Disaster Militarism: Rethinking US Relief in the Asia-Pacific Disaster Militarism: Rethinking US Relief in the Asia-Pacific
Disaster relief has increasingly become part of the justification for increased US troop deployments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mar 14, 2014 / Annie Isabel Fukushima, Ayano Ginoza, Michiko Hase, Gwyn Kirk, Deborah Lee, Taeva Shefler, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Tony Benn and the Five Essential Questions of Democracy Tony Benn and the Five Essential Questions of Democracy
The British parliamentarian, who has died at age 88, was one of history’s great champions of giving power to the people.
Mar 14, 2014 / John Nichols
Mayor de Blasio’s Message Problem Mayor de Blasio’s Message Problem
De Blasio has a message problem, but who’s to blame? The mayor? The media? Neither?
Mar 14, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/14/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 3/14/2014?
This week: a former barista describes life on the other side of the coffee bar, Google execs call for more encryption and researchers look at the links between animal antibiotics a...
Mar 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
In Praise of the Utopian Political Imagination In Praise of the Utopian Political Imagination
Thomas Piketty’s ambitious, lucid Capital in the Twenty-First Century explains the depth and scope of our inequality problem.
Mar 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Kathleen Geier
Scott Walker, 2016 Hopeful, Fights for His Life in 2014 Scott Walker, 2016 Hopeful, Fights for His Life in 2014
A Tea Party darling with strong ties to the GOP establishment finds himself tied in his re-election bid.
Mar 14, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
The Endgame in Crimea The Endgame in Crimea
Can the referendum results be interpreted in a way that allows politicians in both Kiev and Crimea to save face?
Mar 14, 2014 / Nicolai N. Petro
The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago; in 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
Mar 14, 2014 / Feature / Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville
Disrespect in Dodger Blue: Why Number 11 Should Be Worn Only by Manny Mota Disrespect in Dodger Blue: Why Number 11 Should Be Worn Only by Manny Mota
There is a 23-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers rookie of great promise named Erisbel Arruebarrena, walking around spring training wearing number 11, and this bothers the holy hell out ...
Mar 14, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Were Charter Teachers and Students Pressured to Rally for Charter Schools in Albany? Were Charter Teachers and Students Pressured to Rally for Charter Schools in Albany?
Several employees at Eva Moskowitz’s charter network expressed discomfort with a March 4 political rally in Albany.
Mar 14, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter