Society

Syracuse, Penn State and the Problem with Sun Kings Syracuse, Penn State and the Problem with Sun Kings

Both universities saw their sports programs as “too big to fail” and then warped every pretension of a moral compass to make sure that they didn't.

Nov 30, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Is Obama ‘Abandoning’ the White Working Class?

Is Obama ‘Abandoning’ the White Working Class? Is Obama ‘Abandoning’ the White Working Class?

Conservatives are completely misrepresenting a study of the electorate. 

Nov 30, 2011 / Ben Adler

Lee Fang Takes on the Corporatization of American Schools Lee Fang Takes on the Corporatization of American Schools

A network of conservative politicians, lobbyists and corporate interests are attempting to privatize public education through "virtual schooling."

Nov 29, 2011 / Press Room

Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence

Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence

A nearly unanimous vote at our greatest public university.

Nov 29, 2011 / Jon Wiener

NBA Lockout Ends and Players Get Played NBA Lockout Ends and Players Get Played

Remove the bells and whistles, and the NBA Lockout was about little more than owners stealing money from the players' pockets.

Nov 28, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Free Speech for Government Employees Free Speech for Government Employees

A case being heard this month will likely define the free speech rights of federal employees and so determine the quality of people who will make up our government.

Nov 28, 2011 / Peter Van Buren

Pepper-Spray Cop Begets Pepper-Spray Shopper Pepper-Spray Cop Begets Pepper-Spray Shopper

And the 1 percent is pleased.

Nov 27, 2011 / Leslie Savan

‘Dear Jenny: I Fired Your Mom and Put You to Work to Help You “Rise.” Love, Newt’ ‘Dear Jenny: I Fired Your Mom and Put You to Work to Help You “Rise.” Love, Newt’

Yes! A new ad campaign rips Gingrich’s cruel proposal to fire janitors and replace them with child labor.

Nov 25, 2011 / John Nichols

Thanks for What? Thanks for What?

On this Thanksgiving we have been cheated of the bounty of the harvest as one in three Americans descends into poverty.

Nov 24, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/25)

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 23, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

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