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Showdown in Wisconsin (US Politics, Social Justice, Unions)

The mass mobilization in Wisconsin was powerful. But Governor Scott Walker remained determined to disempower unions.

John Nichols
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Madisonian Democracy (US Politics, Social Justice, Activism, Unions)

The spirit of democratic protest, so vibrant across the Middle East, has been kindled here in Middle America.

The Editors
The Spirit of Wisconsin
The Spirit of Wisconsin (Social Justice, Activism, Conservatives and the American Right, Unions)

How Scott Walker’s unionbusting spurred a popular uprising.

John Nichols
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Slide Show: America's Day of Action: US Uncut and Solidarity with Wisconsin (Social Justice, Corporate Responsibility, Ethical Economics)
The Nation
Slide Show: Wisconsin's Protests In Pictures (Labor Organizing and Activism, Social Justice, Activism)
The Nation
The Outrage Deficit (Social Justice, Activism, Gap Between Wealth and Poverty)

After years of fraying, the US social compact is in danger of coming apart altogether. Will Americans fight back?

The Editors
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A Prayer for America (US Politics, Social Justice)

Imagine an America which stands not in pursuit of an axis of evil, but which is itself at the axis of peace and freedom.

Dennis Kucinich
15 comments
Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Black History Month (Civil Rights Activism, Race and Religion, Society)
The Nation
Nation Conversations: Janet Elise Johnson on Iceland's Feminist Successes (Movements, Gender Issues, Global Justice Movement)

Johnson explains how the tiny Nordic country came to be the most feminist place on earth.

The Nation
Slide Show: Tunisia in Revolt (Global Justice Movement, World)
The Nation

Blogs

The Supreme Court Is Fractured on Prop 8
Nan Hunter

By the end, several Justices appeared skeptical at best over whether their decision should reach the merits.

March 26, 2013
Dave Zirin: Why Did NBC Air a Deadpan Interview With a Convicted Rapist?
Nation in the News

Today gave airtime to former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky—which, for his victims, only twists the knife further.

March 26, 2013
Ross Tuttle: The Heavy Hands Behind Stop-and-Frisk
Nation in the News

In Floyd v. City of New York, stop-and-frisk is on the stand—bringing to light police dissent with the NYPD’s discriminatory policies.

March 25, 2013
What You Need to Know As Prop 8 Hits the Supreme Court
Nan Hunter

Hollingsworth v. Perry is the first gay marriage case ever argued before the Court. What’s it going to take for advocates of equality to win?

March 25, 2013
Life, Death and Accountability in Anaheim
Aura Bogado

Another white officer is absolved in the killing of an unarmed Latino man.

March 22, 2013
Interns' Favorite Articles of the Week (3/22/13)
StudentNation

This week, the drone debate continues, punctuated only by the tenth anniversary of another US power-play. Meanwhile, the Church got a new pope! And a Canadian immigration raid got caught on TV.

March 21, 2013
Greg Kaufmann: What's Next for the Anti-Poverty Contract?
Nation in the News

Tens of millions of Americans can rise out of extreme poverty—if policy-makers respond to a growing national movement.

March 20, 2013
Josh Eidelson: Will Justice Be Served for McDonald's Guest Workers?
Nation in the News

The US’s guest worker program is riddled with holes—and abuse. Just ask McDonald’s workers on “cultural exchange.”

March 18, 2013
American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring
Laura Flanders

The numbers on job creation and unemployment are not as positive as they first appear—just watch American Winter.

March 18, 2013
This Week in Poverty: SEIU Hospital Workers Strike for Affordable Healthcare
Greg Kaufmann

A nonprofit, Catholic healthcare giant makes hundreds of millions in profits, raises the salaries of corporate executives and asks workers earning $31,000 a year to pay a $3,100 deductible for healthcare.

March 18, 2013