Katrina vanden Heuvel to Bill Kristol: If You Want War So Badly, Join the Iraqi Army Katrina vanden Heuvel to Bill Kristol: If You Want War So Badly, Join the Iraqi Army
The Nation’s editor and publisher takes the notorious neo-con and Iraq war architect to task on ABC’s The Week.
Jun 30, 2014 / Press Room
RI Workers Won’t Back Down on Living Wage, Despite Democrats’ Betrayal RI Workers Won’t Back Down on Living Wage, Despite Democrats’ Betrayal
A minimum-wage pre-emption measure, backed by the hotel industry and signed by Governor Chafee, has been met with hunger strikes, electoral challenges and protests.
Jun 27, 2014 / Sam Adler-Bell
Why the Mississippi Republican Primary Winner Should Thank Freedom Summer Half a Century Later Why the Mississippi Republican Primary Winner Should Thank Freedom Summer Half a Century Later
After beating his Tea Party opponent, establishment conservative Thad Cochran should remember how hard African-Americans fought for the right to vote in the state.
Jun 27, 2014 / Steve Cobble
Loving Billie Holiday Doesn’t Mean Black Girls Aren’t Suffering Loving Billie Holiday Doesn’t Mean Black Girls Aren’t Suffering
Joshua DuBois makes an unconvincing argument against the criticism of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative.
Jun 27, 2014 / Farah Jasmine Griffin
What the SCOTUS Decision Ending Obama’s Recess Appointment Power Means What the SCOTUS Decision Ending Obama’s Recess Appointment Power Means
The Supreme Court decided Thursday to end President Obama’s ability to make recess appointments.
Jun 26, 2014 / George Zornick
Will the Tea Party Actually Ditch the GOP? Will the Tea Party Actually Ditch the GOP?
Let’s hope so.
Jun 26, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change The Chairman of the Largest Private Company in America Just Told the 1 Percent to Worry About Climate Change
But will Greg Page’s call to arms influence business leaders? Or the Republicans his firm donates to?
Jun 25, 2014 / Robert S. Eshelman
Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights? Where Are the GOP Supporters of Voting Rights?
One year after the Supreme Court gutted the VRA, few Republicans have signed on to a legislative solution.
Jun 25, 2014 / Ari Berman
What Democrats Can Learn From Thad Cochran: Turnout, Turnout, Turnout! What Democrats Can Learn From Thad Cochran: Turnout, Turnout, Turnout!
An embattled senator focused on increasing participation—especially by voters worried about austerity cuts—and won.
Jun 25, 2014 / John Nichols
We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921 We’ve Been Living in ‘1984’ Since 1921
That was when the Bureau of Investigation—the forerunner of today’s FBI—first opened a file on the magazine.
Jun 25, 2014 / David Cole