Elections

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 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Congress Fiddles While the Post Office Burns Congress Fiddles While the Post Office Burns

On Wednesday, the USPS went into default. It’s time to elect a legislature that will defend our postal service.

Aug 3, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

What Mitt Romney’s Body Language Is Trying to Tell Us

What Mitt Romney’s Body Language Is Trying to Tell Us What Mitt Romney’s Body Language Is Trying to Tell Us

Whether or not Romney stands for something, he usually stands awkwardly and as passively as possible.

Aug 3, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan

Voter Suppression in the Land of Enchantment Voter Suppression in the Land of Enchantment

George Lujan, the latest community journalist to join Voting Rights Watch, reports from New Mexico, where the states busy frustrating registration efforts and prepping a massive vo...

Aug 3, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

I Have Photo ID, Therefore I Am I Have Photo ID, Therefore I Am

Ten Pennsylvania residents have spent the past week explaining in court that they do, in fact, exist and ought to be able to vote.

Aug 2, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/1/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 2, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Running for President on the Justice Party Ticket: A Q&A with Rocky Anderson

Running for President on the Justice Party Ticket: A Q&A with Rocky Anderson Running for President on the Justice Party Ticket: A Q&A with Rocky Anderson

The former Salt Lake City mayor is mounting an unlikely protest against American plutocracy.

Aug 2, 2012 / Sasha Abramsky

A Presidential Candidate Willing to Get Arrested to Fight Foreclosure Abuse A Presidential Candidate Willing to Get Arrested to Fight Foreclosure Abuse

Green candidate Jill Stein is running a big-ideas, big-activism campaign in the best tradition of transformational third-party politics.

Aug 2, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Wayne Barrett: Romney Handed Out Olympic Contracts, Violated His Own Ethics Rules Wayne Barrett: Romney Handed Out Olympic Contracts, Violated His Own Ethics Rules

How Mitt used his business relationships during the Salt Lake City Summer Olympics in 2002 may offer an insight into a Romney presidency.

Aug 1, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Why Did Romney Double Down on Anti-Palestinian Comments? Why Did Romney Double Down on Anti-Palestinian Comments?

Mitt posted a defense in National Review of his claim that Israeli and Palestinian cultures explain their respective economic strength. 

Aug 1, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

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