A National Day of Service Is No Honor to MLK A National Day of Service Is No Honor to MLK
Service, without activism, doesn’t capture King’s true radicalism.
Jan 19, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Black Lives Matter—at School, Too Black Lives Matter—at School, Too
In the wake of the Ferguson uprising, black students nationwide are indicting the state violence they face in American education everyday.
Jan 19, 2015 / George Joseph
January 19, 1809: Edgar Allen Poe Is Born January 19, 1809: Edgar Allen Poe Is Born
Why does Europe so love Poe? The Nation’s Simeon Strunsky asked on the writer’s 100th birthday. Because in him “she has caught the true voice of the young world b...
Jan 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Dr. Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and What Their Secret Friendship Teaches Us Today Dr. Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and What Their Secret Friendship Teaches Us Today
Dr. Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali shared a bond in their commitment against war and for social justice. It wasn’t a popular bond and it deserves to be remembered.
Jan 18, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Obama’s Smart Economic (and Political) Calculus: Tax the Rich Obama’s Smart Economic (and Political) Calculus: Tax the Rich
The president will use his State of the Union Address to propose new taxes and fees on very rich people and very big banks.
Jan 18, 2015 / John Nichols
January 18, 1919: The Peace Conference Convenes at Paris January 18, 1919: The Peace Conference Convenes at Paris
The Nation’s editor reports from the conference, where he laments the absence of women, workers and communists.
Jan 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
January 17, 1961: President Eisenhower Warns of the ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ in His Farewell Address January 17, 1961: President Eisenhower Warns of the ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ in His Farewell Address
When Dwight D. Eisenhower left office in January 1961 he warned against the growing menace to democracy of “the military-industrial complex,” to which The Nation devote...
Jan 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
The Twilight of the Gay-Marriage Movement The Twilight of the Gay-Marriage Movement
By this time next year, marriage equality will be the law of the land.
Jan 17, 2015 / Gabriel Arana
Egypt’s Revolutionary Artist Takes On the NYPD Egypt’s Revolutionary Artist Takes On the NYPD
Ganzeer’s new show opens today in New York.
Jan 16, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ali Gharib
Judge Rules That Home Care Workers Are Really Just ‘Companions’ Judge Rules That Home Care Workers Are Really Just ‘Companions’
These workers have grueling jobs—but they’re still not eligible for minimum wages or overtime pay.
Jan 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen