Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/4/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/4/12)
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 5, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Washington’s Militarized Mindset Washington’s Militarized Mindset
The lessons Washington can't draw from the failure of the military option.
Jul 5, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
NYPD Brands Occupy Wall Street Couple ‘Professional Agitators’ NYPD Brands Occupy Wall Street Couple ‘Professional Agitators’
Police have been circulating flyers that look like wanted posters featuring Christina Gonzalez and Matthew Swaye's mug shots.
Jul 5, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation
The workers at Republic Windows and Doors have formed a co-op, New Era Windows, and made a bid to buy the plant. The factory’s current owners seem intent on selling off its p...
Jul 5, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green
Chelsea Green employees celebrated July 4th this year, not only independent but as brand-new employee-owners of their company.
Jul 4, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders
POLL: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Court Ruled on Healthcare POLL: Half of Americans Don’t Know How Court Ruled on Healthcare
For all the punditry about how the Supreme Court ruling on healthcare would play, 45 percent of Americans don’t know what happened.
Jul 4, 2012 / Ari Melber
Obama Enjoys the ‘John Roberts Bump’ Obama Enjoys the ‘John Roberts Bump’
The chief justice has handed a credibility boost—and some generous poll numbers—to the president.
Jul 3, 2012 / John Nichols
Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Foreign Policy Deception
Obama ran a campaign against the foreign policy of the Bush Administration. And then he followed directly in their footsteps.
Jul 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Gary Younge: Do Republican Voters Even Like Romney? Gary Younge: Do Republican Voters Even Like Romney?
Lukewarm endorsements and lackluster enthusiasm are making Romney's November odds look slimmer than ever.
Jul 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis
In Andalusia, they’re fighting unemployment and austerity with flamenco protests, house squatting and a reinvigorated leftist coalition.
Jul 3, 2012 / Andy Robinson