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Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege

Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege

Palestinians in East Jerusalem face not just a wall but a welfare system designed to impoverish and ultimately remove them.

Nov 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums

Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums

Escalation is now a structural fact embedded in the war in the Middle East and the Ebola crisis here at home.

Nov 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Quarantines for Everyone!

Quarantines for Everyone! Quarantines for Everyone!

We can't take any chances.

Nov 3, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Why the Media Are Ignoring the Dangerous Ideas of Joni Ernst and Other Extremists Now on the Cusp of Power

Why the Media Are Ignoring the Dangerous Ideas of Joni Ernst and Other Extremists Now on the Cusp of Power Why the Media Are Ignoring the Dangerous Ideas of Joni Ernst and Other Extremists Now on the Cusp of Power

They’re Tea Partiers by any other name, but that narrative just isn’t in vogue this year.

Nov 3, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Corporate Media Companies Are the Real Winners in the 2014 Midterms

Corporate Media Companies Are the Real Winners in the 2014 Midterms Corporate Media Companies Are the Real Winners in the 2014 Midterms

Eric on this week’s concerts and Reed on how local TV stations boost their bottom lines with a deluge of election ads.

Nov 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

John Oliver: The Real Shadow Government Is in the State Legislatures, Where ALEC Calls the Shots

John Oliver: The Real Shadow Government Is in the State Legislatures, Where ALEC Calls the Shots John Oliver: The Real Shadow Government Is in the State Legislatures, Where ALEC Calls the Shots

ALEC writes the laws, the lawmakers just have to plug in the name of their state.

Nov 3, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Can the Foodie Trend Also Help Food Workers?

Can the Foodie Trend Also Help Food Workers? Can the Foodie Trend Also Help Food Workers?

Los Angeles is trying to make good jobs vital to producing good food.

Nov 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Tomorrow’s Election Could Determine the Future of Abortion Politics

Tomorrow’s Election Could Determine the Future of Abortion Politics Tomorrow’s Election Could Determine the Future of Abortion Politics

If Democrats lose Senate races in North Carolina and Iowa, will the party stop campaigning on reproductive rights?

Nov 3, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/30/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/30/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/30/14?

What are interns reading for the week of 10/30/14?

Nov 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

Why Feminism Needs Men

Why Feminism Needs Men Why Feminism Needs Men

The arrival of men signifies a sea change, part of an extraordinary year for feminism, in which the conversation has been transformed.

Nov 3, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit

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