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 / 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
The Oscars Fails Its Own Vision Test The Oscars Fails Its Own Vision Test
Aside from being a celebration of xenophobia and misogyny, the Oscars also failed to pay tribute to Lupe Ontiveros and Russell Means.
Feb 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Politics and Oscar Night Politics and Oscar Night
The Academy Awards this year were supposed to be “political.” A reminder of a time when that word really meant something.
Feb 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Another Ad Attacks McConnell on Gun Control Another Ad Attacks McConnell on Gun Control
A progressive group’s message reminds viewers that the Kentucky senator is taking money from the industry.
Feb 25, 2013 / George Zornick
Patent Offers Clues on How Google Controls the News Patent Offers Clues on How Google Controls the News
Google is one of the most important “publishers” in the world, and the company’s lucrative algorithm reveals a picture of the future of profitable content.
Feb 22, 2013 / Ari Melber
Rupert Murdoch Actually Raises a Good Point About Keystone XL Rupert Murdoch Actually Raises a Good Point About Keystone XL
The existing portions of the Keystone pipeline saw fourteen spills in its first year of operation, and extending it across the entire country would pose a huge public health hazard...
Feb 22, 2013 / George Zornick
‘I Can’t Keep My Mind on the Show’ ‘I Can’t Keep My Mind on the Show’
The political press doesn't understand just how differently the right thinks—it's scientifically proven.
Feb 21, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
The Very American Cynicism of House of Cards The Very American Cynicism of House of Cards
We need to ask ourselves what these tales in political corruption are teaching us to believe.
Feb 21, 2013 / Michelle Dean
They’ve Got the Fever… They’ve Got the Fever…
As the GOP’s ideological center hurtles into the farthest reaches of the universe, the MSM still strives for “balance.”
Feb 20, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman