How Did 3 American Commandos and 3 Moroccan Women End Up Dead at the Bottom of the Niger River? How Did 3 American Commandos and 3 Moroccan Women End Up Dead at the Bottom of the Niger River?
Inside the shadowy operations of the US Africa Command.
Apr 21, 2015 / Nick Turse
April 21, 1838: John Muir Is Born April 21, 1838: John Muir Is Born
“It is a miracle of literature, this rapture maintained at so high a pitch over so long a time.”
Apr 21, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
SCOTUS Will Likely Legalize Same-Sex Marriage—but the Fight Over Marriage Is Not Done Yet SCOTUS Will Likely Legalize Same-Sex Marriage—but the Fight Over Marriage Is Not Done Yet
A win for LGBT advocates would be historic, but uncertainty over religious exemptions and the status of domestic partnerships and civil unions remains.
Apr 21, 2015 / Nan D. Hunter
Today’s GOP Is Out of Sync With Cuban-Americans Today’s GOP Is Out of Sync With Cuban-Americans
Even after more than a decade, the GOP’s position on relations with Cuba hasn’t changed.
Apr 21, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/21/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/21/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/21/15?
Apr 21, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
David Koch on the 2016 GOP Nominee: ‘It Should Be Scott Walker.’ But… David Koch on the 2016 GOP Nominee: ‘It Should Be Scott Walker.’ But…
The Kochs adore Walker, but there’s a problem. He polls poorly against Clinton—even in his home state.
Apr 21, 2015 / John Nichols
The Campaign That Ate America’s Brain The Campaign That Ate America’s Brain
Feed me photo ops...banal insights...obsessive coverage of insignificant details...
Apr 21, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
We Need a New US-Russia Détente We Need a New US-Russia Détente
What will it take to repair US-Russian relations?
Apr 20, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Cornel West Is Not Mike Tyson Cornel West Is Not Mike Tyson
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson’s 10,000-word excoriation of Dr. Cornel West is highly personal. But there is a political fight thrumming beneath the surface.
Apr 20, 2015 / Dave Zirin
New York City Just Outlawed Running Credit Checks on Job Applicants New York City Just Outlawed Running Credit Checks on Job Applicants
Why that’s a big win for the poor, people of color, and economic justice in general.
Apr 20, 2015 / Michelle Chen