My Feelings About Tim Tebow, Summed Up Perfectly in ‘Broadcast News’ My Feelings About Tim Tebow, Summed Up Perfectly in ‘Broadcast News’
I’ve found my feelings about the Boy Scout with the biblical eye-black best explained in a movie almost a quarter-century old.
Dec 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin
The Death of Socrates: Celebrating a Sports/Politics Soccer Legend The Death of Socrates: Celebrating a Sports/Politics Soccer Legend
International soccer lost a hero when Socrates, the masterful Brazilian midfielder who captained Brazil’s famed 1982 World Cup squad, died last weekend.
Dec 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin and Zach Zill
Chris Paul: The Occupier and the Occupied Chris Paul: The Occupier and the Occupied
The shocking news that Chris Paul has been traded to the Lakers and then had the trade rescinded says a great deal about the current state of chaos in the NBA
Dec 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (12/9) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (12/9)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Dec 9, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
JP Morgan Mic Checked at Princeton JP Morgan Mic Checked at Princeton
Occupy Princeton students mic-check a JP Morgan-Chase Treasury Services info session on December 7, 2011. The first direct action taken up by Occupy Princeton—they promise &l...
Dec 8, 2011 / Laura Flanders
HHS: Let’s Treat ALL Women Like Children HHS: Let’s Treat ALL Women Like Children
Did you assume the politicization of science was gone with the Bush administration and the reality-based community was back in charge? Think again.
Dec 8, 2011 / Katha Pollitt
Politico Pitfalls, McCarthyite Mendacity Politico Pitfalls, McCarthyite Mendacity
Eric on Israel theocracy vs. diaspora democracy, and Alter-reviews.
Dec 8, 2011 / Eric Alterman
‘As a Father of Two Daughters,’ Obama Embraces Politics Over Science on Emergency Contraception ‘As a Father of Two Daughters,’ Obama Embraces Politics Over Science on Emergency Contraception
The FDA made the right decision on EC—and Obama rejected it.
Dec 8, 2011 / Emily Douglas
In Post-Rhee DC, Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide In Post-Rhee DC, Achievement Gaps Remain Staggeringly Wide
According to new data, white and middle-class DC students are flying high, while black, Hispanic and poor children continue to lag behind their peers.
Dec 8, 2011 / Dana Goldstein
Nation Conversations: Norm Stamper: The Police Are Not the Military Nation Conversations: Norm Stamper: The Police Are Not the Military
The militarization of our police forces has turned a vital public-safety institution against its own people.
Dec 8, 2011 / The Nation