March 11, 2011: Massive Earthquake in Japan, Followed by a Tsunami and a Nuclear Disaster March 11, 2011: Massive Earthquake in Japan, Followed by a Tsunami and a Nuclear Disaster
Two-thirds of those catastrophes had been foreseen in a 1995 article in The Nation.
Mar 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran Meet Tom Cotton, the Senator Behind the Republicans’ Letter to Iran
This isn’t the first outlandish stunt Cotton has pulled.
Mar 10, 2015 / Ali Gharib
Remembering Ernest Sternglass Remembering Ernest Sternglass
The first scientist to put a number on US nuclear deaths dies at 91.
Mar 10, 2015 / Joseph J. Mangano
Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States? Is Venezuela Really an ‘Extraordinary Threat’ to the United States?
By declaring Venezuela a national security threat, Obama has actually strengthened president Maduro.
Mar 10, 2015 / Greg Grandin
But Is Hillary Ready for Us? But Is Hillary Ready for Us?
Hillary now claims she’ll implement progressive economic policies—but Bill said the same in 1992.
Mar 10, 2015 / William Greider
Chip Kelly, John Carlos and the ‘R-Word’ Chip Kelly, John Carlos and the ‘R-Word’
I have seen Eagles coach Chip Kelly be brave on questions of race. But that doesn’t mean we should be afraid to talk about racism and the Eagles.
Mar 10, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American War State
For the daughter of two radical pacifists, antiwar advocacy runs in the family.
Mar 10, 2015 / Frida Berrigan
The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants
In the neighborhood where Cesar Chavez got his start, janitors, cooks and shuttle drivers are organizing to end the area’s inequality epidemic.
Mar 10, 2015 / Gabriel Thompson
March 10, 1957: Osama bin Laden Is Born March 10, 1957: Osama bin Laden Is Born
In The Nation in 1998, Robert Fisk recalled his interviews with "an isolated, almost lonely figure."
Mar 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery Obamacare’s Latest Test: Partisan Hackery
If only there was some way to know what the authors of the Affordable Care Act really intended.
Mar 10, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow