New Year, Same National Youth Groundswell New Year, Same National Youth Groundswell
At the turn of Dr. King’s birthday, the struggle for freedom rolls on.
Jan 16, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Is Hawai‘i an Occupied State? Is Hawai‘i an Occupied State?
As the campaign for full independence gains momentum, a new view of Hawaiian history is taking hold.
Jan 16, 2015 / ‘Umi Perkins
January 16, 1919: The 18th Amendment Is Ratified, Prohibition of Alcohol Becomes Law January 16, 1919: The 18th Amendment Is Ratified, Prohibition of Alcohol Becomes Law
The Nation’s editor and publisher Oswald Garrison Villard, whatever his radicalism on other issues, was a lifelong teetotaler, influenced by a childhood warning by his mother...
Jan 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine It’s 1983 All Over Again in Ukraine
The Nation's Stephen Cohen tells John Batchelor why the latest violence in Ukraine reminds him of the early eighties.
Jan 15, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
Perhaps the Most Important Question About the Democratic Party Right Now Perhaps the Most Important Question About the Democratic Party Right Now
Why did Democrats wait until now to make a sharp left economic turn?
Jan 15, 2015 / George Zornick
Obama’s Right to Embrace the Public Option for Closing the Digital Divide Obama’s Right to Embrace the Public Option for Closing the Digital Divide
The president wants cities to be able to innovate with municipal broadband systems.
Jan 15, 2015 / John Nichols
Many Puzzles in One Many Puzzles in One
Clue is to puzzle as puzzle is to extravaganza.
Jan 15, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Haiti: There’s Nothing Wrong With American Imperialism That Can’t Be Solved With What Is Right About American Imperialism Haiti: There’s Nothing Wrong With American Imperialism That Can’t Be Solved With What Is Right About American Imperialism
Five years after its earthquake, and more than ten years after its coup, the UN needs to be out and Haiti needs to be free.
Jan 15, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Why It’s OK for ‘The New York Times’ to Not Be Charlie Why It’s OK for ‘The New York Times’ to Not Be Charlie
While the Times frequently needs pushing on its watery language, there are real ethical reasons to exclude Charlie’s Mohammad cartoons.
Jan 15, 2015 / Leslie Savan
After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives After 86 Years the Palestinian National Soccer Team Finally Arrives
The success of the Palestinian national soccer team has always been about more than wins and losses.
Jan 15, 2015 / Shireen Ahmed and Dave Zirin