hit.

Oct 8, 2012 / D.D. Guttenplan

Crisis in Iran Crisis in Iran

Not every scenario coming out of Iran's economic crisis is a good one.

Oct 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/5/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (10/5/12)

This week: waste in the Department of Homeland Security, Obama's turn on child soldiers and much more.

Oct 4, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Turkey’s NATO Trap for Obama Turkey’s NATO Trap for Obama

The president needs his famous cool in the Syria crisis.

Oct 4, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Shut Up About the Jews Already… Shut Up About the Jews Already…

How right-wing Jewish organizatons misrepresent both the views and the influence of American Jews.

Oct 3, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman

Transformation, Still Incomplete, Sweeps Burma Transformation, Still Incomplete, Sweeps Burma

Southeast Asia has not seen such a dramatic political shift in a generation or more.

Oct 2, 2012 / Barbara Crossette

Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia

The reverend sat down with The Nation to talk about his humanitarian trip to Africa and poverty in America.

Oct 2, 2012 / Richard Kreitner

Spain on the Brink Spain on the Brink

This short film tells the story of why so many people took to the streets in Madrid and follows these events as they unfolded. 

Oct 1, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Remembering Eric Hobsbawm, Historian for Social Justice Remembering Eric Hobsbawm, Historian for Social Justice

Hobsbawm’s life and writings will long serve as an inspiration to those who believe that a knowledge of history is essential to working for a better world.

Oct 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

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