A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part One A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part One
Ted Cruz, George Zimmerman, Rick Perry, ugh.
Dec 22, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What de Blasio Can Learn From His Model, La Guardia This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What de Blasio Can Learn From His Model, La Guardia
Before his mayoralty and after, The Nation repeatedly held La Guardia up as the model of how powerful and progressive a mayor can actually be.
Dec 21, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
During Finals, Students Sat-In on Racism, Walked Out on Apartheid and Shut Down ICE During Finals, Students Sat-In on Racism, Walked Out on Apartheid and Shut Down ICE
From Minneapolis to Amherst, the struggle for free tuition, voting rights and racial justice rages on.
Dec 20, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
What the Press Should Learn From the ‘Snowden Effect’ What the Press Should Learn From the ‘Snowden Effect’
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on how good journalism doesn’t always make an impact.
Dec 20, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Dick Cheney in Nixonland Dick Cheney in Nixonland
A festive night of Obamacare-bashing.
Dec 19, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Ted Mitchell, Education Dept. Nominee, Has Strong Ties to Pearson, Privatization Movement Ted Mitchell, Education Dept. Nominee, Has Strong Ties to Pearson, Privatization Movement
The nominee for Education Department under secretary has strong ties to the privatization and investor community.
Dec 19, 2013 / Lee Fang
A Bad Week for the NSA A Bad Week for the NSA
The report from a White House review panel is a confirmation of pathology within the NSA, if not a perfect prescription for reform.
Dec 19, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Liz Cheney’s Husband Registers to Vote in Two States? Is That ‘Voter Fraud’? Liz Cheney’s Husband Registers to Vote in Two States? Is That ‘Voter Fraud’?
The strange tale of the Senate candidate’s spouse reminds of how absurd most fraud claims are.
Dec 19, 2013 / John Nichols
Harkin Calls Out Congressional Scrooges and Their ‘Benign Neglect’ Harkin Calls Out Congressional Scrooges and Their ‘Benign Neglect’
Washington is making life harder for most middle- and low-income Americans. Why?
Dec 18, 2013 / George Zornick
The Progressive Honor Roll of 2013 The Progressive Honor Roll of 2013
We celebrate these heroes both for their accomplishments of the past year and their determination to do even more in 2014.
Dec 18, 2013 / Feature / John Nichols