Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed Fifty Years After Bloody Sunday in Selma, Everything and Nothing Has Changed
Racism, segregation and inequality persist in this civil-rights battleground.
Feb 25, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman
1975–1985: Standing in Solidarity Against Jackbooted Oppressors 1975–1985: Standing in Solidarity Against Jackbooted Oppressors
It is nonsensical that those who support free-market economic policy should pretend to reject the system of terror it requires to succeed.
Feb 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power
Syriza and its allies responded to crisis in a way no one could have imagined. Will it work?
Feb 18, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Leonard
Why Syrian Refugees Risk the ‘Journey of Death’ to Europe Why Syrian Refugees Risk the ‘Journey of Death’ to Europe
The crisis shows no signs of ending, and Egypt is no refuge. Europe must do more to take them in.
Feb 11, 2015 / Feature / Priyanka Motaparthy
Is Pacifica Radio Worth Saving? Is Pacifica Radio Worth Saving?
Once a beacon of progressive programming, the network is now beset by financial woes and infighting.
Feb 11, 2015 / Feature / Matthew Lasar
With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation With These Hires, Congress Becomes Even More Like a Corporation
Several former lobbyists and executives are working crucial staff positions in the new Congress.
Elizabeth Warren Insists She’s Not Running for President. These Activists Are Trying to Change Her Mind. Elizabeth Warren Insists She’s Not Running for President. These Activists Are Trying to Change Her Mind.
But would a Warren campaign help—or hurt—the causes she cares most about?
Feb 4, 2015 / Feature / George Zornick
Loving the Puget Sound to Death Loving the Puget Sound to Death
Four decades after the passage of the Clean Water Act, regulators haven’t kept up with the pollution pressure that growing populations put on America’s shorelines.
Feb 4, 2015 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander
How Rory Kennedy’s ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Distorts History How Rory Kennedy’s ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ Distorts History
This Oscar-nominated doc is all about well-meaning Americans—with nothing about the indiscriminate US firepower that destroyed much of the country.
Feb 4, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse
Did Obama Legitimize Extremist Violence With His Visit to India? Did Obama Legitimize Extremist Violence With His Visit to India?
The president roped once-non-aligned India into a strategic alliance, but only by bolstering the Modi government, with its religious intolerance and pro-corporate policies.
Jan 30, 2015 / Feature / Praful Bidwai