New Voting Restrictions Could Swing the 2014 Election New Voting Restrictions Could Swing the 2014 Election
Voter suppression efforts in key swing states could determine who controls the Senate and other crucial races.
Oct 30, 2014 / Ari Berman
Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company Mitch McConnell’s Freighted Ties to a Shadowy Shipping Company
After drugs were found aboard the Ping May, a vessel owned by his wife’s family’s company, Colombian authorities are investigating.
Oct 30, 2014 / Lee Fang
The Missing Women of Afghanistan The Missing Women of Afghanistan
After 13 Years of war, Afghan women are still fighting for basic human rights.
Oct 30, 2014 / Ann Jones
Is Ukraine Slipping Into Illiberal Democracy? Is Ukraine Slipping Into Illiberal Democracy?
The terms “pro-European” and “anti-European” no longer serve as useful reference points in Ukrainian politics—the real issue in this election was war ...
Oct 30, 2014 / Nicolai N. Petro
What’s the Real Issue? Blaming AAAD Obscures the UNC Scandal’s Broader Societal Causes What’s the Real Issue? Blaming AAAD Obscures the UNC Scandal’s Broader Societal Causes
UNC’s recently uncovered unprecedented cheating scandal took place in the department of African and Afro American studies, a fact which has raised an age-old, prejudicial arg...
Oct 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Nurse Kaci Hickox Takes on Bully Governors Christie, Cuomo and LePage Nurse Kaci Hickox Takes on Bully Governors Christie, Cuomo and LePage
Chris Christie is tired of hearing about science.
Oct 29, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Will Washington, DC, Legalize Pot? Will Washington, DC, Legalize Pot?
Polls show strong support for an initiative there. And it’s on the ballot in Oregon and Alaska, too.
Oct 29, 2014 / Nushin Rashidian
No Quid Pro Quo, No Cuomo: Vote Howie Hawkins on November 4 No Quid Pro Quo, No Cuomo: Vote Howie Hawkins on November 4
The Working Families Party and The Nation want you to vote for the corrupt, spiteful, untrustworthy Andrew Cuomo. Here’s why I just can’t.
Oct 29, 2014 / Richard Kim
These 3 Men Have Been Locked Up For Almost 20 Years. Are They Innocent? These 3 Men Have Been Locked Up For Almost 20 Years. Are They Innocent?
In 1996, the NYPD charged George Bell, Gary Johnson and Rohan Bolt in the brutal Davis-Epstein murders, but the evidence was never airtight.
Oct 29, 2014 / Hannah Riley
What Happens When People—Rather Than Politicians—Are Given the Chance to Vote for a Higher Minimum Wage? What Happens When People—Rather Than Politicians—Are Given the Chance to Vote for a Higher Minimum Wage?
Who decides the minimum wage? In several ballot initiatives next week, the people will.
Oct 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen