Seattle Swears In a Socialist Seattle Swears In a Socialist
Kshama Sawant sees her election as “a sign that we are heading into a period of political change.”
Jan 6, 2014 / John Nichols
American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists
The modern national security state can be understood as a proselytizing warrior religion, complete with its own sacred texts, holy orders and warrior priests.
Jan 6, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Ari Berman: Can Moral Mondays Save North Carolina? Ari Berman: Can Moral Mondays Save North Carolina?
The Nation’s Ari Berman joins Bill Moyers to discuss Moral Mondays and the sharp turn to the right in North Carolina state politics.
Jan 6, 2014 / Press Room
Senators From States With the Highest Unemployment Poised to Kill Unemployment Insurance Bill Senators From States With the Highest Unemployment Poised to Kill Unemployment Insurance Bill
Killing a benefit extension may not hurt individual red-state senators, but it can damage party prospects.
Jan 6, 2014 / George Zornick
The US Must Work With Iran to Stabilize Both Iraq and Syria The US Must Work With Iran to Stabilize Both Iraq and Syria
If Washington and Tehran cooperate, they may find themselves on the same side in key regional conflicts.
Jan 6, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Jovan Belcher’s Murder-Suicide: Did the Kansas City Chiefs Pull the Trigger? Jovan Belcher’s Murder-Suicide: Did the Kansas City Chiefs Pull the Trigger?
In what could be an explosive lawsuit, the NFL may have to answer for changes in Jovan Belcher’s brain that led to his murder of Kasandra Perkins and his own suicide.
Jan 6, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Moral Mondays Come to Georgia Moral Mondays Come to Georgia
The Moral Monday protests that began in North Carolina in response to right-wing policies are spreading to Georgia.
Jan 6, 2014 / Allison Kilkenny
NYC Speakerstakes: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Melissa? NYC Speakerstakes: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Melissa?
The press defends a helpless city against the terror that is Melissa Mark-Viverito.
Jan 6, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Darrell Issa’s Cruelest Cut: A Seriously Cynical Attack on the Postal Service Darrell Issa’s Cruelest Cut: A Seriously Cynical Attack on the Postal Service
This key congressman would offset restoring benefit cuts for veterans by undermining the USPS, a top employer of vets.
Jan 4, 2014 / John Nichols
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How We Helped Start the ‘Melville Revival’ of the 1920s This Week in ‘Nation’ History: How We Helped Start the ‘Melville Revival’ of the 1920s
An article in our pages in 1919 helped rescue the long-deceased scribe from obscurity and secured him a prominent place in the American canon.
Jan 4, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel