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Student NationAs Israel presses its bloody assault on the Gaza Strip, it seems clear that the country's actions are likely to bolster, not weaken, the very enemy it is trying to wipe out. Check TheNation.com this week for reporting and analysis on the growing crisis in the Middle East.
All best,
Peter Rothberg, The Nation
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NEW AT THENATION.COM Israel Revives Hamas
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UPCOMING EVENTS | January 16, 2009 Campus Progress Inauguration Kick-Off Party
Over the past two years, young people worked hard to move our country in a progressive direction. The culmination of these efforts occurred on November 4th, when 23 million young people voted in this historic election. Our friends at Campus Progress invite you to celebrate the hard work and dedication of young people at their Inauguration Kick-Off Party for all young leaders, writers, and organizers who will be in the DC area for the inauguration. » More Events | FEATURED ACTIVIST CAMPAIGN Support the work of CARE International and Medecins sans Frontieres in caring for the victims in the Gaza Strip. | IN OUR ORBIT Salvation Boulevard
Larry Beinhart has built an international reputation for satirical and page-turning thrillers like Wag the Dog and The Librarian. In his new novel, Salvation Boulevard, recently published by Nation Books, Beinhart explores the greatest mystery of them all - God. It tells the story of a born-again Christian private eye who takes on the case of a Muslim suspected of murdering his atheist professor. | |
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