Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/11/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Sleepful Protests Continue To Grow Sleepful Protests Continue To Grow
The ranks of those sleeping “in the belly of the beast” as a form of protest continues to grow in New York City.
Apr 13, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
This Week in Poverty: Will Pennsylvania Rip Another Hole in the Safety Net? This Week in Poverty: Will Pennsylvania Rip Another Hole in the Safety Net?
Nearly 70,000 Pennsylvanians depend on General Assistance, the safety net of last resort. Governor Tom Corbett wants the program eliminated.
Apr 13, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Reverend Jackson: ‘We Must Not Just Settle for Zimmerman’ (VIDEO) Reverend Jackson: ‘We Must Not Just Settle for Zimmerman’ (VIDEO)
George Zimmerman was behind bars Wednesday, forty-five days after he went free after shooting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman now faces the possibility of life in prison, but Reverend Je...
Apr 12, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Can ‘Caring Across Generations’ Change the World? Can ‘Caring Across Generations’ Change the World?
A new campaign unites caregivers and care-receivers with a revolutionary vision.
Apr 11, 2012 / Feature / Laura Flanders
Occupy Returns to Its Roots With ‘Sleepful Protests’ Occupy Returns to Its Roots With ‘Sleepful Protests’
Occupy Wall Street's new strategy combines two of its most powerful elements: physical occupation and the targeting of Wall Street.
Apr 11, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
In Search of the Missing Task Force In Search of the Missing Task Force
Three months after the annoucement of the mortgage fraud task force, progressive groups ramp up pressure to see results.
Apr 11, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
Remembering Elsie Richardson Remembering Elsie Richardson
Efforts she spearheaded in the sixties set model for the grassroots rebuilding efforts that would unfold in cities around the country in decades to come.
Apr 10, 2012 / Lived History / Michael Woodsworth
Occupy’s Plans to Take Down Bank of America Occupy’s Plans to Take Down Bank of America
How Occupy Wall Street plans to make Bank of America go “kaput.”
Apr 9, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
AT&T and ALEC AT&T and ALEC
The Nation is asking readers to implore one of ALEC's corporate benefactors, AT&T, to follow Kraft and Coke in severing ties with the group.
Apr 8, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg