While Congress Debates Immigration, Deportations Rage On While Congress Debates Immigration, Deportations Rage On
Advocates are pleading Obama to suspend the deportations of those who would gain status under a new immigration bill.
May 13, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning Take Back Pride, Honor Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning’s bravery to stand in solidarity with occupied people everywhere by speaking truth to power makes him a hero who stands in the best tradition of LGBTQ history...
May 13, 2013 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation
Congressmen Seek Constitutional Guarantee of the Right to Vote Congressmen Seek Constitutional Guarantee of the Right to Vote
The amendment declares, “Every citizen of the United States, who is of legal voting age, shall have the fundamental right to vote.”
May 13, 2013 / John Nichols
In the Cleveland Kidnapping Case, Bystander Intervention Worked. What Happens When It Doesn’t? In the Cleveland Kidnapping Case, Bystander Intervention Worked. What Happens When It Doesn’t?
Reliance on the criminal justice system as the primary solution to intimate partner violence is a long-standing point of debate in the movement to end it.
May 13, 2013 / Eesha Pandit
Who Will Drop the Next Nuclear Bomb? Who Will Drop the Next Nuclear Bomb?
We ignore the ever-growing global arsenal of nuclear weapons at our peril.
May 13, 2013 / Nick Turse
The Tragically Brief Life and Cruel Death of Malcolm Shabazz The Tragically Brief Life and Cruel Death of Malcolm Shabazz
The mainstream media is using a deeply racist caricature to describe the passing of Malcolm X’s grandson.
May 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin
We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street? We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street?
Even The New York Times is figuring out that austerity isn't working. Ed Schultz could have told them that years ago.
May 11, 2013 / John Nichols
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Abundance and the Basic Income Guarantee This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Abundance and the Basic Income Guarantee
The economist and futurist Robert Theobald argued in 1963 that technological changes could prove detrimental to American society if not adequately harnessed.
May 11, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ? Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ?
The Heritage Foundation wouldn't stand behind it.
May 11, 2013 / Jon Wiener
The Troubling Case of Gregory Hicks The Troubling Case of Gregory Hicks
He might be wrong about Benghazi—but Gregory Hicks is still a whistleblower and he shouldn’t be retaliated against.
May 10, 2013 / George Zornick