Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap
Statewide austerity measures leave campus workers doing more work for less pay.
Sep 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’? Has Russia Been Right All Along About the ‘Arab Spring’?
If so, why is Washington opposed to Moscow’s help in the war against ISIS?
Sep 9, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Washington’s Football Team Is the Donald Trump of the NFL Washington’s Football Team Is the Donald Trump of the NFL
The Washington football franchise is trying to build a fan base the same way Donald Trump is constructing his electoral campaign: by appealing to white anxiety.
Sep 9, 2015 / Dave Zirin
If Pope Francis Really Wanted to Fight Climate Change, He’d Be a Feminist If Pope Francis Really Wanted to Fight Climate Change, He’d Be a Feminist
The world will never be healed of its ecological ills as long as women cannot control their fertility.
Sep 9, 2015 / Feature / Katha Pollitt
How Pope Francis Came to Embrace Not Just Climate Justice but Liberation Theology How Pope Francis Came to Embrace Not Just Climate Justice but Liberation Theology
And how that poses a radical challenge to both climate deniers and mainstream liberals.
Sep 9, 2015 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
Radical Histories: Waging Peace in the Pages of ‘The Nation’ Radical Histories: Waging Peace in the Pages of ‘The Nation’
For 150 years The Nation has refused to join the war party, instead urging skepticism, sobriety and pragmatism in the use of force for political ends.
Sep 8, 2015 / The Nation
John Kasich Is No Moderate When It Comes to Abortion Rights John Kasich Is No Moderate When It Comes to Abortion Rights
Unless a federal judge steps in, Cincinnati could become the largest metro area in the United States without access to abortion.
Sep 8, 2015 / Dani McClain
Why Having More Debates Is Good for Clinton Why Having More Debates Is Good for Clinton
The lack of debates is already inflicting needless damage on Clinton and the Democrats.
Sep 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
September 8, 1935: Senator Huey Long, ‘The Kingfish,’ Is Fatally Shot in Baton Rouge September 8, 1935: Senator Huey Long, ‘The Kingfish,’ Is Fatally Shot in Baton Rouge
“His was a little dictatorship in domain, but it was grim and vengeful in spirit, and it was a sensational challenge to democracy.”
Sep 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Bernie Sanders Joins a Union Picket Line, and It’s Not Just for Labor Day Bernie Sanders Joins a Union Picket Line, and It’s Not Just for Labor Day
The presidential candidate hoists a picket sign and joins the march of labor.
Sep 6, 2015 / John Nichols