Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’
Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel spoke on MSNBC’s NOW with Alex Wagner about the Republican Party’s “suicidal course” and argued that the GOP is...
Aug 7, 2013 / Press Room
ALEC’s Illegal Past? ALEC’s Illegal Past?
Unsurprisingly, the modern American Legislative Exchange Council was born in sin—with a sketchy tax dodge designed to let it front as a “non-political” organizati...
Aug 7, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Reminiscing About ‘The Washington Post’ Reminiscing About ‘The Washington Post’
In the wake of the news that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post, William Greider looks back on the paper’s glory days.
Aug 7, 2013 / William Greider
ALEC Convention Met With Protests in Chicago ALEC Convention Met With Protests in Chicago
A coalition of labor, community and environmental groups is making it clear that ALEC isn’t welcome in the union town.
Aug 7, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
The US, Russia and Avoiding a New Cold War The US, Russia and Avoiding a New Cold War
Get over it, Mr. Obama, and go to Moscow.
Aug 7, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty
How labor and environmentalists in California are finding common cause.
Aug 7, 2013 / Madeline Ostrander
Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing
A Senate attempt to restore sequester cuts to low-income housing fails—housing assistance trend continues to go from bad to worse.
Aug 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Veto Decision Looms for DC Retail Living Wage Bill Veto Decision Looms for DC Retail Living Wage Bill
The bill, requiring hourly compensation of $12.50, is a high-profile challenge to Walmart’s business model.
Aug 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Democracy Disenfranchised: Detroit’s Next Mayor Won’t Be Allowed to Govern Democracy Disenfranchised: Detroit’s Next Mayor Won’t Be Allowed to Govern
Michigan’s Republican governor has seized control of Detroit—and there’s a lot more at stake than one city’s balance sheet.
Aug 7, 2013 / John Nichols
A Debt-Free College Education A Debt-Free College Education
Many students leave school far worse than they arrived: saddled with loans, but with no degree to help them land a job and pay off the debt.
Aug 6, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel