Lobbyists Snag Top Staff Positions on Capitol Hill Lobbyists Snag Top Staff Positions on Capitol Hill
Lobbyists are winning top jobs in Congress and are poised to provide big legislative favors to their former employers.
May 9, 2013 / Lee Fang
The Problem in New York Politics Is Big Money, Not Small Parties The Problem in New York Politics Is Big Money, Not Small Parties
Rather than limiting third parties' influence, Gov. Andrew Cuomo should work with them to take action on campaign finance reform.
May 9, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’ If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’
In the name of homeland security, the US has spent seven years and untold dollars silencing one man.
May 9, 2013 / Peter Van Buren
Bill de Blasio: New York’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’ Bill de Blasio: New York’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’
As part of The Nation's mayoral candidate series, de Blasio gives his views on how to tackle economic inequality.
May 9, 2013 / The Nation
Globalization’s Scapegoats Globalization’s Scapegoats
The recent victories of the right-wing, anti-immigrant United Kingdom Independence Party says more about our scapegoats than about its long-term prospects.
May 8, 2013 / Column / Gary Younge
Who Gets Blamed for Globalization? Who Gets Blamed for Globalization?
The recent victories of the right-wing, anti-immigrant United Kingdom Independence Party says more about our scapegoats than about its long-term prospects.
May 8, 2013 / Column / Gary Younge
Our Elections Really Are Rigged—by Gerrymandering and Districting Abuses Our Elections Really Are Rigged—by Gerrymandering and Districting Abuses
Once Mark Sanford won the Republican primary, he was all but certain to win in a district drawn to elect Republicans. That’s how it works in America.
May 8, 2013 / John Nichols
GOP Immigration Amendments Boost Drones, Incarceration and Criminalization GOP Immigration Amendments Boost Drones, Incarceration and Criminalization
Meanwhile, Republicans oppose green cards for same-sex couples.
May 8, 2013 / Lee Fang
Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles
Progressive activists can learn important lessons from a successful grassroots campaign against transit racism.
Can Mubarak’s Cronies Buy Their Way Out of Jail? Can Mubarak’s Cronies Buy Their Way Out of Jail?
Egypt’s reconciliation process has been lauded as restoring confidence to outside investors. But others say it amounts to impunity for the rich.
May 7, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous