When the Great Judgment Call Came, Hagel Handed Bush a Blank Check When the Great Judgment Call Came, Hagel Handed Bush a Blank Check
Arguments will be made for Obama’s Defense pick. But Hagel’s vote to authorize Bush and Cheney to attack Iraq should raise eyebrows—and questions.
Jan 7, 2013 / John Nichols
Notre Dame and Penn State: Two Rape Scandals, Only One Cry for Justice Notre Dame and Penn State: Two Rape Scandals, Only One Cry for Justice
How do we begin to explain the exponentially different levels of attention paid to crimes of violence and power at Penn State and Notre Dame?
Jan 7, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Why I Am A Liberal Why I Am A Liberal
It is liberals who have been at the forefront of struggles for freedom and liberty.
Jan 7, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Lyric Nation: Three Poems by Joseph Ceravolo Lyric Nation: Three Poems by Joseph Ceravolo
"Indian Song," "Untitled," "Hidden Bird"
Jan 7, 2013 / Jordan Davis
Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff
The hacking collective Anonymous brings attention to rape culture within the United States.
Jan 7, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Without Public Arts Funding, We Wouldn’t Have ‘Les Misérables’ Without Public Arts Funding, We Wouldn’t Have ‘Les Misérables’
Blockbusters don't usually have strong ties to public funding. Les Mis is an exception.
Jan 7, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice
Idle No More has sparked international solidarity. What can that mean for Native rights in the US?
Jan 7, 2013 / Aura Bogado
This Week: Fixing the Economy. Plus: VAWA and the GOP. This Week: Fixing the Economy. Plus: VAWA and the GOP.
The Nation’s coverage of Washington's debt deal, Congress and gun legislation, and remembering those we lost in 2012.
Jan 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Constitution? What Constitution? Paul Ryan Refuses to Provide for the General Welfare Constitution? What Constitution? Paul Ryan Refuses to Provide for the General Welfare
With their votes against Sandy aid, the House Budget Committee chair and his compatriots reject a basic premise of their oath to support the Constitution.
Jan 5, 2013 / John Nichols
Break the Chain Break the Chain
Produced by playwright, author and activist Eve Ensler, written and produced by Tena Clark and featuring dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, “Break the Chain” aims to raise global awareness about V-Day’s fast growing global campaign, One Billion Rising. Recent horrifying statistics show that one in three women globally will be raped, beaten or severely violated in their lifetime. That’s 1 billion women. And that’s how this new campaign got its name, its impetus and its focus. On February 14, 2013, V-Day’s fifteenth anniversary, activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities and women and men across the world will come together to express their outrage, strike, dance and rise in defiance of the injustices females suffer daily, demanding an enduring end to violence against women. There are already thousands of events scheduled in more than 160 countries. Sign up today, find a gathering near you, invite your friends to join the campaign and check out OneBillionRising.org for videos, news updates, information on joining and supporting the campaign, and much more.
Jan 4, 2013 / Peter Rothberg