Obama’s Shout-Out to Freedom Obama’s Shout-Out to Freedom
In his second inaugural address, the president stood for collective action, solidarity, social justice. Now let’s make him act on it.
Jan 23, 2013 / The Editors
Katha Pollitt and Sarah Posner: Why the Double Standard for Abortion Rights and ‘Viagra Rights’? Katha Pollitt and Sarah Posner: Why the Double Standard for Abortion Rights and ‘Viagra Rights’?
On bloggingheads.tv, Nation columnist Katha Pollitt breaks down the meaning of "pro-choice" and the direction of the pro-choice movement.
Jan 23, 2013 / Press Room
Obama’s First Term Was Shaped by Clashes With Big-Business Interests Obama’s First Term Was Shaped by Clashes With Big-Business Interests
President Barack Obama’s second term will be shaped by his battles with big business lobbyists in his first.
Jan 22, 2013 / Lee Fang
MSNBC Incorrectly Reports No Permits Were Requested to Protest Obama’s Inauguration MSNBC Incorrectly Reports No Permits Were Requested to Protest Obama’s Inauguration
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow incorrectly stated that no protest permits were requested for President Obama’s second inauguration.
Jan 22, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Greece: The Spectacle of Violence Greece: The Spectacle of Violence
A rash of bombs in Athens opens the way to further crackdowns.
Jan 21, 2013 / Maria Margaronis
Dispatches From the US Student Movement Dispatches From the US Student Movement
A space for students to share news about the wide range of social and political struggles in which they're involved.
Jan 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Is Immigration Reform Really Coming? Is Immigration Reform Really Coming?
Continued racial profiling and record deportations lead some to believe that immigration may not be solved anytime soon.
Jan 18, 2013 / Aura Bogado
This Week in Poverty: An Anti-Poverty Contract for 2013? This Week in Poverty: An Anti-Poverty Contract for 2013?
An Anti-Poverty Contract for 2013 might help grow the movement.
Jan 18, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Queer Abby Queer Abby
In a nation where it’s easy to despair of suffusing reaction all around us, some had the guts to tell the heartland to be free.
Jan 18, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Repeal the Hyde Amendment Repeal the Hyde Amendment
The largest obstacles to low-income women receiving abortions is the Hyde Amendment banning Medicaid funding of abortion.
Jan 17, 2013 / NationAction