Comments of the Week: Standardized Testing, Poverty and Attachment Parenting Comments of the Week: Standardized Testing, Poverty and Attachment Parenting
Smart comments from our live chat on education reform and testing, along with comments on poverty and attachment parenting.
May 18, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
NATO Meeting Kicks off With Harassment of Protesters, Ominous Warnings to Press NATO Meeting Kicks off With Harassment of Protesters, Ominous Warnings to Press
Chicago police have wasted no time in employing strong-arm tactics against activists and media gathered for this weekend’s summit.
May 18, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
The Path to Progress: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies The Path to Progress: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies
We’ll never get to renewable energy if we keep offering gobs of cash to oil, coal and gas companies to continue business as usual.
May 18, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Obama Campaign Launches Huge Voter Protection Effort, Countering Voter ID Laws Obama Campaign Launches Huge Voter Protection Effort, Countering Voter ID Laws
As Republicans erect more barriers to voting around the country, the Obama campaign says it’s fighting back.
May 18, 2012 / Ari Melber
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (5/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (5/16/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
May 18, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Save ‘The American Prospect’ Save ‘The American Prospect’
The American Prospect urgently needs help to continue publishing. Its passing would be a major loss for the country. Please join me in keeping the Prospect alive.
May 18, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The War in Afghanistan Is No Longer Tenable in Congress The War in Afghanistan Is No Longer Tenable in Congress
Republicans refused to allow a vote on an accelerated withdrawal from Afghanistan, because they knew it would pass.
May 18, 2012 / George Zornick
Congress Speaks on Voting Rights—and Mississippi Hollers Back Congress Speaks on Voting Rights—and Mississippi Hollers Back
The intersection between what Congressional Democrats and state Republicans are attempting around voting shows a tragic collision in which democracy, citizens of color and many liv...
May 18, 2012 / Brentin Mock
Democrats Counter GOP Voting Restrictions Democrats Counter GOP Voting Restrictions
House Democrats introduce sweeping legislation to expand voting rights
May 18, 2012 / Ari Berman
This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed? This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed?
230,000 long-term unemployed workers lost their benefits on Sunday and the system is about to get a whole lot worse.
May 18, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Greg Kaufmann