The California Drought Is Just the Beginning of Our National Water Emergency The California Drought Is Just the Beginning of Our National Water Emergency
For years, Americans dismissed dire water shortages as a problem of the Global South. Now the crisis is coming home.
Jul 15, 2015 / Feature / Maude Barlow
Scott Walker Thinks Minimum Wage Is a ‘Lame Idea’ Scott Walker Thinks Minimum Wage Is a ‘Lame Idea’
The Republican Party used to back fair wages, but the anti-labor governor of Wisconsin is running against that legacy.
Jul 14, 2015 / John Nichols
Germany Got a Way Bigger Bailout Than It’ll Give Greece—and It Led to a More Peaceful Europe Germany Got a Way Bigger Bailout Than It’ll Give Greece—and It Led to a More Peaceful Europe
In 1953, the London Debt Agreement canceled half of Germany’s debt. Greece will not get quite so generous a deal.
Jul 14, 2015 / Miranda Katz
With the Nuclear Deal, the US and Iran Start a New Chapter With the Nuclear Deal, the US and Iran Start a New Chapter
Diplomacy prevailed over warmongering. But reactionary forces on all sides are still trying to scuttle the deal.
Jul 14, 2015 / Ali Gharib
Is Russia Really ‘the Greatest Threat’ to US National Security? Is Russia Really ‘the Greatest Threat’ to US National Security?
Ashton Carter, Victoria Nuland, and Gen. Joseph Dunford want us to think so.
Jul 14, 2015 / James Carden
‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’ ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’
The Watergate scandal was the final straw in Richard Nixon's fall from grace.
Jul 14, 2015 / Tim Weiner
Serena Williams Is Today’s Muhammad Ali Serena Williams Is Today’s Muhammad Ali
As a political symbol and an athletic powerhouse, Serena Williams is “the greatest” in her sport.
Jul 14, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Why North Carolina Is the New Selma Why North Carolina Is the New Selma
Selma in 1965 and North Carolina in 2015 show how far conservative white Southerners will go to maintain political power.
Jul 14, 2015 / Ari Berman
How Obama Can Hurt the Kochs With One Stroke of His Pen How Obama Can Hurt the Kochs With One Stroke of His Pen
In the battle against dark money, we can only lose by doing nothing.
Jul 14, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tell Congress: Do Not Sabotage Diplomacy With Iran Tell Congress: Do Not Sabotage Diplomacy With Iran
Members of Congress are threatening to sabotage the historic deal with Iran—a move that risks bringing us closer to war.
Jul 14, 2015 / NationAction