February 27, 2008: ‘National Review’ Editor William F. Buckley Dies February 27, 2008: ‘National Review’ Editor William F. Buckley Dies
In one of the great hatchet jobs of Nation history, Robert Sherrill argued that even in the prime of his clipboard-enabled antics, Buckley was already “quite dead.”
Feb 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
How Scott Walker Built a Career Sending Wisconsin Inmates to Private Prisons How Scott Walker Built a Career Sending Wisconsin Inmates to Private Prisons
In his years as a state legislator, Walker repeatedly pushed for higher incarceration and a bigger role for the private prison industry.
Feb 26, 2015 / Scott Keyes
Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed
Racism, segregation and inequality persist in this civil-rights battleground.
Feb 25, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman
A Contested Primary Is Good for the Candidates, the Democratic Party and Democracy A Contested Primary Is Good for the Candidates, the Democratic Party and Democracy
The issues that matter most to Americans won’t be adequately explored by a coronation of Hillary Clinton.
Feb 25, 2015 / The Editors
Scott Walker, Science and Iowa Scott Walker, Science and Iowa
“When he was asked about his belief in evolution, Mr. Walker said, ‘I’m going to punt on that one.’” — The New York Times In Iowa, the GOP contains A bloc of folks convinced that Darwin’s wrong. So when the subject’s raised, it’s no surprise If every candidate is fourth and long.
Feb 25, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Giuliani’s Love for His Country Is Equal to the Money He Makes Giuliani’s Love for His Country Is Equal to the Money He Makes
For Rudy Giuliani, the greater the threat or instability, the more money he makes.
Feb 25, 2015 / Tim Shorrock
Republican Congressman Threatens DC Mayor With Arrest Over Marijuana Legalization Republican Congressman Threatens DC Mayor With Arrest Over Marijuana Legalization
Too bad he doesn’t actually have the power to stop them.
Feb 25, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Rahm Emanuel Seemed Unstoppable—Until He Ticked Off Chicago’s Teachers Rahm Emanuel Seemed Unstoppable—Until He Ticked Off Chicago’s Teachers
Voters force school-closing Mayor Rahm Emanuel into a runoff and demand an elected school board.
Feb 25, 2015 / John Nichols
A 2-Day Revolt at a Texas Private Prison Reveals Everything That’s Wrong with Criminalizing Immigration A 2-Day Revolt at a Texas Private Prison Reveals Everything That’s Wrong with Criminalizing Immigration
The uprising puts the spotlight on the cozy relationship between private prison corporations and the nation’s immigration enforcement machinery.
Feb 24, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III
A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1957 to 1968.
Feb 24, 2015 / The Nation