American Nuns: Guilty as Charged? American Nuns: Guilty as Charged?
To understand the Vatican’s crackdown, look beyond the politics of abortion and same-sex marriage to the theological conflict raging in the Catholic Church.
May 21, 2012 / Angela Bonavoglia
Republicans Are Targeting the Violence Against Women Act Republicans Are Targeting the Violence Against Women Act
The House version of the Violence Against Women Act would reduce legal protections for women, especially minorities and immigrants.
May 21, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Et Tu, Cory Booker? The Pathology of False Equivalence Et Tu, Cory Booker? The Pathology of False Equivalence
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is the latest victim of the disease of false equivalence, which masks the true cause of dysfunction in our government.
May 21, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
This Week: The Second Most Important Election of 2012. PLUS: Facebook’s Callous ‘One Percenter’ This Week: The Second Most Important Election of 2012. PLUS: Facebook’s Callous ‘One Percenter’
This week, John Nichols reports on Wisconsin's upcoming recall elections, Jeremy Scahill talks Yemen on NPR. Plus, columnist Melissa Harris-Perry named a finalist in NABJ Salute to...
May 19, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (5/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (5/16/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
May 18, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
The War in Afghanistan Is No Longer Tenable in Congress The War in Afghanistan Is No Longer Tenable in Congress
Republicans refused to allow a vote on an accelerated withdrawal from Afghanistan, because they knew it would pass.
May 18, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Congress Speaks on Voting Rights—and Mississippi Hollers Back Congress Speaks on Voting Rights—and Mississippi Hollers Back
The intersection between what Congressional Democrats and state Republicans are attempting around voting shows a tragic collision in which democracy, citizens of color and many liv...
May 18, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Brentin Mock
Democrats Counter GOP Voting Restrictions Democrats Counter GOP Voting Restrictions
House Democrats introduce sweeping legislation to expand voting rights
May 18, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman
This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed? This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed?
230,000 long-term unemployed workers lost their benefits on Sunday and the system is about to get a whole lot worse.
May 18, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Where Are the Missing 5 Million Workers? Where Are the Missing 5 Million Workers?
The working-age population is growing. The offiical labor force is not. What's going on?
May 17, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders