After Disaster in Japan, GOP Pushes For Emergency Services Cuts After Disaster in Japan, GOP Pushes For Emergency Services Cuts
If the GOP succeeds in cutting back funding for agencies that regulate building standards and facilitate emergency evacuation, how will the US fare in the next unanticipated disast...
Mar 15, 2011 / The Ed Show
From Hiroshima to Fukushima From Hiroshima to Fukushima
The problem with mankind wielding nuclear power isn’t about backup generators or safety rules—it’s our essential human fallibility.
Mar 15, 2011 / Jonathan Schell
How the Tiny Kingdom of Bahrain Strong-Armed the President of the United States How the Tiny Kingdom of Bahrain Strong-Armed the President of the United States
Just how American bullets make their way into Bahraini guns, into weapons used by troops suppressing pro-democracy protesters, opens a wider window into the shadowy relationships b...
Mar 15, 2011 / Nick Turse
Fukushima’s Spent Fuel Rods Pose Grave Danger Fukushima’s Spent Fuel Rods Pose Grave Danger
Even if reactor containment vessels hold, pools of spent fuel rods could combust and release clouds of radioactive cesium into the air—a calamity that could happen at US nucl...
Mar 15, 2011 / Christian Parenti
Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights
In another blow to democracy, Governor Scott Walker's consigliere, Senate majority leader Scott Fitzgerald, announces plan to deny Democratic state senators the right to have ...
Mar 15, 2011 / John Nichols
Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Warren? Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Warren?
Conservatives' hyperbolic attacks distort the objectives of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Mar 14, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
College Seniors Face Lack of Entry-Level Jobs College Seniors Face Lack of Entry-Level Jobs
As those laid off during the recession continue to apply for entry-level positions, college seniors are facing more competition than expected.
Mar 14, 2011 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault
Is the Anti–Birth Control Mob Losing Its Grip on Congress? Is the Anti–Birth Control Mob Losing Its Grip on Congress?
Members of Congress—including some who oppose abortion—are beginning to see recent attempts to defund contraception for what they are: attacks on the American family.
Mar 14, 2011 / Sharon Lerner
Susan Sarandon in Wisconsin: The Whole Nation Has a Stake in This Fight Susan Sarandon in Wisconsin: The Whole Nation Has a Stake in This Fight
Actress Susan Sarandon joined protesters at the Wisconsin Capitol to speak out against Governor Walker and his anti-worker bill.
Mar 14, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
How to Help in Japan How to Help in Japan
Enormous resources are required to construct a safety net for the country's millions of citizens already mired in poverty.
Mar 14, 2011 / Peter Rothberg