Counting the Dead in Afghanistan Counting the Dead in Afghanistan
The horrific toll goes on.
Feb 23, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
GOP Debate to Rape Victims: Drop Dead GOP Debate to Rape Victims: Drop Dead
At the CNN Republican debate in Arizona, candidates vied to be the most stridently opposed to contraception, even for rape victims.
Feb 23, 2012 / Ben Adler
Student Activists Occupy Novartis Student Activists Occupy Novartis
Activists in New York City, Boston and Washington, DC take over Novartis offices warning that pharma giant Novartis’ lawsuit in India could deny lifesaving medicines to milli...
Feb 22, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
The Buying of the President 2012: Meet the Super PAC Mega-Donors The Buying of the President 2012: Meet the Super PAC Mega-Donors
Fewer than 200 donors, equal to .000063 percent of the electorate, are deciding the 2012 campaign.
Feb 22, 2012 / Ari Berman
How Tuesday’s Primaries Could End It for Romney How Tuesday’s Primaries Could End It for Romney
If Romney loses Michigan and Arizona, it's the beginning of the end of his candidacy.
Feb 22, 2012 / John Nichols
Finding Malcolm X at Brown University Finding Malcolm X at Brown University
When Brown University senior Malcolm Burnley signed up for a nonfiction writing course last fall, he could not have guessed it would lead him to discover an audio version of a fo...
Feb 22, 2012 / StudentNation / Erin Schikowski
Senate Democrats Pressure FEC on Super PACs Senate Democrats Pressure FEC on Super PACs
There’s mounting pressure from the Hill to crack down on outside money in politics.
Feb 22, 2012 / George Zornick
Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’ Tadeusz Patzek on America’s Energy Future: ‘We’re Cornering Ourselves’
Why is United States in an especially precarious position when it comes to energy?
Feb 22, 2012 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Will Germany’s New President Be a Thorn in Merkel’s Side? Will Germany’s New President Be a Thorn in Merkel’s Side?
Joachim Gauck could offer too striking a contrast to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own devotion to a politics of small compromises.
Feb 22, 2012 / Norman Birnbaum
The GOP’s Long War Against Women and Sex The GOP’s Long War Against Women and Sex
Why are we still surprised by Foster Friess, Darrell Issa and Rick Santorum's misogyny?
Feb 22, 2012 / Jessica Valenti