Congress Honors Rosa Parks While the Supreme Court Targets the Voting Rights Act Congress Honors Rosa Parks While the Supreme Court Targets the Voting Rights Act
On the day Congress unveils a statue to Rosa Parks, the Supreme Court prepares to gut the centerpiece of the Voting Rights Act
Feb 27, 2013 / Ari Berman
Stephane Hessel: There Is Always an Alternative to Injustice Stephane Hessel: There Is Always an Alternative to Injustice
Remembering the French resistance spy, diplomat, Buchenwald survivor and human rights defender.
Feb 27, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Makers’ Hits the Mark on Feminist History but Misses on the Movement Today ‘Makers’ Hits the Mark on Feminist History but Misses on the Movement Today
The PBS documentary Makers captures the heady joy of the feminism’s Second Wave and founders when trying to reckon with the movement's contemporary incarnation.
Feb 27, 2013 / Katha Pollitt
What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry What Does Millions in Lobbying Money Buy? Five Congresspeople in the Pocket of the Private Prison Industry
Should these congresspeople really be making decisions on immigration reform when they've taken so much money from the corporations who stand to gain from stricter enforcement ...
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang and Francis Reynolds
How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System How Private Prisons Game the Immigration System
With huge profits at stake, CCA and the Geo Group are pushing discreetly for enforcement-heavy immigration reform.
Feb 27, 2013 / Lee Fang
Progress in Iran Talks: Can We Stop the War-Whooping Now? Progress in Iran Talks: Can We Stop the War-Whooping Now?
By softening its rhetoric, the Western side has encouraged the Iranians to come to terms.
Feb 27, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Undocumented Students
As the national debate on comprehensive immigration reform heats up, Georgia activists are fighting racist state-level policy.
Feb 27, 2013 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers and StudentNation
Rahm on the Ropes Rahm on the Ropes
New polling suggests Rahm Emanuel isn't playing in Chicago. Here's why—and why the national media should pay attention.
Feb 27, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Voters Send a Loud Anti-NRA Message Voters Send a Loud Anti-NRA Message
Robin Kelly's resounding victory in Illinois' special election for US House is a blow to pro-gun hawks nationwide.
Feb 27, 2013 / John Nichols
John Nichols: Sequestration’s Zombie Economics John Nichols: Sequestration’s Zombie Economics
Nation writer John Nichols appears on Democracy Now! to discuss the myths and realities of the impending “sequestration.”
Feb 26, 2013 / Press Room