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What’s Next for the Dreamers?

What’s Next for the Dreamers? What’s Next for the Dreamers?

Will Obama’s new immigration reform agenda lead to real changes for the millions of immigrants living in legal limbo?

Feb 11, 2013 / Tom Hayden

Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name

Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name Redskins: The Clock Is Now Ticking on Changing the Name

A recent symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian showed how the pressure is rising to change the name.

Feb 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin

President Obama Should Go to Chicago. And Yemen. And Pakistan. And …

President Obama Should Go to Chicago. And Yemen. And Pakistan. And … President Obama Should Go to Chicago. And Yemen. And Pakistan. And …

The president should condemn violence at home, and hold himself accountable for violence abroad, as well. 

Feb 8, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture

On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture

We might not be inspired to commit violence by shows like The Following, but we are encouraged to ignore how violence is actually committed in America.

Feb 8, 2013 / Michelle Dean

Altercation Extra: This is Forbes Journalism? My Complete E-mail Correspondence with Mr. Richard Behar of Forbes Magazine Altercation Extra: This is Forbes Journalism? My Complete E-mail Correspondence with Mr. Richard Behar of Forbes Magazine

An article on the Brooklyn College BDS debate sparks a biting e-mail exchange with an angry reader.

Feb 8, 2013 / Eric Alterman

Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform?

Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform? Will Congress Deliver on Immigration Reform?

What can we expect from comprehensive immigration reform? In this Nation Conversation, Aura Bogado breaks down the range of possibilities for America's undocumented.

Feb 8, 2013 / The Nation

Does Mitch McConnell’s Pro-Gun Stance Threaten His 2014 Chances? Does Mitch McConnell’s Pro-Gun Stance Threaten His 2014 Chances?

New polling shows McConnell is vulnerable on his gun industry money and anti-gun law stance. 

Feb 8, 2013 / George Zornick

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13)

This week, Nation interns tackle media bias. What is "sharia" law? What's missing in common debates about "labor"? How do white male tech writers ...

Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney

Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney

A new HBO documentary reports on victims—and heroes.

Feb 8, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats

Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats

Workers are protesting a new round of alleged intimidation tactics.

Feb 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

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