Young, Educated and Unpaid Young, Educated and Unpaid
Jett Wells, an unpaid intern for HuffingtonPost, has made a very good video about unpaid internships.
Jul 21, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation
Obama, Crypto-Lefty? I Never Thought So Obama, Crypto-Lefty? I Never Thought So
Christopher Hayes responds to Joan Walsh's claim that recently published JournoList e-mails prove his "Obama worship."
Jul 21, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Protests at the Park: The Precedent and the Promise Protests at the Park: The Precedent and the Promise
All Summer, people have been protesting at baseball stadiums against the Arizona Diamondbacks and their state's anti-immigrant laws. These "protests at the park" are not ...
Jul 21, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Afghan-Pakistan Connection Key to Deal with Taliban Afghan-Pakistan Connection Key to Deal with Taliban
Is the United States supporting President Karzai's efforts to strike a deal with the Taliban, with Pakistan's help, or not?
Jul 21, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Commentary: Jaclyn Friedman on Al Gore’s Media Defenders Commentary: Jaclyn Friedman on Al Gore’s Media Defenders
According to Jaclyn Friedman, the media couldn't have handled the sexual assault allegations against Al Gore worse if they had tried.
Jul 21, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
The Grinches Who Stole Summer The Grinches Who Stole Summer
With their lock-step vote against extending unemployment benefits, the Republicans are indelibly marked as not only heartless but also frivolous.
Jul 21, 2010 / Robert Scheer
After She Shakes Up Another Primary, It’s Time for a Sarah Palin Rethink After She Shakes Up Another Primary, It’s Time for a Sarah Palin Rethink
Palin's influence on the Republican primaries of 2010 suggests that she is the most influential player in the GOP and perhaps the party's best-positioned 2012 contender. Just look ...
Jul 21, 2010 / John Nichols
If Kagan’s So Scary, How Come Lindsey Graham Supports Her Confirmation? If Kagan’s So Scary, How Come Lindsey Graham Supports Her Confirmation?
Obama's Supreme Court nominee advances from Judiciary Committee with backing of Democrats and a conservative Republican -- South Carolina's Lindsey Graham -- and the virtual certai...
Jul 21, 2010 / John Nichols
The Nation Stuns D.C. Comics, 12-11 in Extra Innings The Nation Stuns D.C. Comics, 12-11 in Extra Innings
The Nation magazine tonight won an unprecedented come-from-behind victory, rallying from two runs down in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat D.C Comics, 12-11. The thrilling victory came after ten-plus years of twice-a-season, often brutal defeats at the hands of D.C. Comics, a publishing league juggernaut known for their offense. The Nationistas are now 4-2 on the season. Playing before a crowd of dozens at Lower Manhattan's Murry Bergtraum Field, The Nation jumped out to an early 9-4 lead. Circulation Fulfillment Manager/left-center fielder Katelyn Belyus had three hits for The Nation, who went ahead early with a 4-run fourth keyed by leadoff hitter and Intern Director Max Fraser. The Nation took a four-run lead into the top of the seventh, when four two-out runs by D.C. Comics sent the game into extra innings. In extra innings The Nation's defense kept it close: a dramatic diving catch by Left Fielder and Nation Contributor Ari Berman (author of the forthcoming book Herding Donkeys) helped keep the game tied in the eighth. Pitcher and and Vice-President of Advertising Ellen Bollinger pitched a complete game for The Nation on a humid summer night, holding D.C. Comics to five earned runs and baffling the Comics squad. Shortstop and Lapham's Quarterly contributor Elias Altman added two sac flies for The Nationistas. Trailing 11-9 in the bottom of the ninth, The Nation stormed back with a series of singles until a dramatic one-out, two-run double from Nationistas Coach John Bollinger sent America's oldest news weekly to their first walk-off victory since the Clinton administration. "We left blood on the field tonight" said Bollinger, in a post-game speech to the team. The Nation now has wins over The New Yorker, Pro Publica and The Scientific American. The Nation plays The Paris Review on Friday, in a rematch of last summer's heated two-run Paris Review victory. New York–based Nation fans can come out for Friday's game, or for The Nation's remaining grudge matches against The New Yorker and Harper's—follow @thenation on twitter for details.
Jul 21, 2010 / Press Room
Protesters Arrested in NC Claiming School Plan Would Resegregate System Protesters Arrested in NC Claiming School Plan Would Resegregate System
Police in Raleigh, NC arrested 19 people at a contentious school board meeting yesterday where protesters accused the Wake County School Board of adopting a plan that will resegreg...
Jul 20, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation