The Case Against the Roberts Court The Case Against the Roberts Court
In the decade since John Roberts was appointed chief justice, the Supreme Court has favored the powerful at the expense of everyone else.
Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Nan Aron and Kyle C. Barry
The Second Amendment Was Never Meant to Protect an Individual’s Right to a Gun The Second Amendment Was Never Meant to Protect an Individual’s Right to a Gun
How the Supreme Court upended the well-established meaning of the Second Amendment.
Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Dorothy Samuels
‘The Nation’ Names Joan Walsh National Affairs Correspondent ‘The Nation’ Names Joan Walsh National Affairs Correspondent
In lead up to 2016, magazine adds one of America’s most incisive and provocative veteran political editors and analysts.
Sep 22, 2015 / Press Room
From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis
A dispatch from the first Cuban journalist to travel with the pope.
Sep 22, 2015 / Rosa Miriam Elizalde
What the Class Politics of World War II Mean for Tensions in Asia Today What the Class Politics of World War II Mean for Tensions in Asia Today
In the Philippines, the grandson of a despised collaborator has endorsed the remilitarization of his country's former occupiers—by the grandson of a war criminal, no less.
Sep 22, 2015 / Walden Bello
The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen? The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen?
Rev. Starsky Wilson, a member of the Ferguson Commission, discusses its key findings and the prospects for change.
Sep 22, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis
The people staffing the building where the pope will speak want him to speak up for higher wages.
Sep 22, 2015 / George Zornick
Meet the Private Corporations Building Our Nuclear Arsenal Meet the Private Corporations Building Our Nuclear Arsenal
Privatizing our nuclear arsenal development is not only dangerous, but incredibly inefficient.
Sep 22, 2015 / Richard Krushnic and Jonathan Alan King
Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run
The failed candidate’s core message did not resonate, and he had nothing else to offer.
Sep 22, 2015 / John Nichols
Welcome Back Welcome Back
Altercation catches up on summer events and releases.
Sep 22, 2015 / Eric Alterman