This Is the Last Thing Putin Wanted This Is the Last Thing Putin Wanted
What are the Kremlin's true intentions in Ukraine?
Apr 6, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
April 5, 1992: The Siege of Sarajevo Begins April 5, 1992: The Siege of Sarajevo Begins
"The shared experience of being, along with the city’s inhabitants, a sort of dead man on leave," Christopher Hitchens wrote, "makes for leveling of the more j...
Apr 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Assassinated April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Assassinated
“You have to weep for this country.”
Apr 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Horrifying Blowback in Kenya Horrifying Blowback in Kenya
This is only the latest in a string of terror attacks since Kenya invaded Somalia in 2011.
Apr 3, 2015 / Karen Rothmyer
Even the Government’s Own Accountability Office Found Major Flaws in US Guestworker Programs Even the Government’s Own Accountability Office Found Major Flaws in US Guestworker Programs
Will the Labor Department's much-delayed new rules for the H2-B visa program strengthen protections for immigrant workers?
Apr 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Theocracy Versus Democracy Theocracy Versus Democracy
How the reckless Hobby Lobby decision has excited the imagination of the right wing.
Apr 3, 2015 / William Greider
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/3/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/3/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/3/15?
Apr 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting
In “right to work” states like Arkansas, the media is one of the few institutions with the strength to hold abusive employers accountable.
Apr 3, 2015 / Alyssa Peterson
Who’s Getting Rich Off Your Genes? Who’s Getting Rich Off Your Genes?
The scientific race toward “precision medicine” is shifting the ethical foundations of public health.
Apr 3, 2015 / Patricia J. Williams
The Iran Agreement Is Historic. Will Congress Destroy It? The Iran Agreement Is Historic. Will Congress Destroy It?
Let’s call opponents of this deal what they are: warmongers.
Apr 3, 2015 / Ali Gharib