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Detroit Shock Doctrine
Jane Hamsher | How can the US economy absorb the shock if Detroit is allowed to go bankrupt and 3 million jobs are lost?
The Right Stuff
Christopher Hayes | Two basic criteria for the next Treasury Secretary: No one from Wall Street--and no one who helped create the current crisis.
No Moderate Cabinet
Laura Flanders | The country needs a Cabinet with at least as much vision as the one it's replacing--and very different.
Obama's Latino Vote Mandate
Steve Cobble & Joe Velasquez | Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment.
GOP Senators to Alaska: Get Rid of Stevens for Us
John Nichols | Caucus chooses not to punish felon senator.
Smart Defense
Katrina vanden Heuvel | Rep. Barney Frank is leading the charge to end the Pentagon's weapons spending spree. Is anybody listening?
You Voted. Now What?
StudentNation and WireTap magazine are pleased to announce a new biweekly series of stories highlighting our nation's most inspiring and successful young activists working on building new opportunities for the previously dispossessed. Through these stories we hope to highlight a broad range of potential paths for channeling some of the prodigious energy unleashed during the Obama campaign. Read Kristina Rizga's debut column -- an overview of the political landscape in which young people can continue their activism, from part-time volunteering to lifetime careers in public service, and watch StudentNation for the next installment in the series.
Knock-Knock-Knocking On The White House Door
Can the Obama Campaign Become a Movement for Progressive Change?
Thursday, November 20th at 7.30pm, The Brecht Forum, NYC
Can the left help transform the forces active in the Obama campaign into a powerful lobby for progressive change? And what are the demands and organizational forms that might make this possible? A discussion featuring author and activist Anthony Arnove, Grit TV and RadioNation host Laura Flanders, actor and teacher Brian Jones and Nation and Guardian columnist Gary Younge. To be followed by live jazz and a bar. Let the party building begin! Taking place this Thursday, November 20 at the Brecht Forum in Manhattan. Get tickets and info today.
The Nation Auction
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