What We Can Learn From Eleanor Roosevelt in a Time of Xenophobia What We Can Learn From Eleanor Roosevelt in a Time of Xenophobia
Less than ten days after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Eleanor Roosevelt challenged the American people not to give in to their fear.
Feb 5, 2016 / David B. Woolner
The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights
The forced sterilizations depicted in the movie are anything but ancient history.
Feb 5, 2016 / Dani McClain
You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day You Can Thank Undocumented Immigrant Workers for Keeping You Informed Every Day
One newspaper’s crisis reveals print media’s dependence on undocumented immigrants.
Feb 4, 2016 / Aviva Chomsky
The Streets of San Francisco: ‘Super Bowl City’ Meets Tent City The Streets of San Francisco: ‘Super Bowl City’ Meets Tent City
A city in the grip of a housing crisis just spent $5 million on the Super Bowl. Yes, people are angry.
Feb 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin
ISIS Is Changing Our Attitude Toward Free Speech, but Not Guns ISIS Is Changing Our Attitude Toward Free Speech, but Not Guns
We’re headed in the wrong direction.
Feb 4, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
End Abuse in Our Privatized Immigrant-Only Prisons End Abuse in Our Privatized Immigrant-Only Prisons
A recent investigation published by The Nation found that dozens of men had died in disturbing circumstances in privatized, immigrant-only prisons. Join The Nation, the ACLU, Deten...
Feb 3, 2016 / NationAction
The Trials of Aaron Swartz The Trials of Aaron Swartz
A collection of Swartz’s writings is a record of a mind thinking, beautifully, against itself.
Feb 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ava Kofman
Freedom From Ammon Bundy Freedom From Ammon Bundy
With the occupation quickly unraveling, there are outstanding questions about the death of one occupier and the future of Harney County.
Jan 29, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’
The sports legend sits down with The Nation’s Dave Zirin.
Jan 29, 2016 / The Nation
The For-Profit Sadism of ‘Incarceration, Inc.’ The For-Profit Sadism of ‘Incarceration, Inc.’
An article in The Nation thirty years ago was an early warning about the growth of the prison-industrial complex.
Jan 28, 2016 / Richard Kreitner