Bernie Sanders Raises Battle Cry Against Citizens United: ‘I Vote for Democracy!’ Bernie Sanders Raises Battle Cry Against Citizens United: ‘I Vote for Democracy!’
As right-wingers highlight GOP presidential prospects in New Hampshire, the independent senator draws a packed house and standing ovations for the progressive alternative.
Apr 11, 2014 / John Nichols
Who’s Really to Blame for the Ravages of Climate Change? Who’s Really to Blame for the Ravages of Climate Change?
In Showtime’s powerful new documentary, Years of Living Dangerously, will the West’s rapacious consumption habits be let off the hook?
Apr 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Brentin Mock
Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma? Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma?
Two prominent health groups are demanding that the State Department find out.
Apr 11, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret? Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret?
The struggle for fair pay isn’t captured in wage statistics; it’s part of a struggle against the asymmetry of knowledge that divides management and labor.
Apr 11, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Is Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald Playing the Union Buster? Why Is Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald Playing the Union Buster?
Efforts by Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to prevent a union among his players are worthy of rebuke.
Apr 11, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The World Bank’s Waste of Energy The World Bank’s Waste of Energy
Expanding energy access makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is using a failed scheme—like carbon trading—to pay for it.
Apr 11, 2014 / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/11/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/11/2014?
This week: Bitcoin, Vox and remembering the Rwandan genocide.
Apr 11, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Sam Who? Sam Who?
When a puzzle entry is an unknown
Apr 10, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
DOJ Blasts Albuquerque Police Department’s ‘Culture of Unjustifiable Aggression’ DOJ Blasts Albuquerque Police Department’s ‘Culture of Unjustifiable Aggression’
Albuquerque police who use excessive force rarely face any form of accountability.
Apr 10, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
How Likely Is War Between NATO and Russia? How Likely Is War Between NATO and Russia?
Appearing on the John Batchelor Show, Stephen Cohen weighs in on whether a meeting among world leaders can lead to a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.
Apr 10, 2014 / Press Room