Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games
In a panel at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Nation sports editor Dave Zirin discusses the myriad controversies swirling around the Sochi Olympics.
Feb 10, 2014 / Press Room
Sexual Assault Policies Under Fire at Columbia Sexual Assault Policies Under Fire at Columbia
Students are asking Columbia to disclose sexual assault statistics and make the process easier for survivors.
Feb 10, 2014 / StudentNation / Austin Ryan Heyroth and StudentNation
North Carolina’s Moral Monday Movement Kicks Off 2014 With a Massive Rally in Raleigh North Carolina’s Moral Monday Movement Kicks Off 2014 With a Massive Rally in Raleigh
Activists hold the largest civil rights rally in the South since the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965.
Feb 8, 2014 / Ari Berman
Youth Plan Mass Civil Disobedience to Protest Keystone XL Youth Plan Mass Civil Disobedience to Protest Keystone XL
The Keystone XL fight has become an iconic issue for environmentally-minded young people across the country.
Feb 6, 2014 / Peter Rothberg
As Support for Raising the Minimum Wage Grows, Call on Congress to Get On Board As Support for Raising the Minimum Wage Grows, Call on Congress to Get On Board
In the week since President Obama announced that he would raise the minimum wage for federal contractors, pressure has been growing for politicians to do the same for low-wage work...
Feb 6, 2014 / NationAction
From Occupy to Climate Justice From Occupy to Climate Justice
There’s a growing effort to merge economic-justice and climate activism. Call it climate democracy.
Feb 6, 2014 / Feature / Wen Stephenson
Two High-Profile Lawsuits Are Challenging Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Two High-Profile Lawsuits Are Challenging Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Could one of them be on the road to the Supreme Court?
Feb 5, 2014 / Lizzy Ratner
Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines
Eriel Deranger of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta, and Maya Lemon from Nacogdoches, Texas, speak out on struggles of frontline communities fighting tar sands.
Feb 4, 2014 / Wen Stephenson
Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded
Perkins’s ignorant comments reflect a spreading disquiet among the super-rich that populist attitudes may be getting out of control.
Feb 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What’s Wrong With Choosing to Be Gay? What’s Wrong With Choosing to Be Gay?
Many gay activists insist that they were born this way, hey. But what about those who choose otherwise?
Feb 3, 2014 / E.J. Graff