Mychal Denzel Smith: We Live in a ‘Racist Society’ Mychal Denzel Smith: We Live in a ‘Racist Society’
Just by virtue of being born black in America, young men like Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin face violence daily.
Feb 18, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
John Nichols: Will Auto Workers Unionize in the South? John Nichols: Will Auto Workers Unionize in the South?
John Nichols appeared on All In With Chris Hayes to discuss the upcoming vote to unionize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Feb 14, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Dave Zirin: NFL Executives ‘Sound Like Scared Children’ Dave Zirin: NFL Executives ‘Sound Like Scared Children’
According to Nation sports editor Dave Zirin, it’s NFL executives and not NFL players who are scared of having a gay player in the locker room.
Feb 11, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Samantha Retrosi: ‘Athletes Essentially Are Property of Corporate Sponsorship’ Samantha Retrosi: ‘Athletes Essentially Are Property of Corporate Sponsorship’
Speaking on C-SPAN, former US Olympic luge member Samantha Retrosi spoke about the tenuous position of amateur athletes.
Feb 10, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games
In a panel at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Nation sports editor Dave Zirin discusses the myriad controversies swirling around the Sochi Olympics.
Feb 10, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Dave Zirin: Controversy Surrounds the 2014 Sochi Olympics Dave Zirin: Controversy Surrounds the 2014 Sochi Olympics
Samantha Retrosi and Dave Zirin appear on Democracy Now! just two days before the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympics.
Feb 5, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco? Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco?
Fusion and the Nation I-Fund report on the thousands of child farmworkers laboring in American tobacco fields.
Feb 5, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Dave Zirin: The NFL Treats Its Players As ‘Equipment’ Dave Zirin: The NFL Treats Its Players As ‘Equipment’
Nation sports editor Dave Zirin appears on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry show to discuss the issue of medical coverage for NFL retirees.
Feb 3, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt, Three Years Later Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt, Three Years Later
Reporting from Cairo, Kouddous speaks to Democracy Now! about recent crackdowns against Egyptian journalists and the ascendancy of a repressive security state.
Jan 30, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Stephen F. Cohen: Right-wing Extremists Control the Kiev Protests Stephen F. Cohen: Right-wing Extremists Control the Kiev Protests
Cohen argues on Democracy Now! that the overthrow of Ukraine’s elected government would be “a serious blow to democracy.”
Jan 30, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room