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The Nation Institute Names Andrew Breslau as its New President

The Nation Institute is delighted to announce that Andrew Breslau has been named as our new President. Since 2006, he has served as the Executive Director of City Futures, the parent organization of the public policy think tank, Center for an Urban Future. Breslau will assume his position on October 4.
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Two Minutes to Midnight?

By Tony Karon

"America's march to a disastrous war in Iraq began in the media, where an unprovoked U.S. invasion of an Arab country was introduced as a legitimate policy option, then debated as a prudent and necessary one. Now, a similarly flawed media conversation on Iran is gaining momentum." More


Fatima Bhutto: Author Tour

Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir

Please join Fatima Bhutto as she travels from New York to Massachusetts, Oregon and California on an author tour to discuss her new memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword. Her first appearance is at New York's Asia Society on September 24 at 7 p.m. Please buy tickets here. More
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Straight Man's Burden

By Jeff Sharlet (Harper's)

It was a Ugandan member of parliament who introduced the bill that would penalize homosexuality with life imprisonment or death, but the idea traces back to a secretive American evangelical movement known as The Family. More

Posted AUG 18 10

Just Say Now

By Ari Berman (Rolling Stone)

The Nation Institute Fellow discusses the upcoming vote in California this fall on whether to legalize marijuana, finding that the measure has a real shot at passing. Berman's first book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, will be out in October. More

Posted AUG 18 10

The Secret Campaign of Mike Bloomberg

By Aram Roston (New York Observer)

In 2009, in a tightening race against an African American opponent, Mayor Bloomberg paid $1.2 million to a political operative to do "ballot security," often a ruse for voter suppression. He disguised the payment as a donation to The Independence Party — and then failed to report it. More

Posted AUG 18 10

Citizens Unite Against 'Citizens United'

By Ari Berman (The Nation)

The Institute Fellow discusses MoveOn.org, which is leading a coalition of advocacy groups to overturn the Supreme Court January 21 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which greenlights unlimited corporate spending in federal elections and grants corporations the same free-speech rights as individuals, severely impairing our already dilapidated democracy. More

Posted AUG 16 10

Immigrants cause job losses? Like ice-cream brings sharks

By Gary Younge (Guardian)

The Institute Fellow writes: "Stopping immigration as a means of fighting unemployment makes about as much sense as banning ice-cream sales in a bid to reduce shark attacks. And it will do about as much good too." More

Posted AUG 16 10

"I Fear For My Country"

Interview with Stephan Salisbury (Democracy Now!)

The Nation Books author of Mohamed's Ghosts: An American Story of Love and Fear in the Homeland talks about the proposed mosque near New York City's Ground Zero and the stalled projects in Staten Island and Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. More

Posted AUG 12 10

Ground Zero for Free Speech

By Katha Pollitt (The Nation)

The Institute Fellow writes, "The Constitution is not a Tylenol pill. It's not about making hurt people feel better—or pandering to the resentments of bigots, either. Nor is it about polls or majority votes. If it were, freedom of speech would not be possible, because as Rosa Luxemburg said, freedom is 'always...for the one who thinks differently.'" More

Posted AUG 12 10

The Racists Return

By Joe Conason (The New York Observer)

While denouncing the rise of ugly racist rhetoric against President Obama, the Institute Fellow writes, "Most conservatives were late in taking responsibility for their movement's immoral opposition to civil rights. It is time for them to step up and denounce the racism that is again disfiguring our country in their name." More

Posted AUG 10 10

Pakistan's Devastating Floods are President Zardari's Katrina

Interview with Fatima Bhutto (Democracy Now!)

This upcoming Nation Books author discusses the floods ravaging Pakistan, the country's disappointment and anger against a president who left for an international tour to Dubai and France, and the vacuum created by the weak government response for Islamist groups to win hearts and minds with their relief work. More

Posted AUG 09 10

Clean Coal Bottom Feeders! $1 Billion More For Big Coal Welfare

By Jeff Biggers (AlterNet)

The author of Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland writes about the newest "clean coal" boondoggle. Biggers writes, "When are we going to be in the forefront of the clean energy movement and truly jumpstart our impoverished coalfield and rural community economies with sustainable green jobs and industries? When will the Big Coal welfare ever end?" More

Posted AUG 06 10



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The Great American Stickup

How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street

By Robert Scheer

"One of the best reporters of our time."—Joan Didion

In The Great American Stickup, celebrated journalist Robert Scheer uncovers the hidden story behind one of the greatest financial crimes of our time: the Wall Street financial crash of 2008 and the consequent global recession. Scheer goes back to Washington, D.C., a veritable crime scene, beginning in the 1980s, where the captains of the finance industry, their lobbyists and allies among leading politicians destroyed an American regulatory system that had been functioning effectively since the era of the New Deal.

Check out Scheer's book tour!

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Marfa Dialogues/Diálogos en Marfa: Politics and Culture of the Border

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See acclaimed Nation Books authors Charles Bowden and Mark Danner speak at Marfa Dialogues: Politics and Culture of the Border, three days of art, film, music, and literature. Presented by Ballroom Marfa and The Washington Spectator, in collaboration with The Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa Public Radio and Marfa Book Company.

September 9 - October 22
Robert Scheer: Author Tour
(West Coast, United States)
Please join Nation Books author Robert Scheer as he travels to Washington, California and Oregon on an author tour to discuss his latest book, The Great American Stickup. MORE

September 16 | 5:30 pm
Investigating Impunity After Katrina
(New York University, New York City)
Please join us for "Investigating Impunity After Katrina," the launch event for The Backstory, a new monthly series of public conversations with investigative reporters and nonfiction authors affiliated with The Nation Institute. Investigative Fund reporter A.C. Thompson will discuss his award-winning reporting in New Orleans. (See Katrina's Hidden Race War and Body of Evidence, published in The Nation in January 2009.) MORE

September 18 | 1 pm
Author Talk: Wayne Karlin
(Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.)
Please join Nation Books author Wayne Karlin as he discusses his book, Wandering Souls: Journeys With The Dead And The Living In Viet Nam at Washington, D.C.'s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on September 18 at 1 p.m. MORE

September 24 - October 5
Fatima Bhutto: Author Tour
(Across the United States)
Please join Fatima Bhutto as she travels from New York to Massachusetts, Oregon and California on an author tour to discuss her new memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword. MORE

October 5 | 7 pm
Herding Donkeys: Howard Dean and Ari Berman on the Future of the Democratic Party
(92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York City)
Nation Institute Fellow Ari Berman talks about his new book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics, with former Governor of Vermont, Howard Dean. MORE

October 23 - January 16
Eugene Richards: Photo Exhibit
(Exhibition around the world)
Institute Fellow and award-winning photographer is the winner of the 2010 World Press Photo of the Year contest. Every year following the World Press Photo Contest, the winning images go on tour. The exhibition is officially opened in Amsterdam as part of the award ceremony in April and can be seen at venues around the globe until the next year. The tour program takes in approximately 100 cities in 45 countries and is still expanding. MORE


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