Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action
The ruling brings warehouse workers one step closer to holding Walmart directly responsible for alleged retaliation and wage theft.
Jan 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Obama Versus Physics Obama Versus Physics
Why climate change won’t wait for the president.
Jan 7, 2013 / Bill McKibben
When the Great Judgment Call Came, Hagel Handed Bush a Blank Check When the Great Judgment Call Came, Hagel Handed Bush a Blank Check
Arguments will be made for Obama’s Defense pick. But Hagel’s vote to authorize Bush and Cheney to attack Iraq should raise eyebrows—and questions.
Jan 7, 2013 / John Nichols
Notre Dame and Penn State: Two Rape Scandals, Only One Cry for Justice Notre Dame and Penn State: Two Rape Scandals, Only One Cry for Justice
How do we begin to explain the exponentially different levels of attention paid to crimes of violence and power at Penn State and Notre Dame?
Jan 7, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Why I Am A Liberal Why I Am A Liberal
It is liberals who have been at the forefront of struggles for freedom and liberty.
Jan 7, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Lyric Nation: Three Poems by Joseph Ceravolo Lyric Nation: Three Poems by Joseph Ceravolo
"Indian Song," "Untitled," "Hidden Bird"
Jan 7, 2013 / Jordan Davis
Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff
The hacking collective Anonymous brings attention to rape culture within the United States.
Jan 7, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Without Public Arts Funding, We Wouldn’t Have ‘Les Misérables’ Without Public Arts Funding, We Wouldn’t Have ‘Les Misérables’
Blockbusters don't usually have strong ties to public funding. Les Mis is an exception.
Jan 7, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice
Idle No More has sparked international solidarity. What can that mean for Native rights in the US?
Jan 7, 2013 / Aura Bogado
This Week: Fixing the Economy. Plus: VAWA and the GOP. This Week: Fixing the Economy. Plus: VAWA and the GOP.
The Nation’s coverage of Washington's debt deal, Congress and gun legislation, and remembering those we lost in 2012.
Jan 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel