5 Concrete Steps the US Can Take to End the Syria Crisis 5 Concrete Steps the US Can Take to End the Syria Crisis
We in civil society must sharpen our demands.
May 14, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis
New GOP Icon? New GOP Icon?
The most Republican-leaning company in the country, based on political donations, [is] the company that makes Wonder Bread. —The New York Times So, given what the demographics show, That elephant will simply have to go. To represent the GOP precisely A slice of white bread ought to do quite nicely.
May 14, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Entertainment Companies Get $1.5 Billion in Tax Breaks Each Year—Yet They’re Offshoring Musicians’ Jobs Entertainment Companies Get $1.5 Billion in Tax Breaks Each Year—Yet They’re Offshoring Musicians’ Jobs
Currently, 39 states and Puerto Rico subsidize the entertainment business to the tune of about $1.5 billion. Yet many of these agreements lack concrete mandates to direct how compa...
May 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Chen
Controversial Iranian Exile Shakes Up Canadian Parliament’s Human Rights Program Controversial Iranian Exile Shakes Up Canadian Parliament’s Human Rights Program
Are politicians trying to advocate for human rights in Iran hurting their own cause?
May 14, 2014 / Ali Gharib
Will Obama Fall Victim to ‘Creeping Interventionism’ in Nigeria? Will Obama Fall Victim to ‘Creeping Interventionism’ in Nigeria?
Boko Haram is a monstrous group, but fighting it is not America’s job.
May 14, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Broken Promise of ‘Brown v. Board of Ed.,’ Sixty Years Later
Anniversaries of the decision are opportunities to reflect on how much has been promised, how much delivered, how much still owed.
May 14, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will There Ever Be Justice for Syria’s Rape Survivors? Will There Ever Be Justice for Syria’s Rape Survivors?
We don’t know where sexualized violence falls in the terrible hierarchy of damage from this conflict, but we know it’s happening—and it’s important to gathe...
May 14, 2014 / Lauren Wolfe
Ras Baraka’s Victory in Newark Could Revitalize New Jersey Progressives Ras Baraka’s Victory in Newark Could Revitalize New Jersey Progressives
Christie, Booker and Democratic party bosses, along with the charter school movement, suffer a huge defeat.
May 14, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Is Enough Being Done to Halt Climate Change? The Purple Network Opinion Duel: Is Enough Being Done to Halt Climate Change?
The second in a series of debates between The Nation and National Review, moderated by Roll Call.
May 14, 2014 / The Nation
This Modern World This Modern World
May 13, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow