By 2030, American Prisons Will Be Filled With Grandmas and Grandpas By 2030, American Prisons Will Be Filled With Grandmas and Grandpas
How this country’s “tough on crime” ethos created a generation of graying inmates.
Oct 27, 2014 / Kate Cox
This GOP Senate Candidate Was Just Caught in a Koch Brothers Lie This GOP Senate Candidate Was Just Caught in a Koch Brothers Lie
Despite her clear history of close association with the Koch brothers, Joni Ernst claims she doesn’t have any contact with outside groups running ads in her race.
Oct 27, 2014 / Lauren Windsor
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/23/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 10/23/14?
What are interns reading for the week of 10/23/14?
Oct 27, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
76 Years Ago: Fairy Tales of the Economic Family, Recovering From Munich, a Letter From an Arab Communist 76 Years Ago: Fairy Tales of the Economic Family, Recovering From Munich, a Letter From an Arab Communist
Snippets from The Nation of October 29, 1938.
Oct 27, 2014 / Back Issues and Richard Kreitner
Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops? Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops?
Rather than honoring their “valor” and “heroism,” we should prevent them from killing and dying in pointless wars.
Oct 27, 2014 / Rory Fanning
How a Divided Senate Could Threaten Social Security How a Divided Senate Could Threaten Social Security
The prospect of a “grand bargain” could rear its ugly head if the 2014 midterms empower Maine’s Angus King.
Oct 27, 2014 / John Nichols
Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America
Red flags are flying in Uruguay and Brazil.
Oct 27, 2014 / Greg Grandin
‘Rock the Vote’ Redux: Campaigns Compete for Youth Vote in 2014 Midterm Elections ‘Rock the Vote’ Redux: Campaigns Compete for Youth Vote in 2014 Midterm Elections
The 2014 midterms are approaching and campaigns from both sides of the aisle are reaching out to youth.
Oct 27, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Benji Schwartz
Let There Be Peace: A Q&A With Arun Gandhi Let There Be Peace: A Q&A With Arun Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson on nonviolence, his grandfather’s legacy and activism from Hong Kong to Ferguson.
Oct 27, 2014 / N’Kosi Oates
The Bridge: A Political Appreciation of Steve Nash The Bridge: A Political Appreciation of Steve Nash
The announcement that future Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash&squo;s career is coming to a close should be an opportunity to appreciate what he brought not only on the court...
Oct 26, 2014 / Dave Zirin