The Weekly Standard, National Review and the ’53 Percent’ Meet Occupy Wall Street The Weekly Standard, National Review and the ’53 Percent’ Meet Occupy Wall Street
Conservative pundits are misrepresenting everything about the Occupy Wall Street, from their views to their legal right to be in Zuccotti Park.
Oct 14, 2011 / Ben Adler
Is Obama Pulling Out the Rug on Defense Cuts? Is Obama Pulling Out the Rug on Defense Cuts?
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told Congress yesterday that President Obama opposes any further reductions in defense spending.
Oct 14, 2011 / George Zornick
UN Torture Report Stirs Pressure for Congressional Response UN Torture Report Stirs Pressure for Congressional Response
Has the outsourcing of torture been a way to keep human rights groups at bay and protect the US image after Abu Ghraib?
Oct 14, 2011 / Tom Hayden
Comments of the Week: October 14, 2011 Comments of the Week: October 14, 2011
Each week we post a weekly run-down of the best of our reader comments with the hopes of highlighting some of your most valuable insights and encouraging more people to joi...
Oct 14, 2011 / Sarah Arnold
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/14) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/14)
Our media coverage is often dominated by one big story that crowds out most everything else. As an antidote, every week, Nationinterns try to cut through the echo chambe...
Oct 14, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Slide Show: Occupy America—Nine Occupied Cities Slide Show: Occupy America—Nine Occupied Cities
Reports from cities in revolt.
Oct 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Hard Hats and Hippies, Together at Last: The Action at Occupy Wall Street Hard Hats and Hippies, Together at Last: The Action at Occupy Wall Street
Change comes to working class politics.
Oct 14, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Georgetown Professor Explains His New Class on Jay-Z Georgetown Professor Explains His New Class on Jay-Z
Georgetown is offering a class about the self-proclaimed ‘best rapper alive.’
Oct 14, 2011 / Ari Melber
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Win Showdown With Bloomberg Occupy Wall Street Protesters Win Showdown With Bloomberg
Mayor Mike ordered protesters to leave Liberty Park for scheduled cleaning. The activists refused, and the company that owns the park canceled the order.
Oct 14, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Time (Money, and the Media) Is on Wall Street’s Side, Yes It Is Time (Money, and the Media) Is on Wall Street’s Side, Yes It Is
Eric on story collections and film fest picks and Reed on Wall Street's media advantage.
Oct 13, 2011 / Eric Alterman