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House Stands Firm on Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable

House Stands Firm on Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable

Thursday's votes send a significant antiwar message to President Obama, leaving the White House dependent on Republicans for Afghanistan war support.

Posted July 2, 2010

Inequality in America

Inequality in America

And what to do about it. A Nation forum, featuring Robert Reich, Dean Baker, Katherine Newman, David Pedulla, Orlando Patterson, Jeff Madrick and Matt Yglesias.

Posted June 30, 2010

Battling the Banksters

Battling the Banksters

This is not the end of reform; it's the beginning of a promising struggle to cut the financial sector down to tolerable dimensions and reduced power.

Posted June 30, 2010

Blogs

GOP chair's (generally) honest assessment of Afghanistan brings a call for his resignation from the party's neo-con police chief, William Kristol.

Posted on July 2, 2010

Documentary, due in August, reveals widespread coverup. Read about it here, watch video on Tillman's life and the official trailer.

Posted on July 2, 2010

President Obama won House approval for spending to pay for his escalation of the occupation of Afghanistan, but it did not come without a fight. Twenty-five members voted to stop funding the occupation now.

Posted on July 2, 2010

Inside the battle for healthcare reform. Plus: Two must-see videos and a special honor for The Nation.

Posted on July 2, 2010

The best things about America can usually be found embodied in our national music.

Posted on July 2, 2010

Books and the Arts

In the film projects of Tacita Dean, everything is just about to disappear.

Two new collections of the poems of Jorge Luis Borges.

Heidi Durrow traces a young girl's harrowing plunge into racial identity.

News and Analysis

Abuse of the filibuster costs us majority rule. Here's how to restore it.

The twenty-first century has seen vast improvements in quality of life around the globe. But here at home, progress lags.

To build on the gains of Obama's presidency, progressive activists must focus on recruitment.

Black and white Americans still don't live near each other. Does that account for persistent economic inequality?

Poll

At the G20 this weekend, world leaders agreed to cut deficits in half by 2013. Will this create growth for the US economy?



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