Privacy and the Profit Motive Privacy and the Profit Motive
The fallout from the Edward Snowden fiasco wasn’t just political—it was largely economic.
May 4, 2015 / Lawrence Cappello
Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC
The low wages the government pays its army of contract workers is exacerbating precarity in the labor force as a whole.
Apr 22, 2015 / Michelle Chen
We Spend $600 Billion a Year on Defense, but Couldn’t Stop a Mailman From Landing His Gyrocopter on the Capitol Lawn We Spend $600 Billion a Year on Defense, but Couldn’t Stop a Mailman From Landing His Gyrocopter on the Capitol Lawn
Doug Hughes is not a dangerous fruitcake. In fact, he is a small-d democratic idealist who went out of his way to alert the authorities in advance of his so-called “Freedom F...
Apr 17, 2015 / William Greider
Why Are Political Groups Pretending to Be Debt Collectors? Why Are Political Groups Pretending to Be Debt Collectors?
More and more, mainstream political campaigns are dressing up fundraising pleas with the scary language of collection agencies.
Apr 14, 2015 / Michael Whitney
Seventy Years On, Let Us Renew FDR’s Struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights Seventy Years On, Let Us Renew FDR’s Struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights
"The rush of modern civilization itself has raised for us new difficulties, new problems which must be solved..."
Apr 14, 2015 / John Nichols
Stanley Kutler Battled the ‘Luxuriant Privilege’ of Imperial Presidents Stanley Kutler Battled the ‘Luxuriant Privilege’ of Imperial Presidents
The great historian of Watergate chased Nixon down, as part of a crusade against executive abuses.
Apr 8, 2015 / John Nichols
Why ‘The Nation’ Has Joined With the ACLU to Sue the NSA Why ‘The Nation’ Has Joined With the ACLU to Sue the NSA
Our intelligence apparatus, operating in the dark.
Apr 7, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ted Cruz Is Practically President Already Ted Cruz Is Practically President Already
He’s just five simple steps away from being elected.
Mar 31, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Harry Reid’s Replacement Must Be Progressive and Effective Harry Reid’s Replacement Must Be Progressive and Effective
Of course, Elizabeth Warren should be considered, but so should Sherrod Brown and Jeff Merkley.
Mar 27, 2015 / John Nichols
No, Elizabeth Warren Probably Shouldn’t Be Senate Majority Leader No, Elizabeth Warren Probably Shouldn’t Be Senate Majority Leader
It's a tempting idea, but elevating Warren to the top Senate post is Mission Impossible.
Mar 27, 2015 / George Zornick