John Nichols: Has Barack Obama Done Enough for Africa? John Nichols: Has Barack Obama Done Enough for Africa?
While the continent’s traditional narratives focus on corruption and public health crises, a new story is beginning to emerge.
Jul 1, 2013 / Press Room
Watch Live: Pro-Choice Rally Greets Second Special Session in Texas Watch Live: Pro-Choice Rally Greets Second Special Session in Texas
After Wendy Davis’s successful filibuster of SB5, the Texas legislature returns for a second attempt to restrict abortion and reproductive rights.
Jul 1, 2013 / Annie Shields
After DOMA, Agency Rules Still a Hurdle After DOMA, Agency Rules Still a Hurdle
Two federal statutes may keep benefits from some elderly couples and and the spouses of gay veterans.
Jul 1, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Selling Out for Sponsored Content? Selling Out for Sponsored Content?
Publishers of sponsored content are playing fast and loose with credibility, the ‘unique value proposition’ journalism has to offer.
Jul 1, 2013 / Michael Serazio
Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work
The Nation's Greg Kaufmann joins Bill Moyers to explain why the need for food stamps is growing.
Jul 1, 2013 / Press Room
Meet Undocumented Immigrants Who Got Themselves Picked Up by ICE—On Purpose Meet Undocumented Immigrants Who Got Themselves Picked Up by ICE—On Purpose
Why would an undocumented immigrant voluntarily walk into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center and declare his or her status to the officers there?
Jul 1, 2013 / Press Room
Why NFL Crime Hysteria Is Overblown Why NFL Crime Hysteria Is Overblown
Crime hysteria about the twenty-nine NFL players who've been arrested obscures the fact that they've been caught in a law and order undertow.
Jul 1, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Edward Snowden’s Long Flight Edward Snowden’s Long Flight
What a whistleblower thinks a fellow whistleblower might have thought.
Jul 1, 2013 / Peter Van Buren
How the Powerful Derail Accountability: The Case of Intelligence Reform (Part I) How the Powerful Derail Accountability: The Case of Intelligence Reform (Part I)
In 1975, two hard-hitting congressional committees, and dogged media investigators, documented how badly broken the intelligence community was.
Jul 1, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Revolution (or Coup d’Etat) in Egypt Revolution (or Coup d’Etat) in Egypt
The cult-like Muslim Brotherhood is under siege.
Jul 1, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss