If You Read That ‘NYT’ Story About Two Teens in Oakland, Keep This in Mind If You Read That ‘NYT’ Story About Two Teens in Oakland, Keep This in Mind
What the story about a fire set to a gender-nonconforming teenager in Oakland leaves out about race, gender expression and violence.
Jan 30, 2015 / Dani McClain
Solidarity—and the Seattle Seahawks—Forever Solidarity—and the Seattle Seahawks—Forever
The Seattle Seahawks are representing a new sports/politics paradigm, one that with a Super Bowl win could be felt for a generation.
Jan 30, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The Real Debate Over Israel’s ‘Jewish Nation-State’ Bill The Real Debate Over Israel’s ‘Jewish Nation-State’ Bill
It’s not about whether systematic discrimination against Arab citizens should continue—it’s about whether it should be codified in explicitly racist legislation. ...
Jan 29, 2015 / Hassan Jabareen
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/29/15 What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/29/15
What Are 'Nation' Interns Reading the Week of 1/29/15
Jan 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
Canada’s New Law Is Forcing Sex Workers Onto the Streets and Into Harm’s Way Canada’s New Law Is Forcing Sex Workers Onto the Streets and Into Harm’s Way
Advocates say the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act is trying to end sex work by making it too dangerous to perform.
Jan 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Super Bowl Sunday, a Big Day for Brain Damage Super Bowl Sunday, a Big Day for Brain Damage
It’s time again for America’s annual concussion carnival.
Jan 29, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Jonathan Chait and the New PC Jonathan Chait and the New PC
The new political correctness is real, even if it isn’t always wrong.
Jan 29, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg
‘The Nation’ Magazine Names Kai Wright as Features Editor ‘The Nation’ Magazine Names Kai Wright as Features Editor
Provocative, prolific writer and thinker on the politics of race, sex, health, and inequality joins masthead.
Jan 28, 2015 / Press Room
How the Roberts Supreme Court Has Strengthened the Powerful and Screwed Everyone Else How the Roberts Supreme Court Has Strengthened the Powerful and Screwed Everyone Else
From criminal justice to workers’ and voting rights to campaign finance, it has defied customs that buttress the Court’s legitimacy.
Jan 28, 2015 / Nan Aron, William Yeomans, and Michelle D. Schwartz
Fox News: The World’s Comic Relief Fox News: The World’s Comic Relief
Our friends abroad give the network the derision and the mockery it deserves.
Jan 28, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman