The Truth About Race In America: It’s Getting Worse, Not Better The Truth About Race In America: It’s Getting Worse, Not Better
Schools are resegregating, it’s getting harder to vote, too many are incarcerated—America is becoming more separate and less equal.
May 21, 2014 / Column / Gary Younge
No Surprise No Surprise
Karl Rove suggests that Hillary Clinton suffered brain damage. —News reports What’s long been true has gotten even truer: When Karl Rove speaks, he does so from the sewer.
May 21, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
How Teachers Are Fighting to Change One of the Most Segregated School Districts in the Country How Teachers Are Fighting to Change One of the Most Segregated School Districts in the Country
“They’ve lost before they even walked into that room,” said a Brooklyn English teacher. “They’re already telling themselves, ‘I can’t,&rsq...
May 21, 2014 / Michelle Chen
As the Tea Party Loses, Big Business Wins As the Tea Party Loses, Big Business Wins
And the Democrats’ chances in 2014 shrink further.
May 21, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Decrying Ukraine’s ‘Fascists,’ Putin Is Allying With Europe’s Far Right Decrying Ukraine’s ‘Fascists,’ Putin Is Allying With Europe’s Far Right
The truth is fascists aren’t going to rule either Ukraine or Western Europe anytime soon.
May 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Tea Party vs Establishment: Who Won the GOP Beauty Pageant in Georgia? Tea Party vs Establishment: Who Won the GOP Beauty Pageant in Georgia?
The establishment candidates beat the wingnuts by showing up at the same party, but in better suits.
May 21, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Is the VA Suffering From a Lack of Resources in the First Place? Why Is the VA Suffering From a Lack of Resources in the First Place?
Today’s lesson is quite simple: after conflicts are over, we need to fully fund the healthcare and medical needs of our veterans. Forever.
May 21, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mitch Won, and Kentucky Braces for a Money Bomb Mitch Won, and Kentucky Braces for a Money Bomb
The Kentucky Senate race figures to be among the most expensive in the country, and that's likely to become an issue itself in the race.
May 21, 2014 / George Zornick
The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Does the US Need a Higher Minimum Wage? The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Does the US Need a Higher Minimum Wage?
The third in a series of debates between The Nation and National Review, moderated by Roll Call.
May 21, 2014 / The Nation
UPDATE: US Supreme Court Halts Execution of Russell Bucklew UPDATE: US Supreme Court Halts Execution of Russell Bucklew
Medical evidence suggests Russell Bucklew's rare, birth defect could cause him to hemorrhage and gasp for air during a lethal injection.
May 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh