California State Senate Passes a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights California State Senate Passes a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
One year after Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a previous version of the legislation, the California state senate has passed a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
Sep 12, 2013 / Sarah Arnold and NationAction
Breaking Up With Occupy Breaking Up With Occupy
On its second anniversary, a sense of failure pervades the Occupy movement, as many core activists have moved on with their lives. But was it really all for naught?
Sep 11, 2013 / Feature / Nathan Schneider
The Danger of White Student Unions The Danger of White Student Unions
The complexities of racial tensions on campus are too many and the stakes too high to allow white student unions at universities.
Sep 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation
From ‘Inequality for All’, a Challenge for America From ‘Inequality for All’, a Challenge for America
Jacob Kornbluth's new film, Inequality for All, reminds us that democracy is not a spectator sport and that divide between rich and poor is growing in the US.
Sep 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hacking for Immigrant Rights Hacking for Immigrant Rights
How programmers, journalists and immigrant rights advocates are redefining hacking—for immigrant justice.
Sep 9, 2013 / Leticia Miranda
We Need ‘Forceful Diplomacy,’ not Military Strikes, in Syria We Need ‘Forceful Diplomacy,’ not Military Strikes, in Syria
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel goes on ABC’s This Week to say why she believes the US should not strike Syria.
Sep 9, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How We Can Reclaim Education Reform This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How We Can Reclaim Education Reform
Corporate-style education &lquo;reform” has been tried, and it has failed; the path forward is clear.
Sep 7, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Breaking My Silence Breaking My Silence
For years I have written about mass incarceration, while staying mute about drones and other injustices. It is time to connect the dots.
Sep 4, 2013 / Michelle Alexander
From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice
To commemorate the March on Washington, students sat-in, died-in and boycotted school.
Sep 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement
Representatives of the youth generation were cut from yesterday’s roster of speakers, but that won’t stop them from building a movement on their own.
Aug 29, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith