What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/18/14 What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 07/18/14
This week: Affirmative Action at UT Austin ruling, the labor market, and the truth about the immigration crisis.
Jul 18, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike
The Roberts court has expanded First Amendment protections to such an extent that strikes, pickets, and boycotts should be protected as free speech.
Jul 18, 2014 / Moshe Z. Marvit
White Rage in Murietta, Oracle… and Little Rock White Rage in Murietta, Oracle… and Little Rock
From 1957’s protests against integration in Little Rock, to today’s protests against immigrant children on the border, Tamron Hall sees a pattern.
Jul 18, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Death and Destruction in Gaza as Israel Launches Ground Invasion Death and Destruction in Gaza as Israel Launches Ground Invasion
More than 240 Palestinians have been killed in air strikes, nearly 77 percent of them civilians, including almost fifty children.
Jul 17, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit
Unions, community and religious groups organize to prioritize the interests of working families over the interests of Wall Street bankers.
Jul 17, 2014 / John Nichols
On Dwight Howard and #FreePalestine On Dwight Howard and #FreePalestine
Dwight Howard and other NBA players are finding out that showing even token support for Palestinians comes with a price.
Jul 17, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Shot Down Near Ukraine-Russia Border Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Shot Down Near Ukraine-Russia Border
Ukrainian officials and pro-Russian insurgents trade accusations as details of crash remain unclear.
Jul 17, 2014 / Alec Luhn and The Nation
The Iraq That Washington Built The Iraq That Washington Built
“Fear, arbitrary arrests, indiscriminate bombing, killing, an uncertain future—this is the new democratic Iraq.”
Jul 17, 2014 / Dahr Jamail
US Hawks Would Love to Wreck the Iran Talks—but They Won’t US Hawks Would Love to Wreck the Iran Talks—but They Won’t
President Obama wants a six-month extension of the negotiations, and so do the Iranians. They’ll get it.
Jul 17, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Myth of the Magical Black Father The Myth of the Magical Black Father
I’m wondering— what can’t be blamed on absent black fathers?
Jul 17, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith