Feminism and the 99 Percent Feminism and the 99 Percent
Takeaways from a discussion on gender and the Occupy movement at Syracuse University.
Nov 14, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
Occupy Cal Stands Its Ground Occupy Cal Stands Its Ground
A Berkeley undergraduate rebuts and rebukes the University of California Chancellor's criticism of Occupy Cal.
Nov 14, 2011 / StudentNation / Margaret Zhou
A Memoir of Glasnost A Memoir of Glasnost
Twenty years after the end of the Soviet Union, reflections on glasnost's fate.
Nov 14, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ari Berman: Karl Rove’s Attack on Elizabeth Warren Backfired Ari Berman: Karl Rove’s Attack on Elizabeth Warren Backfired
Karl Rove’s ad is a vicious attack on Warren full of distorted images of the Occupy movement protesters and ungrounded claims.
Nov 14, 2011 / Press Room
The Passing of the Postwar Era The Passing of the Postwar Era
A major redistribution of global power is underway and arrangements that once hugely benefited the American people are coming undone.
Nov 14, 2011 / Andrew J. Bacevich
War, Torture, Assassination: Debate Confirms GOP’s the Party of Cheney War, Torture, Assassination: Debate Confirms GOP’s the Party of Cheney
When it comes to foreign policy, the Republicans who would be president are taking their cues from the former vice president on war, secrecy and, above all, torture.
Nov 13, 2011 / John Nichols
Slide Show: Nine Cities of Occupied America Slide Show: Nine Cities of Occupied America
Last month, The Nation reported on nine cities in which the Occupy Wall Street movement had really taken hold. As the weeks have worn on, many cities have faced a crackdown from lo…
Nov 11, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Veterans Occupy Wall Street Veterans Occupy Wall Street
With foreclosure and unemployment rates even higher for veterans, their participation in the Occupy movement was inevitable.
Nov 11, 2011 / Paolo Cravero
Occupy the Home Front: Why Veterans Are Deploying With the 99 Percent Occupy the Home Front: Why Veterans Are Deploying With the 99 Percent
The United States has not learned enough about avoiding unwarranted wars. And if has not learned much about respecting the veterans of wars.
Nov 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Penn State and Berkeley: A Tale of Two Protests Penn State and Berkeley: A Tale of Two Protests
Two coasts and two riots: a frat riot and a cop riot. Each riot, an indelible mark of shame on their respective institutions.
Nov 10, 2011 / Dave Zirin