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Here Are All the Reasons Walmart’s Business Is Not Sustainable Here Are All the Reasons Walmart’s Business Is Not Sustainable

Walmart's sustainability record is anything but ethical.

Jun 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen

What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers?

What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers? What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers?

Two gay New York City entrepreneurs stirred anger by helping anti-gay GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz fundraise. Why'd they do it? Israel.

Jun 5, 2015 / Ali Gharib

It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt

It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt

By supporting Sisi’s iron-fisted regime, Obama is playing into the hands of ISIS and Al Qaeda.

Jun 5, 2015 / Rula Jebreal

The Gwangju Uprising and American Hypocrisy: One Reporter’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Korea

The Gwangju Uprising and American Hypocrisy: One Reporter’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Korea The Gwangju Uprising and American Hypocrisy: One Reporter’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Korea

A personal story from a longtime Nation writer.

Jun 5, 2015 / Tim Shorrock

There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US

There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US

A constitutional ruling in the Dominican Republic has delegitimized the existence of hundreds of thousands of Haitians.

Jun 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin

June 5, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy Is Assassinated in Los Angeles

June 5, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy Is Assassinated in Los Angeles June 5, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy Is Assassinated in Los Angeles

"He would secure his brother’s good name by defying, and if possible defeating, the evil consequences that had flowed from his brother’s brutally interrupted admin...

Jun 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights

Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights

Clinton slams the “phantom epidemic of voter fraud” and proposes reforms that would make it eaiser for millions to vote.

Jun 4, 2015 / Ari Berman

How Texas Politicians Just Made Finding a Lump in Your Breast Even Scarier

How Texas Politicians Just Made Finding a Lump in Your Breast Even Scarier How Texas Politicians Just Made Finding a Lump in Your Breast Even Scarier

State legislators have passed a budget that prioritizes anti-choice politics over access to life-saving cancer screenings.

Jun 4, 2015 / Dani McClain

Why Public Libraries Matter

Why Public Libraries Matter Why Public Libraries Matter

It’s time for America to stop starving its libraries of funding.

Jun 4, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Syriza on the Brink

Syriza on the Brink Syriza on the Brink

Greece’s anti-austerity party continues to struggle to resolve the country’s fiscal crisis.

Jun 4, 2015 / Maria Margaronis

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