My Top Ten Favorite Feminist Articles of 2013 My Top Ten Favorite Feminist Articles of 2013

Don’t go into the new year without reading these pieces! 

Dec 30, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Report: 2012 Grads Have Highest-Ever Student Debt Report: 2012 Grads Have Highest-Ever Student Debt

College students are graduating with the highest average student loan debt ever on record.

Dec 30, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

The Names: de Blasio and the Meaning of Diversity The Names: de Blasio and the Meaning of Diversity

The mayor-elect is getting pressure to include more blacks and Latinos among his appointments.

Dec 30, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy

Comix Nation: This Modern World Comix Nation: This Modern World

Dec 29, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Snapshot: War Comes to South Sudan Snapshot: War Comes to South Sudan

Army soldiers celebrating on December 25 after retaking the town of Bor from rebels. By the end of the year, as many as 1,000 people had been killed in the new nation, which won its independence from Sudan in 2011.

Dec 29, 2013 / James Akena

De Blasio’s Managerial Inspiration: Mike Bloomberg? De Blasio’s Managerial Inspiration: Mike Bloomberg?

Forget what the talking heads tell you: our current mayor was often a lot more, and often a lot less, than just a manager.

Dec 29, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy

Holiday in Austerity Land: 1.3 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits Holiday in Austerity Land: 1.3 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits

Paul Ryan had his way with the budget deal. And the economic pain is just beginning.

Dec 28, 2013 / John Nichols

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed

President Obama and his congressional Democratic allies should rededicate the country to the Great Society’s best initiative.

Dec 28, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video

It’s one thing to control a sensitive story about a child’s private struggles. It’s another to package it so slickly that a genuine and inspiring message gets dro...

Dec 27, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy

The Zeitgeist Tracked Down Bill de Blasio The Zeitgeist Tracked Down Bill de Blasio

How the rise of Occupy and decline of the neoliberal narrative helped shape the “de Blasio moment”

Dec 27, 2013 / Feature / Bob Master