In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014) In Memoriam: Jonathan Schell (1943-2014)
Recollections from Tom Engelhardt and an interview with Schell.
Mar 31, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt and Christian Appy
Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality? Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality?
A tax on speculative financial transactions could bring in as much as $350 billion per year.
Mar 31, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
De Blasio Wins and Loses in Albany Budget Battle De Blasio Wins and Loses in Albany Budget Battle
A signature program and significant defeats for the freshman mayor in his first state budget.
Mar 31, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Christie Makes His 2016 Pitch to Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson Christie Makes His 2016 Pitch to Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson
Christie joins Bush, Walker and Kasich at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s Las Vegas bash.
Mar 30, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Brazil’s World Cup Gentrification Through the Barrel of a Gun Brazil’s World Cup Gentrification Through the Barrel of a Gun
The recent Brazilian marine invasion of a favela, and the way the invasion was covered, raises serious concerns.
Mar 30, 2014 / Dave Zirin
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/28/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/28/2014?
This week: the interns introduce their picks in verse.
Mar 30, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fearless Idealism of Jonathan Schell This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fearless Idealism of Jonathan Schell
As he once wrote of history itself, Jonathan was “no respecter of conventional wisdom.”
Mar 29, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Alternative to Diplomacy Over Ukraine Is ‘Unthinkable’ The Alternative to Diplomacy Over Ukraine Is ‘Unthinkable’
“I don't want to sound alarmist,” says Stephen Cohen, “but I believe we've come certainly to the worst crisis since the Cuban Missile Crisis between ...
Mar 28, 2014 / Press Room
Seven Decades of Nazi Collaboration: America’s Dirty Little Ukraine Secret Seven Decades of Nazi Collaboration: America’s Dirty Little Ukraine Secret
An interview with Russ Bellant, author of Old Nazis, the New Right, and the Republican Party.
Mar 28, 2014 / Paul H. Rosenberg and Foreign Policy In Focus
This Is How You Make Garment Factories Safer This Is How You Make Garment Factories Safer
Can the Bangladesh Accord provide a template for globalized corporate accountability?
Mar 28, 2014 / Michelle Chen