• Have Pantsuit, Will Travel

  Feminism & Women

  Patricia J. Williams: Hillary's signature attire is one phase in women's power-dressing; Michelle's sheath is another. But the shoes....

• Obama and the Sisters

  Presidential Election 2008

  Melissa Harris-Lacewell: His convention speech should draw from the wisdom of black women activists who were the prophets of American democracy.

• Term Limits: Our National Obsession With Late-Term Abortion

  Reproductive Rights

  Jessica Arons: The debate over late-term abortion has lasted long enough. It's a phony issue designed to undermine our trust in women.

• Jesse Helms, American Bigot

  Conservatives & The American Right

  Lisa Duggan: In death it's easy to dismiss Jesse Helms as a colorful buffoon or a relic of the bad old days of segregation and sexism, but that doesn't do his bigotry justice.

• Why Do Women Give McCain a Zero?

  Reproductive Rights

  Brave New Films : Here's a sneak peek at what a women's health clinic could look like if John McCain is elected president.

• Let the Resurrection Begin

  Presidential Election 2008

  Tom Hayden: Hillary Clinton's moving speech cemented a place for herself and the feminist movement in the unfolding drama of the 2008 presidential election.

• Out of Place

  Conservatives & The American Right

  Corey Robin: How conservatives have turned a sense of exclusion into a powerful philosophy of self-styled truancy.

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• I Fish, I Hunt, I Vote Democratic

  Convention 08

  VideoNation & Brett Story: The Nation's Chris Hayes catches up with a pro-gun gathering of Democrats in Denver--and Davy Crockett's 21st-century namesake.

• Victor Navasky Looks Back

  Convention 08

  VideoNation & Brett Story: The Nation's Publisher Emeritus reflects on every convention since 1956--and ahead to Obama's historic moment.

• Dissent in Denver

  Convention 08

  VideoNation & Brett Story: If Barack Obama is promishing change from the bottom up, then what's driving the protests in Denver?

• The Lobbyists' Party

  Convention 08

  VideoNation : The Nation's Ari Berman dissects the corporate influence-peddling at this year's Democratic convention.

• What Makes Denver Different

  Convention 08

  VideoNation : The Nation's Ari Melber explains why the Democratic National Convention will be a game-changer.

• Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle

  U.S. Economy

  VideoNation : Nation magazine contributor Kai Wright discusses his July 14 article about the mortgage crisis and its effect on the black middle class.

• Justice for Sean Bell

  Civil Rights Activism

  Brett Story & VideoNation : Protesters decry acquittal of three New York City police officers on trial for firing 50 bullets at an unarmed man.