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  • Upton Sinclair's EPIC Campaign

    Upton Sinclair's EPIC Campaign

    October 13, 2010

    His 1934 California gubernatorial run created one of the most important mass movements ever,  helped push the New Deal to the left -- and inspired the birth of the modern political campaign.

Who's Afraid of Progressive Power?

Who's Afraid of Progressive Power?

The Working Families Party faces down the corporate backlash.

Posted October 13, 2010

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

Angelo Mozilo, former CEO of Countrywide Financial, has just agreed to pay $67.5 million to settle the SEC's civil fraud case. But the landmark 2008 settlement with Bank of America, which had acquired Countrywide earlier that year, has done little to help defrauded homeowners.

Posted October 13, 2010

Postcard From Palestine

Postcard From Palestine

Walking the streets of Hebron feels like wandering through a post-apocalyptic video game come to life.

Posted October 14, 2010

Books and the Arts

Remembering David Markson (1927–2010), whose playful novels pushed storytelling to the edge of understanding.

In his paintings and travels, Paul Gauguin sought a corner of himself that was still unknown.

Is Super Sad True Love Story the kind of novel Gary Shteyngart might previously have held in contempt?

News and Analysis

This election season, we are witnessing an assault on democracy by multinational corporations that, freed by the Citizens United ruling, are out to get the best government money can buy.

When faced with something so painful as gay teen suicide, it's easy to scapegoat child bullies.  It's hard to create a world that wants queer youth to live and thrive.

California's problems are well beyond the curative powers of any one governor. If Jerry Brown wins in November, there's no need to nourish foolish hopes.

The real story of Christine O'Donnell's time at the Claremont Institute is how thoroughly she absorbed its viciously antigay politics.

While he railed against "illegals," undocumented immigrants tended to his estates and prize horses. A special Nation investigative report.

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