Politics

Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!

Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now! Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!

Instead of waiting for the perfect Congress, Americans should demand that this imperfect Congress act before the election.

Sep 2, 2014 / John Nichols

AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy

AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy

How the Israel lobby is pushing us to war with Iran.

Sep 2, 2014 / Ali Gharib

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters? Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

The country’s most stringent voter ID law is once again challenged in federal court.

Sep 2, 2014 / Ari Berman

Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights

Keith Ellison and John Lewis are right: the US should recognize union organizing as a civil right.

Sep 1, 2014 / John Nichols

Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts

Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts Charles Koch Personally Founded a Group Protecting Oil Industry Handouts

Documents reveal Charles Koch founded the group that’s protecting oil industry handouts.

Aug 29, 2014 / Lee Fang

From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice

From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice From Ferguson to Miami, a Generation Demands Justice

Michael Brown, John Crawford, Reefa Hernandez—and a national youth movement.

Aug 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House

Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House Immigrant Rights Advocates Stage Civil Disobedience at the White House

Immigrants and allies rallied in more than a dozen US cities on Thursday to ask President Obama to use his executive authority to stop deportations of undocumented workers and thei...

Aug 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Alison Lundergan Grimes: Secret Koch Conference Recording Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘47 Percent Moment’

Alison Lundergan Grimes: Secret Koch Conference Recording Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘47 Percent Moment’ Alison Lundergan Grimes: Secret Koch Conference Recording Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘47 Percent Moment’

McConnell and his opponent respond to secret recordings—obtained by the The Nation—of McConnell speaking to a roomful of millionaires and billionaires.

Aug 28, 2014 / Press Room

A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires

A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires A Kentucky Objection to McConnell’s Pandering to Millionaires and Billionaires

A secret tape of a senator at a Koch brothers event becomes an issue in a key Senate race.

Aug 28, 2014 / John Nichols

Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only

Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only

Black girls face daunting odds, too. Why does My Brother’s Keeper neglect their struggles?

Aug 27, 2014 / Feature / Dani McClain

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