Society

What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism?

What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism? What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism?

Ebola is a symbol to the political right of all the Third World horrors that liberals are inviting past the walls of our city on the hill.

Aug 5, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Great War: The View From America at the Start of World War I

Great War: The View From America at the Start of World War I Great War: The View From America at the Start of World War I

The Nation recognized that US isolation would be tested as never before, but didn’t even consider intervention as a possibility.

Aug 5, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

The High Price That Surveillance Costs the Press and Our Democracy

The High Price That Surveillance Costs the Press and Our Democracy The High Price That Surveillance Costs the Press and Our Democracy

Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on electronic surveillance. 

Aug 5, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Is the Attack on Abortion Rights Backfiring in the South?

Is the Attack on Abortion Rights Backfiring in the South? Is the Attack on Abortion Rights Backfiring in the South?

Alabama’s backdoor abortion ban was just declared unconstitutional. Will this decision send a message to anti-choice legislators elsewhere?

Aug 5, 2014 / Dani McClain

There’s No ‘War on Whites’

There’s No ‘War on Whites’ There’s No ‘War on Whites’

It’s clear Congressman Mo Brooks wants to borrow the “war on women” language for his own purposes, but it’s also clear that he has nothing to support his cl...

Aug 4, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The End of Reefer Madness?

The End of Reefer Madness? The End of Reefer Madness?

An examination into our broken cannabis policy is well overdue—and should be about more than just marijuana.

Aug 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why the Internet Must Remain a Neutral Network

Why the Internet Must Remain a Neutral Network Why the Internet Must Remain a Neutral Network

According to Tim Wu, the Internet as we know it is under attack.

Aug 1, 2014 / The Nation

Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying

Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying Comcast-Affiliated News Site Censored My Article About Net Neutrality Lobbying

“This is exactly why we need Net Neutrality. We don’t want to live in a world where Comcast or AT&T gets to decide which side of the story you see.”

Aug 1, 2014 / Lee Fang

Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail

Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail Christie Touts Anti–Public Schools Record on 2016 Campaign Trail

He’ll do to the country what he did to Newark’s schools, the governor promises.

Aug 1, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The KKK Wants a ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy to Include Migrant Children

The KKK Wants a ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy to Include Migrant Children The KKK Wants a ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy to Include Migrant Children

North Carolina’s most racist organization will go to any extreme to keep America as white as possible. 

Jul 30, 2014 / Leslie Savan

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