Metanarrative and the Woody Allen Sex Abuse Case Metanarrative and the Woody Allen Sex Abuse Case
For a lot of commentators on all sides, the stakes far exceed the truth of Dylan Farrow’s accusation itself.
Feb 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Lisa Duggan
Remembering Eric Ng Remembering Eric Ng
"Love and rage" was Eric's philosophy on how to live life.
Feb 7, 2014 / Maura Roosevelt
In Her New Role, NYC’s First Lady Could Increase Transparency In Her New Role, NYC’s First Lady Could Increase Transparency
The mayor has named Chirlane McCray to head the Fund to Advance New York City, one of several nonprofits launched by earlier mayors, all of which are stingy with information about ...
Feb 7, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
It Begins: 4 LGBT Activists Arrested in Russia for Quoting the Olympic Charter It Begins: 4 LGBT Activists Arrested in Russia for Quoting the Olympic Charter
Athletes are going to need to ally with four people we can now call the first political prisoners of this Olympiad.
Feb 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/7/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/7/2014?
This week: Philip Seymour Hoffman and addiction, gentrification's aesthetics and a GMO battle in Hawaii.
Feb 6, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Skip Meals or Go to Jail? How the For-Profit Probation Industry Preys on the Poor Skip Meals or Go to Jail? How the For-Profit Probation Industry Preys on the Poor
Human Rights Watch finds that private probation companies are fostering a new form of debtors’ prisons.
Feb 6, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Youth Plan Mass Civil Disobedience to Protest Keystone XL Youth Plan Mass Civil Disobedience to Protest Keystone XL
The Keystone XL fight has become an iconic issue for environmentally-minded young people across the country.
Feb 6, 2014 / Peter Rothberg
In the Indicative Mood In the Indicative Mood
Please tell me what I’m supposed to do!
Feb 6, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Senators Demand a Vote Before More War in Afghanistan Senators Demand a Vote Before More War in Afghanistan
A new security agreement could keep US troops in Afghanistan indefinitely.
Feb 6, 2014 / George Zornick
As Support for Raising the Minimum Wage Grows, Call on Congress to Get On Board As Support for Raising the Minimum Wage Grows, Call on Congress to Get On Board
In the week since President Obama announced that he would raise the minimum wage for federal contractors, pressure has been growing for politicians to do the same for low-wage work...
Feb 6, 2014 / NationAction