Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma? Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma?
Two prominent health groups are demanding that the State Department find out.
Apr 11, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret? Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret?
The struggle for fair pay isn’t captured in wage statistics; it’s part of a struggle against the asymmetry of knowledge that divides management and labor.
Apr 11, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Is Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald Playing the Union Buster? Why Is Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald Playing the Union Buster?
Efforts by Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to prevent a union among his players are worthy of rebuke.
Apr 11, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The World Bank’s Waste of Energy The World Bank’s Waste of Energy
Expanding energy access makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is using a failed scheme—like carbon trading—to pay for it.
Apr 11, 2014 / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/11/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/11/2014?
This week: Bitcoin, Vox and remembering the Rwandan genocide.
Apr 11, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Sam Who? Sam Who?
When a puzzle entry is an unknown
Apr 10, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
DOJ Blasts Albuquerque Police Department’s ‘Culture of Unjustifiable Aggression’ DOJ Blasts Albuquerque Police Department’s ‘Culture of Unjustifiable Aggression’
Albuquerque police who use excessive force rarely face any form of accountability.
Apr 10, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How Likely Is War Between NATO and Russia? How Likely Is War Between NATO and Russia?
Appearing on the John Batchelor Show, Stephen Cohen weighs in on whether a meeting among world leaders can lead to a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.
Apr 10, 2014 / Press Room
Harvard Fossil Fuel Divestment Smackdown: The Faculty vs. President Faust Harvard Fossil Fuel Divestment Smackdown: The Faculty vs. President Faust
A large group of Harvard faculty release an open letter to President Drew Gilpin Faust calling forcefully for fossil-fuel divestment.
Apr 10, 2014 / Wen Stephenson
On Day 100, de Blasio Defines What His Mayoralty Is About On Day 100, de Blasio Defines What His Mayoralty Is About
After the triumphs and troubles of his first three months in office, the mayor lays claim to grassroots, people-powered movement politics.
Apr 10, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy