Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It? Minimum-Wage Workers Just Got a Raise, but Will Bosses Steal It?
This year’s midterms raised the minimum wage in four states and two cities across the country—now it’s time to make sure those wages get paid.
Nov 7, 2014 / Michelle Chen
This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like
Bernie Sanders is right: 2014 shows how big money and broken media “deflect attention from the real issues.”
Nov 7, 2014 / John Nichols
No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable
Republicans just want you to think so.
Nov 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Is Eastern Ukraine Becoming a People’s Republic or Puppet State? Is Eastern Ukraine Becoming a People’s Republic or Puppet State?
Some reform-minded leaders in the Donetsk People's Republic want to create a socially oriented alternative to the oligarch-led government in Kiev—but will the Kremlin let...
Nov 7, 2014 / Alec Luhn
Racism Drove the Backlash Against Gary Webb Racism Drove the Backlash Against Gary Webb
Attacks on Gary Webb were about discredting an African American movement in Los Angeles as it was about his revelations.
Nov 7, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Secession Fever Grows in Catalonia Secession Fever Grows in Catalonia
Barcelona and Madrid, which once made common cause against Franco, have ceased to understand each other.
Nov 7, 2014 / Monika Zgustova
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 11/6/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 11/6/14?
What are interns reading for the week of 11/6/14?
Nov 6, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
How to Get Millennials to Vote How to Get Millennials to Vote
Running better candidates who speak to issues young voters care about is a start.
Nov 6, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Act Now to Save the Open Internet Act Now to Save the Open Internet
The FCC is reportedly considering a “hybrid” plan that could still leave us with exactly what we don’t want: fast lanes for the 1% and slow lanes for everybody el...
Nov 6, 2014 / NationAction
Why Scott Walker’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Politics Won’t Make Him President Why Scott Walker’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Politics Won’t Make Him President
Republicans should be dubious about a presidential prospect who isn’t able to attract new supporters.
Nov 6, 2014 / John Nichols