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True Crimes: The Untold Story Behind the Devastation of Iraq
On June 3, The Nation Institute presented a panel discussion on the Iraq occupation gone awry with Institute Fellows Jeremy Scahill and Chris Hedges and journalist Laila Al-Arian, moderated by The New Yorker's Seymour Hersh. The event was also a dual book launch for the updated paperback edition of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Scahill, and Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians by Hedges and Al-Arian. The event is scheduled to be broadcast on Manhattan News Network and Democracy Now! |
The Great American StickupHow Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street
"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! MoreMarfa Dialogues/Diálogos en Marfa: Politics and Culture of the Borderundef 0 | Marfa, Texas 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
September 16
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September 18
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September 24 - October 5
October 5
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October 23 - January 16
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