• The Student Loan Bailout

  Higher Education

  Cole Robertson: The credit crunch is hitting students hard, but is government aid going to shareholders and CEOs instead of the borrowers who need it most?

• Ideas for a New Era

  Barack Obama Administration

  It's time for progressives to create coalitions and craft smart strategies that will push Obama and the new Congress to seize this moment.

• Redoing Globalization

  U.S. Economy

  Sherle R. Schwenninger: The economic crisis was caused by world trade imbalances just as much as by domestic problems.

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• The Nation Guide to the Nation

  Books

  VideoNation : Author and Nation senior editor Richard Lingeman unveils his new book--a virtual one-stop shop for liberals across America.

• The Right Stimulus

  U.S. Economy

  VideoNation : Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel discusses strategies for Obama to rebuild the public infrastructure and rethink the stimulus package so Wall Street isn't the only recipient.

• Sean Penn Reflects on Chávez and Castro

  Foreign Leaders & Political Figures

  Brett Story & VideoNation : Actor-director Sean Penn debunks the many myths surrounding Cuba's Raúl Castro and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez.