Our Student Prizewinners Our Student Prizewinners
We are delighted to announce the winners of The Nation’s seventh annual Student Writing Contest, Andrew Gambrione and Tess Saperstein.
Dec 5, 2012 / The Editors
Go to Your Womb, Ross Douthat Go to Your Womb, Ross Douthat
The New York Times columnist is so obsessed with women’s fertility, it’s too bad he can’t get pregnant himself.
Dec 5, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Kasandra Perkins Did Not Have to Die Kasandra Perkins Did Not Have to Die
When we don't call domestic violence what it is, we dishonor the victims.
Dec 5, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Bill McKibben: Connecting the Dots on Climate Change Bill McKibben: Connecting the Dots on Climate Change
In the aftermath of a superstorm, Americans are finally waking up to global warming.
Dec 5, 2012 / The Nation Video and On The Earth Productions
Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’ Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’
Mainstream media’s silence on gun control and mental health is the true outrage in the wake of Jovan Belcher's tragic murder-suicide.
Dec 5, 2012 / Press Room
Why Is Walmart at War With the Huffington Post? Why Is Walmart at War With the Huffington Post?
Walmart’s latest critique of the outlet turns on the meaning of the word “new.”
Dec 4, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
The US Military Approves Bombing Children The US Military Approves Bombing Children
It’s not just all “military age males” being targeted in Afghanistan. Now, it’s kids, too, says the Military Times.
Dec 4, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Conservative Birthrate Panic: Our Hope for Better Work/Family Policies? Conservative Birthrate Panic: Our Hope for Better Work/Family Policies?
Ross Douthat is worried about fewer American babies. Family policy could be the answer.
Dec 4, 2012 / Bryce Covert
The Barack Obama Story (Updated) The Barack Obama Story (Updated)
How did a community organizer and a constitutional law professor become an extrajudicial, drone-happy president?
Dec 4, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
How Can They Play? Murder, Suicide and the National Football League How Can They Play? Murder, Suicide and the National Football League
The NFL told the world that the death of a 22-year-old woman, the suicide of a player and the mental state of his teammates is secondary to the schedule.
Dec 2, 2012 / Dave Zirin