Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/12/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/12/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Jul 12, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
LGBT Youth More Likely to Call Juvenile Prisons Home LGBT Youth More Likely to Call Juvenile Prisons Home
New research demonstrates that LGBT youth are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system.
Jul 12, 2012 / StudentNation / Eric Murphy
George Zornick: Ten Top Romney Donors Hold Billions Offshore George Zornick: Ten Top Romney Donors Hold Billions Offshore
Ten out of Mitt's top eleven donors also find ways to stash money in low- or no-tax countries.
Jul 12, 2012 / Press Room
The Shocking Truth About Joe Paterno, Penn State and Governor Tom Corbett The Shocking Truth About Joe Paterno, Penn State and Governor Tom Corbett
Penn State University and the legacy of Coach Joe Paterno have been destroyed by Louis Freeh’s report.
Jul 12, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Texas’ Road To Victory in Its Decades-Long Fight Against Voting Rights Texas’ Road To Victory in Its Decades-Long Fight Against Voting Rights
A landmark 1944 Supreme Court decision over Texas’ Jim Crow laws changed the arc of voting history. This week, a case that’s expected to change things again began its t...
Jul 12, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Obama’s Scramble for Africa Obama’s Scramble for Africa
Secret wars, secret bases and the Pentagon’s “new spice route” in Africa.
Jul 12, 2012 / Nick Turse
Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense Tom Engelhardt: The Costs of Defense
America's military and intelligence infrastructures are about protecting people from terrorism, and little else.
Jul 12, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
House’s Anti–Healthcare Reform Vote Frames ‘Social Contract’ Debate House’s Anti–Healthcare Reform Vote Frames ‘Social Contract’ Debate
The Republicans are obsessed with repealing “Obamacare.” Democrats must be obsessed with explaining the Affordable Care Act.
Jul 11, 2012 / John Nichols
Mexico’s Election: A Vote for Peace, a Plan for War Mexico’s Election: A Vote for Peace, a Plan for War
The still-disputed July 1 election provided new momentum to end the drug war—but a shift in US policy is needed to truly bring that about.
Jul 11, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Breaking Bad’s Failed American Dream Breaking Bad’s Failed American Dream
The “most dangerous show on television” highlights our shredded social contract.
Jul 11, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Max Rivlin-Nadler