Why Do Americans Feel Entitled to Tell Poor People What to Eat? Why Do Americans Feel Entitled to Tell Poor People What to Eat?
We don’t tell students with subsidized loans what to major in, but we like to tell people on food stamps what they should buy.
Feb 18, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Tell Congress to Put an Expiration Date on Mass Surveillance Tell Congress to Put an Expiration Date on Mass Surveillance
Key parts of the USA Patriot Act are set to expire this summer.
Feb 18, 2015 / NationAction
How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power
Syriza and its allies responded to crisis in a way no one could have imagined. Will it work?
Feb 18, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Leonard
These Lawmakers Think the Minimum Wage Should Be Even Lower These Lawmakers Think the Minimum Wage Should Be Even Lower
In states from South Dakota to Oklahoma, right-wing representatives are pulling every string to try to keep the poor down.
Feb 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen
February 18, 1885: ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ Is Published in the United States February 18, 1885: ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ Is Published in the United States
A Nation appreciation of this “tour de force of sustained impersonation.”
Feb 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Playing With Fire Benjamin Netanyahu Is Playing With Fire
By suggesting that he is the de facto leader of American Jews, he could be undermining the “special relationship.”
Feb 17, 2015 / M.J. Rosenberg
A Texas Judge Just Put Millions of Immigrants in Limbo A Texas Judge Just Put Millions of Immigrants in Limbo
The ruling suspends President Obama’s executive orders, which were to begin to take effect Wednesday.
Feb 17, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Is Welfare Reform Causing Earlier Deaths? Is Welfare Reform Causing Earlier Deaths?
We’ve reformed the social safety net at the cost of human lives.
Feb 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Inequality and One City Inequality and One City
Eric previews his new book on de Blasio's fight to make New York a more equitable city and reviews the city's latest shows: it's all inside today's Altercation.
Feb 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Barbara Lee Does Not Want Congress to Write Another Blank Check for Perpetual War Barbara Lee Does Not Want Congress to Write Another Blank Check for Perpetual War
Instead of a vague authorization of the use of force, the congresswoman seeks a real debate and a comprehensive strategy.
Feb 17, 2015 / John Nichols