Slide Show: Witness to the Egyptian Revolution Slide Show: Witness to the Egyptian Revolution
The first images of Egyptians flooding Cairo’s Tahrir Square this January captivated people around the world, long before anyone knew the protesters would actually topple the…
Aug 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Illinois Passes Bill For Undocumented Youth, Makes An Even Dozen State-Level DREAM Acts Illinois Passes Bill For Undocumented Youth, Makes An Even Dozen State-Level DREAM Acts
Yesterday, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed the Illinois DREAM Act into law.
Aug 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Micah Uetricht
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit
The political and economic elite are drifting further and further away from the rest of the country.
Aug 2, 2011 / The Diane Rehm Show
UN Action on Syria Likely UN Action on Syria Likely
Syria is not Libya, say the French, and the US can’t (and shouldn’t) do anything militarily.
Aug 2, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal
The Nation's Ari Melber on MSNBC's The Last Word describes how Barack Obama might have made the debt ceiling and eventual debt deal more of a compromise and less of a concessi...
Aug 2, 2011 / Press Room
Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal
The Nation's Ari Melber on MSNBC's The Last Word describes how Barack Obama might have made the debt ceiling and eventual debt deal more of a compromise and less of a concessi...
Aug 2, 2011 / MSNBC
Time to Lower America’s War Ceiling? Time to Lower America’s War Ceiling?
Exploring the war crisis that lurks behind the debt-ceiling crisis.
Aug 2, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
The Autumn of David Stern The Autumn of David Stern
The solution to the NBA's lockout lies in confronting the culture of fear created by David Stern.
Aug 2, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes
Female athletes are significantly more likely to be portrayed in ways that emphasize their femininity and heterosexuality over their athletic prowess, often with the justification…
Aug 1, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Who’s Helped and Who’s Harmed By Debt Deal? Who’s Helped and Who’s Harmed By Debt Deal?
The deal savages programs for the lower and middle classes, while hedge fund managers and oil companies probably won’t sacrifice a cent.
Aug 1, 2011 / George Zornick