I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times
Eric reviews the Beach Boys, and Reed assesses the media's reaction to Obama's same-sex marraige “evolution.”
May 10, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Obama’s Embrace of Marriage Equality Is VERY Smart Politics Obama’s Embrace of Marriage Equality Is VERY Smart Politics
Savvy Republicans admit that the president is likely to benefit from his new stance, while Mitt Romney's reactionary response is a threat to his candidacy and to the future of...
May 10, 2012 / John Nichols
Brentin Mock: How the Right Intimidates Voters of Color Away From the Polls Brentin Mock: How the Right Intimidates Voters of Color Away From the Polls
You may have never heard of True the Vote, but the organization has major plans for upcoming elections across the country.
May 10, 2012 / The Nation
The Fight for Marriage Equality Continues The Fight for Marriage Equality Continues
President Obama may be the first president to endorse same-sex marriage, but we still have a long way to go before the Defense of Marriage Act and statewide bans are repealed.
May 10, 2012 / Press Room
Join Our Live Chat on Testing and Education Reform! Join Our Live Chat on Testing and Education Reform!
On May 17th at 5pm, Nation readers are invited to participate in a live chat on the role of testing in education reform with writer Dana Goldstein, teacher and blogger Mark Anderso...
May 10, 2012 / The Nation
A Congressional Push to End All Fossil Fuel Subsidies A Congressional Push to End All Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Progressive legislators are mounting the first push to completely eliminate subsidies to the oil, gas and coal industries.
May 10, 2012 / George Zornick
Students March for Labor Rights in New Haven Students March for Labor Rights in New Haven
More than a thousand students, labor union members and community activists flooded Yale’s campus and downtown New Haven in a call for the University and the city to provide...
May 10, 2012 / StudentNation / Ben Prawdzik
How Mandatory Sentencing Laws Are Sending Juveniles to Prison for Life How Mandatory Sentencing Laws Are Sending Juveniles to Prison for Life
Why is a first-world country imprisoning its children for life?
May 10, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
What If Kobe Bryant Were an Imprisoned Palestinian Soccer Player? What If Kobe Bryant Were an Imprisoned Palestinian Soccer Player?
Mahmoud Sarsak, Palestinian national team soccer player, is dying on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison. The sports world should say something.
May 10, 2012 / Dave Zirin