#RacismEndedWhen: College Football in Alabama? #RacismEndedWhen: College Football in Alabama?
Saturday’s game between Alabama and Auburn had more going on than just the action on the field.
Dec 2, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security? Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security?
The incoming DHS chief represents a narrative shift for the agency away from immigration enforcement.
Dec 2, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg
The Pope Versus Unfettered Capitalism The Pope Versus Unfettered Capitalism
Francis embraces and encourages resistance to an “economy of exclusion and inequality.”
Nov 30, 2013 / John Nichols
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late
The Nation immediately recognized Scottsboro as a vital front in the battle for civil rights.
Nov 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Young Lakota’: Reproductive Justice and Coming of Age on the Rez ‘Young Lakota’: Reproductive Justice and Coming of Age on the Rez
Why young women like Sunny Clifford are worth watching.
Nov 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Thanksgiving Forty Years Ago: There but for the Grace… Thanksgiving Forty Years Ago: There but for the Grace…
It’s bad out there on Thanksgiving this year. A remembrance: in 1973, it was worse.
Nov 28, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Tough Thanksgiving for Food Stamp Families Tough Thanksgiving for Food Stamp Families
Most benefits will run out before the end of the month--and some have already been cut.
Nov 27, 2013 / George Zornick
The Heritage Foundation and Me The Heritage Foundation and Me
For those who buy the spin that the Heritage Foundation used to be an intellectually serious place, some history, and some stories.
Nov 27, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Telecom Shareholders Demand Data on Government Surveillance Telecom Shareholders Demand Data on Government Surveillance
Activist investors are pushing for accountability from AT&T and Verizon.
Nov 26, 2013 / Andrés S. Pertierra
There’s Nothing Postracial About Richie Incognito or Craig Cobb There’s Nothing Postracial About Richie Incognito or Craig Cobb
No matter how you parse it, Incognito is a bully and Cobb is a white supremacist.
Nov 26, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams