Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Mapuche Plight in Chile Hunger Strike Calls Attention to Mapuche Plight in Chile
In southern Chile a dramatic sixty-day hunger strike that left four young Mapuche prisoners near death ended in celebration.
Nov 9, 2012 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson
Obama’s 3 Million Vote, Electoral College Landslide, Majority of States Mandate Obama’s 3 Million Vote, Electoral College Landslide, Majority of States Mandate
The president won big. Democrats added Senate seats and won the majority of the votes cast for the US House. It’s a mandate. Don’t squander it.
Nov 9, 2012 / John Nichols
Voters Did Not Choose Austerity Voters Did Not Choose Austerity
The results are unambiguous: voters want more government investment and higher taxes on the wealthy.
Nov 9, 2012 / George Zornick
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/9/2012) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/9/2012)
This week: A corruption trial in Brazil, problematic prostitution initiatives in California, and more.
Nov 9, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Would You Like Some Humble Pie With That Tea? Would You Like Some Humble Pie With That Tea?
It wasn’t just the many Republican names and causes listed on ballots across the country that had a bad night. Add to the losers: the conservative media.
Nov 9, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Yes We Can, We Did, and Now Obama’s Second Term Is Our Responsibility Yes We Can, We Did, and Now Obama’s Second Term Is Our Responsibility
We won, but at what cost? Fool me once, shame on Obama, but fool me twice and I’m the one responsible.
Nov 9, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Iran Shoots at US Drone Iran Shoots at US Drone
A near-miss, in many senses of the word.
Nov 9, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Would Gay Voters Really Fall for a Pro-Marriage Equality GOP? Would Gay Voters Really Fall for a Pro-Marriage Equality GOP?
Nope. Just like the majority of Americans, they cast their vote for the candidate they trusted to fight rampant economic inequality and keep the recovery going.
Nov 8, 2012 / Emily Douglas
A Response to Ben Adler on Third Party Candidates A Response to Ben Adler on Third Party Candidates
Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader strongly objects to a recent Nation blog post that mocked third-party candidates.
Nov 8, 2012 / Ralph Nader
Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution
Republicans fail to recognize that it was their policies—not people’s “perceptions”—that lost them women and minority voters.
Nov 8, 2012 / Ben Adler