The Nation
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The Nation (ISSN 0027-8378) is a U.S. periodical devoted to politics and culture, self-described as "the flagship of the left." [1] The magazine is published weekly, except for the second week in January, and biweekly the third week of July through the second week of September. Founded on July 6, 1865 as a classical liberal publication, it is one of the oldest continuously published magazines in the United States. It is published by the Nation Company, L.P. at 33 Irving Place, New York City. The Nation has bureaus in Budapest, London, and Southern Africa and departments covering ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Medium audience (100-500K) (English)
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Rod Amis
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Jul 2, 2006 - 3:19 PM PDT
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Dick Gephardt's Spectacular Sellout
In March, months after the government gave an unprecedented $85 billion to AIG, the insurance giant released a list of counterparties, exposing some of the world's top ...Posted by Vincent Caminiti -
Meet the Afghan Army
Afghans do not think or act like Americans. Yet Americans in power refuse to grasp that inconvenient point.Posted by Chris Finnie -
Why Is Obama Still Using Blackwater?
Ridgeway, the Blackwater operative, admitted that he and the other Blackwater operatives "opened fire with automatic weapons and grenade launchers on unarmed civilians." None ...Posted by Randy Morrow -
Working Without Laws
For the past thirty years, the gospel of lean and mean has reordered the world of work, setting off a race to the bottom in which employers circumvent and evade standards that ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Flushing Blackwater
In addition, Blackwater is being investigated by the Justice Department for possible crimes ranging from weapons smuggling to manslaughter and by the IRS for possible tax ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Joe Scarborough Is Shocked, Yet Awed by Single-Payer Logic
Something rather remarkable happened on Tuesday's Morning Joe. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York pointed out that the health insurance industry has no clothes, and Joe ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder
Sworn statements filed in Federal Court allege that Blackwater founder Erik Prince launched a "crusade" to eliminate Muslims and Islam and that the company may have been ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Unpopular Science
We live in a time of pathbreaking advances in biotechnology and nanotechnology, of private spaceflight and personalized medicine, amid a climate and energy crisis, in a world ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Blackwater Seeks Gag Order
It became common practice during the Iraq occupation for the US State Department to work with private security companies like Blackwater to help facilitate giving what ...via Jamal Dajani -
The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia
The reigning doctrine of the country is sometimes called "American exceptionalism." It is nothing of the sort. It is probably close to a universal habit among imperial powers. ...Posted by Chris Finnie
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Dick Gephardt's Fall: How a Progressive Stalwart Turned into a Spectacular Political Sellout
In a town where everyone seemingly has a price, Gephardt has distinguished himself, selling his reputation as a pro-labor, pro-universal healthcare, pro-environment expert and ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Whiner-in-Chief
(Blog Post) Griping about Republicans on Fox and off-message bloggers in pajamas hurts Obama much more than the targets of the administration's wrath.Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
The Coalfield Uprising
...while officials are framing the issue as a manageable environmental problem, mountaintop removal has also caused....one of th largest displacements of US citizens since the ...Posted by Patricia L'Herrou -
Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?
Republican Congressional leaders are continuing their witch hunt against ACORN, the grassroots community group dedicated to helping poor and working-class people. Their ...Posted by Doug Greer -
ACORN and Accountability
With the notable exception of handing over $700 billion to Wall Street last year, the United States Congress is not known for quick, decisive action. But recently, in a ...Posted by Doug Greer -
Meet the Hazzards
As we mark the end of the first year of the financial bailout, the public seems to regard the government's actions with a toxic combination of rage and confusion. People are ...Posted by Doug Greer -
Will McChrystal Quit?
Under all three, Kimmitt said, McChrystal believes that he can do the job. On the other hand, if he doesn't get the low option, probably something like an additional 15,000 ...Posted by Randy Morrow -
Karzai, Election Fraud and the Wages of Empire
So we get the "news" -- not from the satirical Onion but from the nation's newspaper of record -- that U.S. officials are trying to prevent Karzai from declaring "victory" in ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Another Mysterious Electrocution Death in Iraq
Hermanson was not killed by enemy fire or an improvised explosive device or even by "friendly fire." In fact, he died in what is considered to be the safest place in Iraq for ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Van Jones Exit Isn't Right-Wing Win, It's an Obama Surrender
It was an unnecessary and unwise surrender by an Obama administration there is neither ready nor willing to fight "those who spin lies for profit"--as National Association for ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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