Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 19, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June? Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June?
There is a “huge fear” among Republicans that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker could be indicted before facing a recall election in June.
Apr 19, 2012 / Press Room
The Future of Vocational Education The Future of Vocational Education
Would the European high school apprenticeship model work in the United States?
Apr 19, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Locking Down an American Workforce Locking Down an American Workforce
Prison labor as the past—and future—of American “free-market” capitalism.
Apr 19, 2012 / Steve Fraser and Joshua Freeman
For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel: On Sanford Weill For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel: On Sanford Weill
The men most responsible for the collapse of the American dream are heaped with honors at the highest levels of society.
Apr 19, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Guns, Gays and Democrats Guns, Gays and Democrats
Yes, the NRA and ALEC pushed pro-gun bills, but they were helped in many instances by Democrats too afraid to take on one of the culture war’s signal issues.
Apr 18, 2012 / Richard Kim
Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania? Why Are Prisoners Committing Suicide in Pennsylvania?
A DOJ probe into the mental health program at a medium security prison could put solitary confinement on trial.
Apr 18, 2012 / Feature / Matt Stroud
The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case The Real Injustice at the Heart of the Trayvon Martin Case
What makes this case exceptional is neither race nor the politics of self-defense alone but the total failure to investigate it for so long.
Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
In Nebraska, an Unlikely Alliance Fights for Prenatal Care for Undocumented Women In Nebraska, an Unlikely Alliance Fights for Prenatal Care for Undocumented Women
Both Planned Parenthood and Nebraska Right to Life support a measure to restore healthcare coverage to “unborn children.”
Apr 18, 2012 / Emily Douglas
Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California
According to a new report, the pepper spraying of peacefully protesting UC Davis students last year “should and could have been prevented.”
Apr 18, 2012 / Tom Hayden