Tunisia After the Elections: A Lodestar Worth Following Tunisia After the Elections: A Lodestar Worth Following
An emerging coalition between moderate Islamism and progressive social democracy may be the best bulwark against autocracy and extremism in the region.
Nov 10, 2011 / Graham Usher
Obama Administration Will Delay Keystone XL Project Obama Administration Will Delay Keystone XL Project
The environmental movement scored a major victory today—but the fight over Keystone XL is far from over.
Nov 10, 2011 / George Zornick
Harvard Joins the Occupy Movement Harvard Joins the Occupy Movement
On November 9, hundreds of Harvard students put down tents to begin an occupation of Harvard Yard.
Nov 10, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Melissa Harris-Perry: Why Was Penn State’s Abuse Scandal Covered Up? Melissa Harris-Perry: Why Was Penn State’s Abuse Scandal Covered Up?
Institutions like Penn State need to protect the communities that they are a part of.
Nov 10, 2011 / The Nation
The Mexican Education War The Mexican Education War
As in the United States, many Mexican education reformers focus on teachers' unions--but both countries need a broader public schools agenda.
Nov 10, 2011 / Dana Goldstein
Conservatives Fight A Battle They’ve Already Won on Net Neutrality Conservatives Fight A Battle They’ve Already Won on Net Neutrality
The usual suspects in Congress are trying to kill net neutrality rules--but in many ways, they've already won the battle.
Nov 10, 2011 / George Zornick
Karl Rove vs. Elizabeth Warren Karl Rove vs. Elizabeth Warren
A new ad from the conservative group Crossroads GPS attacks Elizabeth Warren and Occupy Wall Street.
Nov 10, 2011 / Ari Berman
Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban? Nation Conversations: Graham Usher: Why Won’t Pakistan Fight the Afghan Taliban?
American politicians try not to talk about it, but it's been apparent to the Pakistani security complex for some time: the Afghan Taliban cannot be militarily defeated.
Nov 10, 2011 / The Nation
California Refuses to Accept Obama’s Banking Sellout California Refuses to Accept Obama’s Banking Sellout
There is no three-strikes law for crooked bankers, who usually get off with a fine and a promise not to do it again, and again and again.
Nov 10, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Protest Planet: How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism Protest Planet: How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism
The massive popular protests that shook the globe this year have much in common, though most of the reporting on them in the mainstream media has obscured the similarities.
Nov 10, 2011 / Juan Cole