Not a “Compromise,” It’s a Blank Check Not a “Compromise,” It’s a Blank Check
The question is not whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid flinched in their negotiations with the Bush administration over the continuation of th...
May 23, 2007 / John Nichols
Drop It Low: Sexist Rap Reconsidered Drop It Low: Sexist Rap Reconsidered
With misogynistic rap lyrics dominating commercial media, a young feminist reflects on what women and society are willing to do about it.
May 22, 2007 / The Nation
Activism 2.0: myBLOC Rocks! Activism 2.0: myBLOC Rocks!
Youth organizing takes a giant leap forward with the launch of three online communities conceived, coded, designed and produced exclusively by black and brown folks.
May 22, 2007 / The Nation
Teenage Birth Rate Drops to a 65-Year Low Teenage Birth Rate Drops to a 65-Year Low
WireTap asks teens what's behind the decline--sex education, abstinence or better access to contraception?
May 22, 2007 / The Nation
The Home-Run Wars The Home-Run Wars
Babe Ruth's big bang changed baseball forever, giving America a thrilling symbol of power and an itch for the quick fix at the ballpark and in the world. Why can't we just ban the ...
May 22, 2007 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte
Stanford Students Expect “Moral Integrity” from Prez Stanford Students Expect “Moral Integrity” from Prez
This morning, eleven Stanford University students began occupying the lobby of their president's office demanding humane conditions for the workers who make clothes and hats bearin...
May 22, 2007 / Liza Featherstone
MoveOn Surveys Members on Constitutional Rights MoveOn Surveys Members on Constitutional Rights
MoveOn.org is surveying its members' enthusiasm for a campaign to restore constitutional rights in an online poll that may shape the group's "next steps." The initial po...
May 22, 2007 / Ari Melber
Want Out of Iraq? Call Your Senator Want Out of Iraq? Call Your Senator
Don't just get angry about the continuing Iraq debacle. Insist that your senators do something about it.
May 22, 2007 / Medea Benjamin
On the Porch in the Seventh Ward On the Porch in the Seventh Ward
As the New Orleans Jazz Fest unfolded, a down-home celebration, bright with beads, sequins and feathers, took place in the city's poorest neighborhoods.
May 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern
Small Magazines, Big Ideas Small Magazines, Big Ideas
An impending rate hike could silence small independent magazines of all political stripes that make a key contribution to the conversation of democracy.
May 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Bill Moyers