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Stewart-Colbert Rally: Just Comedy or Real Politics?
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people are expected to flood the National Mall on Saturday for the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear — which …
Nicaragua’s Pedagogical Effort 30 Years on
Thirty years ago, a mass literacy crusade captured the imagination of several people ensconced in several parts of the world. The country in question was the Central American state …
Where are the Obama Youth? Busy Building Their Own Futures
It’s a Thursday afternoon and Romero Jackson is busy mapping outreach plans for Milwaukee’s North Side, home to some of the city’s youngest and hardest to reach potential voters. …
White House Steps Up Efforts to Battle Domestic Violence
The White House acknowledged October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Wednesday by announcing several new initiatives that aim to protect and empower victims of abuse and sexual assault. …
Obama: Bombs From Yemen Addressed to Jewish Groups
Washington — Two packages containing explosives sent from Yemen and addressed to Chicago area Jewish organizations were discovered Friday aboard U.S.-bound aircraft in Britain and Dubai following a tipoff …
My Support for Ralph Nader: Lessons Learned Ten Years Later
Like many people who campaigned and voted for Ralph Nader in 2000, the upcoming tenth anniversary of that disastrous election and the awareness of its tragic results continue to …
North, South Korea Trade Gunfire Across Tense Border
South Korea says that North Korean forces ‘launched the first shots’ in an exchange of gunfire in a remote region. The flare-up comes just before a reunion of families …
The Health Care Debate: Social Reflections
In a recent Nation magazine forum in which participants responded to Eric Alterman's account of the structures that bind the political possibilities of the Obama administration ("Why a Progressive …
Marijuana Law Enforcement Disproportionately Targets Blacks, Latinos in California
African-Americans and Latinos use marijuana at lower rates than whites, yet they are prosecuted for minor cannabis possession offenses in California's largest cities at rates two to twelve times …
The Most Racist Campaign in Decades, and What It Demands of Us
If the election of 2008 was a referendum on race, the midterms are feeling like a recount. The dominant political discourse of 2008 centered on an improbable question: Could …