On the ‘Anger’ of Betty Friedan and ‘The Feminine Mystique’ On the ‘Anger’ of Betty Friedan and ‘The Feminine Mystique’
Some anger is legitimate, and Betty Friedan’s, if too narrowly cast, certainly was.
Feb 17, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Rubio Is Not Ready for Prime Time Rubio Is Not Ready for Prime Time
In a reposted interview withABC News, Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about Marco Rubio’s water lunge and more.
Feb 15, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/15/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/15/13)
This week, articles critique the spotty broadband coverage in the United States, our complacent foreign policy in the Middle East, the idealistic education proposals in Barack Obam...
Feb 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
White People Have to Give Up Racism White People Have to Give Up Racism
It's the only real solution to deaths like those of Trayvon Martin and Rodgrio Diaz.
Feb 14, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Stalker Stalker
For the novelist James Lasdun, being stalked online is like “swallowing a cup of poison every morning.”
Feb 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain
On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture
We might not be inspired to commit violence by shows like The Following, but we are encouraged to ignore how violence is actually committed in America.
Feb 8, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Altercation Extra: This is Forbes Journalism? My Complete E-mail Correspondence with Mr. Richard Behar of Forbes Magazine Altercation Extra: This is Forbes Journalism? My Complete E-mail Correspondence with Mr. Richard Behar of Forbes Magazine
An article on the Brooklyn College BDS debate sparks a biting e-mail exchange with an angry reader.
Feb 8, 2013 / Eric Alterman
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/8/13)
This week, Nation interns tackle media bias. What is "sharia" law? What's missing in common debates about "labor"? How do white male tech writers ...
Feb 8, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney Sexual Abuse and Cover-up in the Catholic Church: A Q&A With Filmmaker Alex Gibney
A new HBO documentary reports on victims—and heroes.
Feb 8, 2013 / Jon Wiener
What Fox News Lost in the 2012 Election What Fox News Lost in the 2012 Election
Conservative lawmakers aren't the only facing a demographic crisis: The GOP's favorite network has also suffered a significant loss of trust among its core conservative aud...
Feb 7, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson