The Main Problem With Obama’s Climate Policy? It Makes No Sense The Main Problem With Obama’s Climate Policy? It Makes No Sense
One week after the president stated that “no challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change,” his administration proposes to open up vast stretches of o...
Jan 28, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
What’s the Difference Between Cubans and Haitians? Ask Marco Rubio What’s the Difference Between Cubans and Haitians? Ask Marco Rubio
If Rubio really wanted to position himself for 2016, he could seize on the implications of his question for a broader immigration reform bill: Adjustment for All!
Jan 28, 2015 / Greg Grandin
If Elections Matter for Greece, Why Not for America? If Elections Matter for Greece, Why Not for America?
Voting should have the power to begin the world over again.
Jan 28, 2015 / John Nichols
‘The Nation’ Magazine Names Kai Wright as Features Editor ‘The Nation’ Magazine Names Kai Wright as Features Editor
Provocative, prolific writer and thinker on the politics of race, sex, health, and inequality joins masthead.
Jan 28, 2015 / Press Room
How the Roberts Supreme Court Has Strengthened the Powerful and Screwed Everyone Else How the Roberts Supreme Court Has Strengthened the Powerful and Screwed Everyone Else
From criminal justice to workers’ and voting rights to campaign finance, it has defied customs that buttress the Court’s legitimacy.
Jan 28, 2015 / Nan Aron, William Yeomans, and Michelle D. Schwartz
Fox News: The World’s Comic Relief Fox News: The World’s Comic Relief
Our friends abroad give the network the derision and the mockery it deserves.
Jan 28, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Spectacular Incoherence of Race Goes Global The Spectacular Incoherence of Race Goes Global
From Ferguson to France, pliable racial categories are used to mark who counts as fully human—and who does not.
Jan 28, 2015 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
So why did we remain steadfastly loyal To this repressive, autocratic royal Whose nation’s where jihadist teachers thrive? Two hints: it’s black. Without it, cars can’t drive.
Jan 28, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The European Union Remains Divided The European Union Remains Divided
Europe remains politically and economically divided.
Jan 28, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back? Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back?
As Alexander leaves prison for house arrest, it’s time to question the system that turns women into criminals for trying to stay alive.
Jan 28, 2015 / Victoria Law