From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/9) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (2/9)
Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Feb 9, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Mohamed Nasheed Ousted as President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed Ousted as President of the Maldives
Help “the Mandela of the Indian Ocean” regain his office.
Feb 9, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
John Sifton: Why Do Drones Disturb Us? John Sifton: Why Do Drones Disturb Us?
What makes drones so frightening to us now, when they have actually been around for decades?
Feb 9, 2012 / The Nation
The Protocols of the Elders of Sheldon The Protocols of the Elders of Sheldon
In light of a Pew Research Center survey on public engagement with the presidential campaign, Reed looks at how biased the media has become.
Feb 9, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Why Republicans Love Marco Rubio Why Republicans Love Marco Rubio
Republicans think Rubio can help them win over Latinos. His right[wing views should prevent that, but he is the GOP's most charismatic politician.
Feb 9, 2012 / Ben Adler
Feel the Lin-sanity: Why Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Cultural Curio Feel the Lin-sanity: Why Jeremy Lin Is More Than a Cultural Curio
Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin is the first Asian-American in the NBA. He’s also a lot more.
Feb 9, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Mortgage Settlement Reached: A Beginning, Not an End Mortgage Settlement Reached: A Beginning, Not an End
The deal falls short in some areas, but big banks did not receive the immunity they desired and are still on the hook for collapsing the economy.
Feb 9, 2012 / George Zornick
In Washington, Fear the Silence, Not the Noise In Washington, Fear the Silence, Not the Noise
The fierce campaign against whistle-blowers in Washington.
Feb 9, 2012 / Peter Van Buren
Elections Are for Suckers Elections Are for Suckers
Bribes from billionaires? Super PACs buying campaigns right and left? Let’s just dip our fingers in purple ink and pose for photos.
Feb 9, 2012 / Robert Scheer
‘Downton Abbey’: Escapist Kitsch Posing as ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ ‘Downton Abbey’: Escapist Kitsch Posing as ‘Masterpiece Theatre’
Is the whole world nostalgic for the snobbery of the British class system?
Feb 8, 2012 / John Heilpern