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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Why I Swapped Yoga for Kickboxing This Election Year

Posted on Jan 15, 2012, Source: Comment Is Free

Americans need to stand up, to fight; we cannot dispassionately let the right impose its will upon us because we believe we're closer to spiritual enlightenment than they are.

Massey Gets Away With Murder: Time To Revoke their Charter

Posted on Dec 11, 2011, Source: The Nation

$209 million isn't enough. Revoke Massey's corporate charter.

10 Congresspeople Making Life Worse for Their Constituents

Posted on Sep 28, 2011, Source: The Nation

What the Terrible Ten and their kind would have you believe is that we can no longer afford safety net programs due to the budget deficit. They're wrong.

Let's End the Arms Race of Secret, Corporate Money in Our Elections

Posted on May 19, 2011, Source: The Nation

Democrats should use this moment to seize the overwhelming bipartisan sentiment across this country that we need to curb the influence of money in our elections.

There Is a Progressive Alternative for NY Voters: The Working Families Party

Posted on Nov 1, 2010, Source: The Nation

How you can get involved in New York State's liveliest progressive political force.

Middle Class Looks To Elizabeth Warren to Fight the Banking Industry's Rip-Offs

Posted on Sep 22, 2010, Source: The Nation

The big boys are back, and for America's wealthiest, the money machine is humming again.

How You Can Demand an Afghanistan Exit Strategy

Posted on Apr 29, 2010, Source: TheNation.com

A vote on legislation demanding a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan could could come up in the next two weeks. Let Congress know you support the bill.

Modern Slavery Museum Is an Eerie Reminder of How Little We've Progressed

Posted on Mar 30, 2010, Source: The Nation

The Modern-day Slavery Museum will not poach visitors from Disneyworld, that's for sure. But it will serve as a forceful reminder that slavery is far from extinct.

Gorbachev on His Legacy, and Obama's Chance to Lead an American Perestroika

Posted on Nov 4, 2009, Source: The Nation

The former Soviet leader on his push for a peaceful dissolution of the Russian empire, and his idea that the US should follow suit.

The Battle for Healthcare Begins

Posted on May 7, 2009, Source: The Nation

Myths will need to be debunked, front groups exposed, and money trails followed.

How Is He Doing? Obama's First 100 Days and His Next 900

Posted on Apr 23, 2009, Source: The Nation

As we mark the first 100 days of his presidency, it is staggering to consider the enormous challenges President Obama inherited from his predecessor.

America's Shame: Can Jim Webb Fix the Prison Gulag?

Posted on Feb 16, 2009, Source: The Nation

An unlikely senator takes on the cause of reforming America's overloaded and barbaric jails.

Obama Takes on the Nuclear Neanderthals

Posted on Feb 9, 2009, Source: TheNation.com

President Obama supports a nuclear free world, but he faces a high noon showdown in the form of his own Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates.

Why Robert Gates is a Terrible Pick

Posted on Dec 1, 2008, Source: The Nation

The appointment of Robert Gates -- a vocal critic of Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan who will undoubtedly shape policy-- is alarming.

Yes We Can Cut the Defense Budget: Why it's Time to Stop the Military Spending Spree

Posted on Nov 19, 2008, Source: The Nation

Our current military budget is almost equal to all of the rest of the world's defense budgets combined. This is unsustainable.

Obama's First 100 Days in the White House

Posted on Nov 9, 2008, Source: TheNation.com

Obama needs to be bold with the challenges he faces: a cratering economy, broken healthcare system, two wars, poverty and inequality and much more.

The Woman Who Could Have Prevented This Financial Mess Was Silenced by Greenspan, Rubin and Summers

Posted on Oct 11, 2008, Source: TheNation.com

A sad tale emerges of willfully arrogant behavior designed to undermine a wise woman's good judgment.

Democrats: Don't Make Afghanistan Your War

Posted on Aug 28, 2008, Source: The Nation

Biden, Obama, and the Dems are rallying to escalate the war in Afghanistan. But trading one war for another would be catastrophic.

How Do We Seize the Obama Moment?

Posted on Aug 18, 2008, Source: The Nation

Obama will be the president we want him to be if we mobilize support on the progressive issues and ward off the influence of entrenched interests.

America Is in Major Need of Electoral Reform

Posted on Jul 7, 2008, Source: The Nation

America is experiencing a surge of hope -- the time is right to invigorate our damaged democracy and capture greater power for the people.

Victory for Tomato Pickers' Fight Against Burger King

Posted on May 29, 2008, Source: The Nation

Now that a deal with Burger King has been signed, it's time to go after WalMart, Whole Foods and the other big supermarket chains.

Ending Slavery for Pennies

Posted on Apr 21, 2008, Source: TheNation.com

The slave-like conditions in the agriculture industry would shock most Americans.

The Key to Winning Ohio

Posted on Feb 15, 2008, Source: The Nation

Economic populism is the ticket.

Bush's Mammoth Defense Budget is Another Bridge to Nowhere

Posted on Feb 6, 2008, Source: The Nation

One built on the backs of ordinary Americans.

Dental Decay: The Hidden Health Crisis

Posted on Jan 25, 2008, Source: TheNation.com

The current state of dental care in the United States is horrifying.

After New Hampshire: Voters, Not the Media, Will Crown Their Nominees

Posted on Jan 10, 2008, Source: TheNation.com

For now, the race is wide open, and that's a good thing.

How the Democratic Frontrunners Compare on Health Care

Posted on Dec 3, 2007, Source: TheNation.com

Can Clinton, Edwards or Obama actually fix our health care system?

Fighting Poverty in CT

Posted on Nov 21, 2007, Source: The Nation

Connecticut is a key state in an emerging anti-poverty movement.

Surprise: Democratic Presidential Candidates Have Far to Go to Meet Voters' Desires on the Environment

Posted on May 21, 2007, Source: The Nation

To catch up to where the voters are on energy policy, presidential candidates still have a big gap to close.

Edwards Unveils an Energy Plan with Substance

Posted on Mar 26, 2007, Source: The Nation

Forget flash, Edwards seems to be about substance. He just unveiled a bold energy plan that addresses some of the great challenges of our time.

Top 10 Solutions for a More Perfect Union

Posted on Jan 27, 2007, Source: The Nation

There are ten good bills awaiting passage in Congress that could make a real difference.

In Russia, a Courageous Voice Is Silenced

Posted on Oct 12, 2006, Source: TheNation.com

Anna Politkavskaya's murder may mark the beginning of the end for the free press under Putin.

The GOP Corruption Machine

Posted on Jan 6, 2006, Source: TheNation.com

The corruption doesn't just stem from Abramoff and cronies, but from virtually every level of the Republican-dominated Congress.

Spying and Lying

Posted on Dec 21, 2005, Source: The Nation

Every week brings new evidence of White House attempts to delegitimize the press's role as a watchdog of government abuse.

The House of Labor and the Future

Posted on Jul 26, 2005, Source: TheNation.com

More principle and less testosterone in the AFL-CIO debates might have halted the storm that's split the labor movement in half.

Recruiters Reach New Lows

Posted on Jun 23, 2005, Source: The Nation

While the alarming list of recruiting abuses has received some needed media attention, it's worth reviewing the extremes to which the military has gone to fill its ranks.

PlayStations for Peace

Posted on Apr 5, 2005, Source: The Nation

Progressives tend the think of video games as warped bloodfests, but some are reimagining them as tools for teaching empathy and cultural literacy.

Halliburton Destroys Babylon

Posted on Mar 25, 2005, Source: The Nation

The U.S.-led destruction on the ancient city is one of the most 'reckless acts of cultural vandalism.'

The Republican Dictionary

Posted on Feb 12, 2005, Source: The Nation

While Republicans are busy remaking the nation, they're also remaking the English language.

Annals of Outrage

Posted on Jan 19, 2005, Source: The Nation

The Bush administration's ten most outrageous scandals – an orgy of fraud, mismanagement and corruption.

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