‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers ‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers
With the J-1 visa, employers can skirt safety protections and avoid paying benefits.
Aug 14, 2019 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
A Glib Sociopath on Why a Gun Ban Simply Won’t Work A Glib Sociopath on Why a Gun Ban Simply Won’t Work
Sure, you can ban assault rifles—the next mass murderer will just drop anvils on people.
Aug 13, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty
Writer, teacher, and unstoppable organizer Ann Snitow died on August 10, days after turning in the final draft of her sixth book.
Aug 13, 2019 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman
Militarization Has Become Our National Religion Militarization Has Become Our National Religion
As attitudes toward war grow dangerously worshipful in the US, quitting our endless wars becomes all the more difficult.
Aug 13, 2019 / William Astore
Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status Fordham’s Students for Justice in Palestine Did More Than Win Club Status
The group’s legal win is also a triumph against the nationwide right-wing push to suppress any free speech that criticizes Israel.
Aug 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Gunar Olsen
Take Action Now: Protect Immigrant Families on Food Stamps Take Action Now: Protect Immigrant Families on Food Stamps
Read a powerful letter from the Rev. William Barber, then fight for immigrants by getting involved with volunteer opportunities and strategy sessions.
Aug 13, 2019 / NationAction
Letters From the August 26-September 2, 2019, Issue Letters From the August 26-September 2, 2019, Issue
Eyes wide open… The other stain… Sanders’s exceptionalism?… Human rights v. propaganda (web only)…
Aug 13, 2019 / Our Readers and Omar Barghouti
Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the Long Arc of Reconstruction Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the Long Arc of Reconstruction
In his new book, Gates argues that the history of American democracy has always been one of constant push and pull.
Aug 13, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
The Contradictions of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. The Contradictions of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The Supreme Court justice may have been heralded by many of his progressive peers, but the legacy he left behind is far more ambiguous.
Aug 13, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
Want to Change Your City? Start In Your Community Want to Change Your City? Start In Your Community
Helen Gym is a Philadelphia city councilperson who strongly believes that power doesn’t come from city hall—it comes from the people.
Aug 13, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols