Coca-Cola and Pepsi Drop ALEC Coca-Cola and Pepsi Drop ALEC
Thanks to pressure over "Stand Your Ground" laws, Coca-Cola and Pepsi have dropped their ALEC memberships.
Apr 5, 2012 / Suzanne Merkelson
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/4/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/4/12)
Each week, The Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 5, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Ignoring Domestic Terrorism in Wisconsin Ignoring Domestic Terrorism in Wisconsin
The "Lone Wolf" defense is no excuse in Wisconsin’s Planned Parenthood bombing.
Apr 5, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
A Budget to Rebuild America A Budget to Rebuild America
The Congressional Progressive Caucus and Senator Tom Harkin offer smart alternatives to the GOP's extremist agenda.
Apr 4, 2012 / The Editors
Arizona’s Private Prisons: A Bad Bargain Arizona’s Private Prisons: A Bad Bargain
State taxpayers have thrown away millions on shoddy facilities--and legislators think the solution is to bar them from oversight.
Apr 4, 2012 / Sasha Abramsky
Why the Affordable Care Act Does Not Put Your Freedom At Risk Why the Affordable Care Act Does Not Put Your Freedom At Risk
Congress could impose the same mandate simply by calling it a tax instead.
Apr 4, 2012 / Aziz Huq
Moscow’s ‘Optimistic Channel’ Moscow’s ‘Optimistic Channel’
Just down the road from the Kremlin is a television station with opposition spirit.
Apr 3, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Hunger Games’ Feral Feminism The Hunger Games’ Feral Feminism
Katniss Everdeen is a new kind of pop heroine. No boy-crazy shopaholic, she's a complex character on a quest of her own.
Apr 3, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Data Mining You Data Mining You
How the intelligence community is creating a new American world.
Apr 3, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Players Getting Played: Why a Look at the NCAA’s Past Makes Me Weep for Its Future Players Getting Played: Why a Look at the NCAA’s Past Makes Me Weep for Its Future
People optimistic about change coming to the NCAA should probably wise up.
Apr 2, 2012 / Dave Zirin