Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/18)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Nov 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Melissa Harris-Perry: Environmental Regulations Do Not Hurt the Economy or Job Creation Melissa Harris-Perry: Environmental Regulations Do Not Hurt the Economy or Job Creation
President Obama’s delay of two major clean air rules has enraged environmentalists
Nov 17, 2011 / Press Room
Explainer: How Did Inequality in America Get So Bad? And What Can the Government Do to Fix It? Explainer: How Did Inequality in America Get So Bad? And What Can the Government Do to Fix It?
It took thirty years for inequality to become this dramatic, and it will be a generational project to reverse it.
Nov 17, 2011 / Mike Konczal
The Villain Occupy Wall Street Has Been Waiting For The Villain Occupy Wall Street Has Been Waiting For
Sometimes, a villain can be more energizing than a leader to a movement.
Nov 17, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Video: Supercommittee, Super Trouble Video: Supercommittee, Super Trouble
The supercommittee’s cuts will sink the economy even further. Here's what it should do instead.
Nov 16, 2011 / Robert B. Reich
Progressives on the March to Take Over Congress Progressives on the March to Take Over Congress
The Occupy movement won’t run candidates to push its issues. Here’s who will.
Nov 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
As Wisconsin Governor’s Poll Numbers Tank, GOP Moves to ‘Rig’ Recall As Wisconsin Governor’s Poll Numbers Tank, GOP Moves to ‘Rig’ Recall
With support for recall of Walker rising to 58 percent. Republican legislators seek to give the embattled governor veto power over election rules.
Nov 16, 2011 / John Nichols
Noted. Noted.
Jessica Weisberg on Russell Pearce and the GOP and Jonah Engle on the fight to end the War on Drugs.
Nov 16, 2011 / Various Contributors
Herman Cain: What Hi-Tech Lynching? Herman Cain: What Hi-Tech Lynching?
More than two weeks after the GOP candidate was accused of sexual harassment, Republican men still support him.
Nov 16, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
A Raid on the First Amendment: New York’s Assault on Press Freedom A Raid on the First Amendment: New York’s Assault on Press Freedom
Reporters covering the eviction of Occupy Wall Street were arrested and restrained from doing their jobs.
Nov 15, 2011 / John Nichols