Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential
The House votes 407-0 to guarantee back pay for federal employees. But it will not let them do their jobs.
Oct 6, 2013 / John Nichols
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eighty Years of Opposition to Universal and Affordable Healthcare This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Eighty Years of Opposition to Universal and Affordable Healthcare
Opposition to affordable healthcare has always been backed by untold sums of corporate money and marked by a notably consistent streak of red-baiting rhetoric and doom-saying predi...
Oct 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Visit to the Slums of Alex Rodriguez A Visit to the Slums of Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez is suing Major League Baseball for “defamation of character.” Based on the housing projects he owns near my house, it’s difficult to think he has a...
Oct 5, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Culture of Fear: Miriam Carey’s Tragedy, and Our Own Culture of Fear: Miriam Carey’s Tragedy, and Our Own
A troubled person appeared to attack the White House, and was shot to death—in 1976. Back then, a less fearful time, it didn’t become a national obsession.
Oct 4, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Murdoch Newspapers Ignore Bill de Blasio’s Lead in Latest NYC Mayoral Race Poll Murdoch Newspapers Ignore Bill de Blasio’s Lead in Latest NYC Mayoral Race Poll
The latest polls and ads in the NYC mayor’s race.
Oct 4, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
The battle against Stand Your Ground has migrated to the Midwest and students are in the trenches.
Oct 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and StudentNation
US-Iran Deal Will Outflank Israel and the Hawks US-Iran Deal Will Outflank Israel and the Hawks
Neoconservatives, Netanyahu are facing a nightmare scenario.
Oct 4, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The GOP’s White Southern Republican Problem The GOP’s White Southern Republican Problem
White Southern Republicans hold the balance of power in the Congress, which is a major reason why there’s a government shutdown.
Oct 4, 2013 / Ari Berman
Your A-to-Z Beltway Glossary to the Government Shutdown Your A-to-Z Beltway Glossary to the Government Shutdown
Eric Alterman's media round-up and Reed Richardson's unique take on the government shutdown.
Oct 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Napolitano’s Hypocrisy on Immigration Napolitano’s Hypocrisy on Immigration
The former head of the DHS needs to come clean about Secure Communities.
Oct 4, 2013 / Aura Bogado