Mine Safety In Deep Trouble Mine Safety In Deep Trouble
Two days of Congressional hearings on Utah's recent mining tragedy made clear that when it comes to government competency, the Mining Health and Safety Administration is neck-in-n...
Oct 4, 2007 / The Nation
Jena: Take Your Nooses Down Jena: Take Your Nooses Down
A schoolyard fight in Jena, Louisiana, fueled by hateful symbols of the Jim Crow era, prompted John Mellencamp to write this song. Watch the video.
Oct 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
College Cost Reduction Act Passed College Cost Reduction Act Passed
H.R. 2669 is the largest increase in student aid since the GI Bill of 1944.
Oct 2, 2007 / The Nation
Lawyers Join Monks to Defy Myanmar’s ‘Forced Politics’ Lawyers Join Monks to Defy Myanmar’s ‘Forced Politics’
Lawyers in Myanmar t joined forces this week with Buddhist monks to demand national reconciliation and an end to human rights abuse.
Sep 27, 2007 / Feature / The Nation
Heritage Goes Hollywood Heritage Goes Hollywood
On Wednesday the conservative Heritage Foundation took a short break from opposing the state children's health insurance program to ponder the tired conservative complaint that li...
Sep 25, 2007 / The Nation
DRUM Majors DRUM Majors
Youth working with Desis Rising Up and Moving creatively and legally empower post-9/11 immigrants.
Sep 22, 2007 / The Nation
Testimony As Resistance: Resistir Para Vivir, Part 4 Testimony As Resistance: Resistir Para Vivir, Part 4
Juan Herrera, an indigenous activist with the Association for Justice and Reconciliation in Guatemala, speaks about surviving torture to demand justice.
Sep 22, 2007 / The Nation
Safe Children v. Free Trade Accords Safe Children v. Free Trade Accords
The latest horror stories about lead-laced toys imported from China may stir Congress to pass legislation providing overdue funding and enforcement authority to the beleagured Con...
Sep 21, 2007 / The Nation
Progressives See No Progress Progressives See No Progress
When it comes to the Iraq War, the 72-member Congressional Progressive Caucus has generally been a source of energy in the Democratic Party, as its members have quite vocally pres...
Sep 19, 2007 / The Nation
Should Ex-Presidents Be Put to Death? Should Ex-Presidents Be Put to Death?
To the Editor of The Nation:
Sep 18, 2007 / The Nation