Why Are Liberal Democracies So Bad at Creating Economic Equality? Why Are Liberal Democracies So Bad at Creating Economic Equality?
The “Third Wave” of democracy in the Global South went hand in hand with the spread of policies that hobbled the fight for greater economic equality from the outset.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Walden Bello
Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems
Here’s another reminder that “personal responsibility” is a principle relevant only to the poor and the black.
Mar 23, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge
Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In
Should we put government in the hands of a party determined to subvert it, or a party—however flawed—that believes it still has a role to play in securing the common go...
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Michael Tomasky
A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals
The state of conservative intellectual debate demonstrates the power of movement crazies.
Mar 23, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Young ‘Nation’ Writers On Creating Our Radical Future Young ‘Nation’ Writers On Creating Our Radical Future
As The Nation looks forward to the next 150 years, we asked some contributors to StudentNation, the campus-oriented section of our site, and former Nation interns what a radical fu...
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / The Nation
Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously
After three decades of neoliberal economic policies and the staggering inequality they have produced, we are witnessing a rebirth of socialist ideals.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Kshama Sawant
These Republicans Want to Take Away Your Weekend These Republicans Want to Take Away Your Weekend
In Wisconsin, a new bill is threatening to kill workers’ one day of rest.
Mar 19, 2015 / Moshe Z. Marvit
Republicans to America: JK Republicans to America: JK
Undermining nuclear negotiations was just a joke!
Mar 17, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Rand Paul, Vaccinations and the (Not So) Secret History of White Supremacy Rand Paul, Vaccinations and the (Not So) Secret History of White Supremacy
The senator’s confusion over the smallpox vaccine is symptomatic of libertarian confusion over the history of slavery.
Mar 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin
The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran The Message Behind the Senate GOP’s Letter to Iran
It's official: the Republican establishment in Washington has completely delegated its policy on Iran and Israel to its most hardline factions.
Mar 12, 2015 / Jim Lobe and Foreign Policy In Focus