John Nichols: The Weakening of Gun Laws John Nichols: The Weakening of Gun Laws
Even after the massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, gun laws are likely to remain lax.
Aug 6, 2012 / Press Room
Avraham Burg, the ‘Times’ and ‘Anti-Zionism’ Avraham Burg, the ‘Times’ and ‘Anti-Zionism’
The writer lacerates Israel in an op-ed, but that doesn’t make the paper a bastion of anti-Zionism.
Aug 6, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Cutbacks to Unemployment Insurance Came Long Before the Great Recession Cutbacks to Unemployment Insurance Came Long Before the Great Recession
Pulling back on support for the unemployed is just the latest side effect of state legislators’ decisions to dole out tax cuts.
Aug 6, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Oscar Pistorius and ‘the Dignity of Risk’ Oscar Pistorius and ‘the Dignity of Risk’
Pistorius has made history by becoming the first double amputee to compete at the Olympic Games.
Aug 6, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Updated: Texas Executes Man With IQ of 61 Updated: Texas Executes Man With IQ of 61
The Supreme Court waved forward the execution of Marvin Wilson despite a 2002 ban on executing people with intellectual disabilities.
Aug 6, 2012 / Liliana Segura
Shootings at Sikh Temple Test the Founding Faith of America Shootings at Sikh Temple Test the Founding Faith of America
Now is the time for President Obama to affirm the Jeffersonian ideal that no American “should suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief.”
Aug 6, 2012 / John Nichols
This Week: A National Look at Voting Rights. PLUS: Remembering Gore Vidal This Week: A National Look at Voting Rights. PLUS: Remembering Gore Vidal
This week, a national look at voting rights courtesy of Voting Rights Watch 2012, a Nation and Colorlines.com partnership. Plus, we remember Gore Vidal's life and work, and editor-...
Aug 5, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Glaring Problem With National Starbucks Appreciation Day The Glaring Problem With National Starbucks Appreciation Day
Since when did giving millions of dollars to already wealthy corporations become a protest?
Aug 4, 2012 / Cord Jefferson
Way Too Hard! Way Too Hard!
Are the Nation puzzles too difficult?
Aug 3, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Why Our Elites Don’t Care About Mass Unemployment Why Our Elites Don’t Care About Mass Unemployment
The powerful don't care about the poor because they barely interact with them.
Aug 3, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie