Laboring for Edwards Laboring for Edwards
John Edwards is meticulously laying the groundwork to become the candidate of organized labor, insisting prosperity can expand only if unionization expands.
May 10, 2007 / Marc Cooper
Invisible America Invisible America
Fifty-three years after Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court will rule on two cases that will decide the future of school integration.
May 10, 2007 / Patricia J. Williams
Morality Gets a Massage Morality Gets a Massage
Randall Tobias isn't the first abstinence czar to run afoul of the moral agenda he promoted. It's time Congress stopped this dangerous crusade.
May 10, 2007 / The Editors
End of Vietnam: The Shameful Truth End of Vietnam: The Shameful Truth
As the rout of Saigon showed, when it came to Vietnam our "best and the brightest" were, more accurately, the worst and the dumbest.
May 8, 2007 / The Editors
Better to Be a Chimpanzee Better to Be a Chimpanzee
To qualify for charity, a homeless Austrian chimp has petitioned the courts to be granted human status. If he wins, expect a surge of humans going over to the other side.
May 8, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy Disseminate Information, Protect Democracy
Unless the US Postal Service reverses its steep increases in bulk-mailing rates to favor large corporate publishers, the future of small magazines is grim.
May 8, 2007 / Teresa Stack
Philadelphia Law Philadelphia Law
The City of Philadelphia seems poised to pay the price for being an overzealous host to the GOP.
May 8, 2007 / Deb Schwartz
Sweatshop Police Sweatshop Police
The government is about to declare virtual disarmament against the lawbreakers.
May 8, 2007 / Robert J.S. Ross
Nation Notes Nation Notes
We're proud to announce that Stuart Klawans, The Nation's film critic since 1988, has received the 2007 National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism. The NMA judges said, ...
May 3, 2007 / The Editors
Open Letter to Prince Harry Open Letter to Prince Harry
Be a prince of peace: Don't go to Iraq.
May 2, 2007 / Amir Soltani Sheikoleslami