The Name of the Hurricane Is Climate Change The Name of the Hurricane Is Climate Change
If we can learn one thing from Superstorm Sandy, it's that we ignore climate change at our own peril.
Nov 6, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit
Mel Wymore Chooses People Over Politics Mel Wymore Chooses People Over Politics
Meet the man who could be New York’s first transgender City Council member.
Nov 5, 2012 / Lucy McKeon
For Election Day, Obama Bests Romney in Online Mobilization For Election Day, Obama Bests Romney in Online Mobilization
The presidential campaigns have different voter targets and different approaches for turning them out.
Nov 5, 2012 / Ari Melber
Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio Eleventh-Hour GOP Voter Suppression Could Swing Ohio
A last-minute directive by the Ohio Secretary of State could discard thousands of provisional ballots, delay the election, and hand the Buckeye State to Mitt Romney.
Nov 4, 2012 / Ari Berman
Millennial Turnout Crucial to Obama’s Re-election Millennial Turnout Crucial to Obama’s Re-election
Obama will carry the youth vote, but turnout is key, especially among young Latino voters in swing states.
Nov 2, 2012 / Zoƫ Carpenter
The Political Narcissism of the New York Marathon The Political Narcissism of the New York Marathon
Insisting on holding a sporting event in the midst of disaster is a microcosm of everything that’s wrong with American politics.
Nov 2, 2012 / Michelle Dean
Checking Big Brother Checking Big Brother
The Nation, with the ACLU and others, is suing the government over a law that allows unchecked surveillance. Will the Supreme Court even allow us to argue our case on the merits?
Nov 2, 2012 / David Cole
With Love: Postpone the Damn Marathon With Love: Postpone the Damn Marathon
The New York City Marathon is due to proceed as planned this Sunday. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, it should not.
Nov 2, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Weathering Super Storm Sandy in Chinatown Weathering Super Storm Sandy in Chinatown
Aid to neighborhoods populated by New York City's low-income residents and people of color has been largely absent.
Nov 2, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/1/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/1/12)
This week: a move against unions in Michigan, the displacement of Brazil's indigenous and several underreported perspectives on Hurricane Sandy.
Nov 1, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation