Justice Department Is Challenging North Carolina’s Extreme Voter Suppression Law Justice Department Is Challenging North Carolina’s Extreme Voter Suppression Law
The new North Carolina voting law has a discriminatory effect and intent, the federal government argues
Sep 30, 2013 / Ari Berman
GOP Temper Tantrum GOP Temper Tantrum
Anti-choice Republicans are using the threat of a government shutdown to—surprise, surprise—renew their attacks on women.
Sep 30, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue
Neo-Cold Warriors Neo-Cold Warriors
The Weekly Standard's assault on my article is a quintessential example of cold-war thinking and debased discourse.
Sep 30, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen
Gated Minds Gated Minds
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Maybe the problem isn’t schisms but our refusal to talk across them.
Sep 30, 2013 / StudentNation / Julian Sagastume and StudentNation
American Politics and the Apathy of the Minority American Politics and the Apathy of the Minority
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Our winner-take-all electoral system is at the root of American politics’ biggest problem: voter apathy.
Sep 30, 2013 / StudentNation / Monica Meeks and StudentNation
Spread the Word: The Hyde Amendment Must Be Repealed Spread the Word: The Hyde Amendment Must Be Repealed
Spread the word about the new fight for expanded abortion access and the need to repeal the Hyde Amendment.
Sep 30, 2013 / NationAction
A World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet’s Sole Superpower A World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet’s Sole Superpower
The greater Middle East’s greatest rebuff to Uncle Sam.
Sep 30, 2013 / Dilip Hiro
Amid Shutdown Scrambling, a Powerful Reminder That DC Should Be a State Amid Shutdown Scrambling, a Powerful Reminder That DC Should Be a State
The city of Washington lacks budget autonomy, so local officials are forced to cobble together a shutdown response. Why?
Sep 30, 2013 / John Nichols
What Rouhani Said What Rouhani Said
The new Iranian president, who won big in June’s election, has a mandate to proceed with a deal.
Sep 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/30/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/30/13
This week: the growing viability of wind power, an investigation into fake online reviews, and the shocking treatment of Nepalese workers at the site of the 2022 World Cup.
Sep 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation