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How Cash Assistance Could Help Pregnant Women Break Free From Abusive Relationships How Cash Assistance Could Help Pregnant Women Break Free From Abusive Relationships

Californians fighting domestic violence say there’s a new way to help keep families safe.

Aug 11, 2014 / Dani McClain

North Carolina Becomes the Latest Casualty of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision

North Carolina Becomes the Latest Casualty of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision North Carolina Becomes the Latest Casualty of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision

A federal judge denies a preliminary injunction against North Carolina’s harsh new voting law.

Aug 9, 2014 / Ari Berman

America’s Losing Strategy in Ukraine

America’s Losing Strategy in Ukraine America’s Losing Strategy in Ukraine

The Western consensus of an imperialist Russia is flawed.

Aug 8, 2014 / Philippe Lemoine

Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate

Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate Government Whitewashing Didn’t Stop With Watergate

Forty years after President Richard Nixon resigned, our leaders have become even less accountable.

Aug 8, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics

Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics

Has Glenn Beck really changed? 

Aug 8, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Dogged by Protests and Scandal, Christie Forges Ahead for 2016

Dogged by Protests and Scandal, Christie Forges Ahead for 2016 Dogged by Protests and Scandal, Christie Forges Ahead for 2016

Polls show surprising support among Republicans for the New Jersey governor.

Aug 8, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

By Authorizing Air Strikes, Did Obama Open the Door for the Iraq Hawks?

By Authorizing Air Strikes, Did Obama Open the Door for the Iraq Hawks? By Authorizing Air Strikes, Did Obama Open the Door for the Iraq Hawks?

The president continues a two-decade legacy of wrapping the military option in Iraq in humanitarian packaging.

Aug 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Why Are Black Workers Relegated to the Lowest-Paying Jobs at Baltimore’s Airport?

Why Are Black Workers Relegated to the Lowest-Paying Jobs at Baltimore’s Airport? Why Are Black Workers Relegated to the Lowest-Paying Jobs at Baltimore’s Airport?

Black workers at Thurgood Marshall Airport are concentrated in the lowest-paying and lowest-status jobs, earning as little as $8.50 per hour. 

Aug 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner

Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner Rupert Murdoch Has Dropped His $80 Billion Bid to Take Over Time Warner

Why that’s a win for media diversity.

Aug 7, 2014 / Leslie Savan

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 08/08/14

What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 08/08/14 What ‘Nation’ Interns Are Reading the Week of 08/08/14

This Week: “Fitting the description,” CIA’s use of dentention and rendition, and bad feminist, Roxane Gay.

Aug 7, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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