The Nation at the DNC The Nation at the DNC
The latest from The Nation's reporting team in Charlotte plus analysis from around the country.
Sep 4, 2012 / Annie Shields
The Democratic Platform: The Good and the Bad The Democratic Platform: The Good and the Bad
The party pledges to support a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and gay marriage, but would also lower corporate tax rates and keep the death penalty.
Sep 4, 2012 / George Zornick
Middle-Class Secretaries Are Being Pushed Into Minimum Wage Work Middle-Class Secretaries Are Being Pushed Into Minimum Wage Work
Pink-collar jobs have been decimated right alongside declining blue-collar work.
Sep 4, 2012 / Bryce Covert
The Last Wish of Brian Anders The Last Wish of Brian Anders
The death of Brian Anders didn't make flashy headlines. But it's people like him that make history.
Sep 4, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again
Eight of eleven states in Dixie have passed restrictive voting laws since the 2010 election.
Sep 4, 2012 / Ari Berman
Hundreds Protest Corporate Greed at the DNC Hundreds Protest Corporate Greed at the DNC
Hundreds of protesters marched in the streets to protest corporate greed as the Democratic National Convention kicks off this week in Charlotte.
Sep 4, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
DNC Offers Obama an Opportunity to Show Who the Real Reformer Is DNC Offers Obama an Opportunity to Show Who the Real Reformer Is
The president’s support for an amendment the constitution to overturn Citizens United is a big deal. But will he use Charlotte to position as the 2012 race’s real refor...
Sep 3, 2012 / John Nichols
Labor Day Message: We Can’t Labor Without Our Lives Labor Day Message: We Can’t Labor Without Our Lives
More work, less pay, longer hours, slimmer chances to advance; the message is coming up: the place of struggle is the workplace, but it’s also everywhere else.
Sep 3, 2012 / Laura Flanders
The RNC’s Final Insult to Women The RNC’s Final Insult to Women
On Thursday, anti–abortion rights women spoke outside the convention and Romney patronized women in his acceptance speech.
Sep 3, 2012 / Ben Adler
Former Democratic Strategists Now Boost the GOP Former Democratic Strategists Now Boost the GOP
The 2008 producer of the DNC convention is among the many Democratic strategists now working for the GOP.
Sep 2, 2012 / Lee Fang