What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism What ‘Oz’ Owes To Early Radical Feminism
No joke: Much of Oz’s matriarchal leanings come straight from a radical American feminist.
Mar 8, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Looking Back, Moving Forward Looking Back, Moving Forward
Journalists need to hold themselves to higher standards, as do their ombudsmen.
Mar 7, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Who’s Afraid of Sheryl Sandberg? Who’s Afraid of Sheryl Sandberg?
Feminists were quick—too quick—to question the Facebook COO's motives for writing Lean In, her self-help manifesto.
Mar 6, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Reading Bob Woodward Reading Bob Woodward
A smoking-gun demonstration of how the formerly great reporter trims his sails according to the power politics of the moment.
Mar 6, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Cognitus Interruptus on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows Cognitus Interruptus on the Sunday Morning Talk Shows
Why mainstream media pundits keep punting.
Mar 5, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan
HBO, Renew ‘Enlightened’ Already! HBO, Renew ‘Enlightened’ Already!
The show’s finale on Sunday really gave us just the beginning of the activist’s story.
Mar 5, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Hannity’s Brand: Slap Ellison, Defend Woodward and Always Mislead Hannity’s Brand: Slap Ellison, Defend Woodward and Always Mislead
Desperate to seem relevant again, the Fox host has been trying his best to manufacture news.
Mar 1, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan
The Fight Over Seth MacFarlane Is a Study in Self-Confidence The Fight Over Seth MacFarlane Is a Study in Self-Confidence
Too often, the defenders of sexism and racism, at the Oscars or in this world, manage to exhaust others right out of the conversation.
Feb 28, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Josh Eidelson: Working in the Walmart Economy Josh Eidelson: Working in the Walmart Economy
In an interview with The Billfold, Nation labor reporter Josh Eidelson discusses labor organizing, labor journalism and the range of worker struggles happening now.&...
Feb 28, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Talking with Jamel Mims Talking with Jamel Mims
A multimedia artist, teacher and activist talks about the impact of hop-hop culture on young people from New York to Beijing.
Feb 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Lucy McKeon and StudentNation