The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars
Despite the uproar over reductions to defense funding, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon's beefy $550 billion budget will be cut this year.
Mar 6, 2014 / Mattea Kramer
Diplomacy Is ‘Key’ for Resolving the Crisis in Ukraine Diplomacy Is ‘Key’ for Resolving the Crisis in Ukraine
Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel calls for an end to sabre-rattling over Ukraine in an appearance on CNN’s Amanpour.
Mar 5, 2014 / Press Room
Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment Tufts Students Say Fear Held the University Back From Fossil Fuel Divestment
Tufts University declines to divest and students respond.
Mar 5, 2014 / StudentNation / Ben Weilerstein, Devyn Powell, and StudentNation
DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link DOJ Drops Most of the Charges Against a Journalist Indicted for Sharing a Link
Barrett Brown’s attorneys warned that the charges against their client had chilling implications for free speech rights.
Mar 5, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How Economic Inequality Kills How Economic Inequality Kills
Göran Therborn's Killing Fields of Inequality forces us to reassess the social order around us and its appalling human costs.
Mar 5, 2014 / Kathleen Geier
David Jolly’s Clients Won Earmarks From His Old Bosses, Bill Young David Jolly’s Clients Won Earmarks From His Old Bosses, Bill Young
Some of Jolly's clients won millions of dollars worth of contracts from Young after Jolly left a staff position with the representative to take up lobbying.
Mar 5, 2014 / Lee Fang
Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy
The White House’s “2014 Trade Policy Agenda” rehashes failed ideas that harm rather than help economic renewal.
Mar 5, 2014 / John Nichols
Time for a Populist Revival! Time for a Populist Revival!
This old American democratic tradition already has deep support at the grassroots.
Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / Jim Hightower
Has Marine Le Pen Already Won the Battle for the Soul of France? Has Marine Le Pen Already Won the Battle for the Soul of France?
The National Front leader has cleverly rebranded her father’s party, cloaking its far-right agenda with liberal rhetoric.
Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / Cécile Alduy
Can Germany Reform American Labor Relations? Can Germany Reform American Labor Relations?
German corporations are far more respectful of worker rights—and may have more influence on future US developments than our politicians realize.
Mar 5, 2014 / Feature / William Greider