An Iraq Vet’s Journey From Wall Street to OWS

Zuccotti Park was not my first occupation. But it showed me the need to live up to our values.

Derek McGee

Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls

A Q&A with Frank Bardacke, whose new book Trampling Out the Vintage complicates the legend and legacy of Cesar Chavez.

Gabriel Thompson

‘The Elders’ Take a Stand Against Child Marriage

These ten leaders are using their wealth of knowledge to attack a root cause of social dysfunction.

Barbara Crossette

New Hope for New Haven, Connecticut

A progressive labor slate has won a historic legislative victory, overturning the traditional Democratic machine.

Paul Bass

Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union

But Washington won't follow through unless the grassroots insurgency of Wisconsin and Occupy grows.

the Editors

What If ‘Citizens United’ Actually United the Citizens?

A week full of progressive victories—SOPA, Keystone and Wisconsin recall efforts—bring great reminders about the long game of organizing.

Ilyse Hogue

Noted.

George Zornick on Keystone pipeline politics, Liliana Segura on Alabama’s death row “mailroom mix-up,” Daniel Denvir on Pennsylvania’s fracking fights, Dave Zirin on Muhammad Ali at 70

Various Contributors

Wisconsin Rises Up Against Walker

What does democracy look like? Try a grassroots campaign organized by ordinary citizens to recall their union-busting governor.

John Nichols

Our Student Prize-winners

Congratulations to the winners of The Nation's sixth annual Student Writing Contest.

The Nation

The Bain of His Existence

Art

Robert Grossman

Two Attempts to Explain the Resurrection of Newt Gingrich

Calvin Trillin

Of Semites and ‘Anti-Semites’

In today’s media climate, it’s much easier to smear critics of the push for war on Iran as “anti-Semites” than to deal honestly with the facts.

Eric Alterman

Beware Celebrations of Republican Disarray

The populism of the right is coalescing around the race-bating extremism of Newt Gingrich—and Citizens United is greasing the wheels.

Melissa Harris-Perry

Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls

A Q&A with Frank Bardacke, whose new book Trampling Out the Vintage complicates the legend and legacy of Cesar Chavez.

Gabriel Thompson

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

Obama and America's hundred-year struggle over healthcare reform.

Bernard Avishai

Complaint

James Longenbach

Shelf Life

The Complete Jean Vigo, Travis Wilkerson’s An Injury to One.

Akiva Gottlieb

The Foundation Business: On Olivier Zunz

There’s more to American nonprofits than the success of wealthy donors and their large foundations.

Pablo Eisenberg

Letters

The dole, relief, welfare, safety net…; spying on Eleanor Roosevelt; pipeline whack-a-mole

Our Readers

Puzzle No. 3225

Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto