Politics

Helpful Responses to Baltimore

Helpful Responses to Baltimore Helpful Responses to Baltimore

Helpfulness not guaranteed.

May 5, 2015 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

Carly Fiorina Is Running to Be 2016’s Sarah Palin

Carly Fiorina Is Running to Be 2016’s Sarah Palin Carly Fiorina Is Running to Be 2016’s Sarah Palin

Conservatives say they hate identity politics, but they practice a particularly crude version of them.

May 4, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

When It Comes to Drone Body Counts, Whose Body Counts?

When It Comes to Drone Body Counts, Whose Body Counts? When It Comes to Drone Body Counts, Whose Body Counts?

From Vietnam to Pakistan, the business of counting deaths by American hands has never been simple math.

May 4, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt

At Least 240,000 People Want to Cancel All Student Debt

At Least 240,000 People Want to Cancel All Student Debt At Least 240,000 People Want to Cancel All Student Debt

A coalition including Coalition for America's Future, Daily Kos, Student Debt, and The Nation delivered a petition to Elizabeth Warren calling for the cancelation of all studen...

May 4, 2015 / Nadia Kanji

Privacy and the Profit Motive

Privacy and the Profit Motive Privacy and the Profit Motive

The fallout from the Edward Snowden fiasco wasn’t just political—it was largely economic.

May 4, 2015 / Lawrence Cappello

May 2, 1972: J. Edgar Hoover Dies

May 2, 1972: J. Edgar Hoover Dies May 2, 1972: J. Edgar Hoover Dies

"Hoover was not only the nation’s police chief; he filled a far more important post—he was its minister of internal security, an office of tremendous, if unacknowledged, power."

May 2, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

We’re Living Through a Geopolitical Transition

We’re Living Through a Geopolitical Transition We’re Living Through a Geopolitical Transition

"These are really historic times, and the epicenter is Ukraine."

May 1, 2015 / Nation in the News / Stephen F. Cohen

‘And the Youth Shall Lead!’ Ten Voices From a Generational Moment

‘And the Youth Shall Lead!’ Ten Voices From a Generational Moment ‘And the Youth Shall Lead!’ Ten Voices From a Generational Moment

In Baltimore and beyond, a generational uprising.

May 1, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

How to Truly Eradicate Poverty

How to Truly Eradicate Poverty How to Truly Eradicate Poverty

We need more than just a safety net. We need a blueprint to create good jobs for all.

May 1, 2015 / Dorian T. Warren

Why Baltimore Burns

Why Baltimore Burns Why Baltimore Burns

In 1950, Baltimore was the sixth-most-populous city in the country. Today, it is 26th, and its remaining poor black residents are cut off from their more affluent neighbors.

May 1, 2015 / Eric S. Singer

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