Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security? Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security?
The incoming DHS chief represents a narrative shift for the agency away from immigration enforcement.
Dec 2, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg
The Pope Versus Unfettered Capitalism The Pope Versus Unfettered Capitalism
Francis embraces and encourages resistance to an “economy of exclusion and inequality.”
Nov 30, 2013 / John Nichols
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late
The Nation immediately recognized Scottsboro as a vital front in the battle for civil rights.
Nov 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
On #GivingTuesday, Giving’s Never Been Easier or Cheaper for Global Corporations On #GivingTuesday, Giving’s Never Been Easier or Cheaper for Global Corporations
The massive corporations taking part in Giving Tuesday aren’t anonymous. They want positive pr, and for that they deserve serious scrutiny.
Nov 30, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Activists Are Arrested Protesting Walmart’s Low Wages Activists Are Arrested Protesting Walmart’s Low Wages
This Black Friday, protesters across the country turned out in opposition to Walmart’s poor treatment of workers.
Nov 29, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
‘Young Lakota’: Reproductive Justice and Coming of Age on the Rez ‘Young Lakota’: Reproductive Justice and Coming of Age on the Rez
Why young women like Sunny Clifford are worth watching.
Nov 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Thanksgiving Forty Years Ago: There but for the Grace… Thanksgiving Forty Years Ago: There but for the Grace…
It’s bad out there on Thanksgiving this year. A remembrance: in 1973, it was worse.
Nov 28, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The Turkey Lobby Helped Block Child Labor Regulations The Turkey Lobby Helped Block Child Labor Regulations
Turkey producers lobbied to help block regulations that would have prevented dangerous child labor.
Nov 28, 2013 / Lee Fang
Sending a Letter Off Sending a Letter Off
Sometimes we feel like we’re missing something
Nov 27, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
US Must Step Lightly in East China Sea Dispute US Must Step Lightly in East China Sea Dispute
The last thing Obama needs to do in his “pivot” to Asia is try to “contain” China.
Nov 27, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss