Nelson Mandela, Feminist Nelson Mandela, Feminist
Few people know that Mandela was a global leader on reproductive freedom.
Dec 9, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue
America’s Persian Gulf Empire? America’s Persian Gulf Empire?
Military buildup in the Persian Gulf, arms sales could undermine US-Iran negotiations.
Dec 9, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Teachers, Parents Complain Overcrowding, Lack of Support Plague ‘Welcoming Schools’ Teachers, Parents Complain Overcrowding, Lack of Support Plague ‘Welcoming Schools’
Chicago officials promised a smooth transition for students from closed schools, but parents and teachers complain the “welcoming schools” are plagued by familiar probl...
Dec 9, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
NYU Students Go Caroling for Change NYU Students Go Caroling for Change
Calling for the administration's support of Bangladeshi garment workers, members of NYU's Student Labor Action Committee performed carols such as "Joy to the Workers&r...
Dec 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Catherine Addington
Academic Freedom and the ASA’s Boycott of Israel: A Response to Michelle Goldberg Academic Freedom and the ASA’s Boycott of Israel: A Response to Michelle Goldberg
Contrary to what Goldberg has written, I believe that the only version of BDS that can be defended is one that is compatible with principles of academic freedom.
Dec 8, 2013 / Judith Butler
Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Six): ‘Government Dependency’ Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Six): ‘Government Dependency’
If you’re a liberal, a politician working to deny his constituents government-subsidized healthcare is immoral. If you’re a conservative, it’s the most moral thin...
Dec 7, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: 100 Years of Writing About Marcel Proust’s ‘Almost Wizard Power’ This Week in ‘Nation’ History: 100 Years of Writing About Marcel Proust’s ‘Almost Wizard Power’
Proust, a reviewer wrote in 1921, “may not be what his hero set out to be in his childhood, the greatest writer in the world, but he is one of those.”
Dec 7, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
ALEC Opposed Divestment From South Africa’s Apartheid Regime ALEC Opposed Divestment From South Africa’s Apartheid Regime
The conservative group ALEC, now in the news, also played a role in Nelson Mandela's struggles.
Dec 6, 2013 / Lee Fang
The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic
America’s HIV epidemic is concentrated and most deadly in the Southern states, but two policies could have a profound effect on the illness.
Dec 6, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Dismantling the Myth of Bill Bratton’s LAPD Dismantling the Myth of Bill Bratton’s LAPD
Bill de Blasio touts his police commissioner pick as a “progressive visionary,” but Bill Bratton’s record tells a different story.
Dec 6, 2013 / Tom Hayden