Going Off the Grid(lock) Going Off the Grid(lock)
Eric on the great American novel; and Reed on why gridlock doesn't explain Republican intransigence.
Jul 12, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
James Comey’s Troubling Answers on Surveillance and Transparency James Comey’s Troubling Answers on Surveillance and Transparency
The nominee to head the FBI didn’t signal that any changes to transparency over government surveillance are coming.
Jul 11, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
Jeremy Scahill: The War Against Whistleblowers Jeremy Scahill: The War Against Whistleblowers
What a country's treatment of its own citizens says about how it will treat non-citizens.
Jul 11, 2013 / Video / The Nation Video and On The Earth Productions
Creating a Military-Industrial-Immigration Complex Creating a Military-Industrial-Immigration Complex
Here's how to turn the US-Mexican border into a war zone.
Jul 11, 2013 / Todd Miller
The War on Coal Obama Isn’t Fighting The War on Coal Obama Isn’t Fighting
In the Powder River Basin, coal companies are pushing to unlock more carbon pollution each year than the Keystone KL pipeline.
Jul 11, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
To End Abuses of Workers, the Senate Must End Abuses of the Filibuster To End Abuses of Workers, the Senate Must End Abuses of the Filibuster
Because of Mitch McConnell's obstructionism, Democrats recognize that it's necessary to reform rules to schedule votes on confirming NLRB members, a labor secretary and oth...
Jul 11, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
US Retailers Launch Lobby Blitz to Sell Weak Bangladesh Safety Plan US Retailers Launch Lobby Blitz to Sell Weak Bangladesh Safety Plan
While touting their “indpendence” in facilitating a rival safety plan for Bangladesh factories, Senator George Mitchell’s law firm is paid by The Gap, a major ret...
An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt
The new public education financing model is not only a progressive victory for the state, but also a common-sense national model on an issue where Congress has been derelict. ...
Jul 10, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
From Austin to Charleston, Students One-Up the Supreme Court From Austin to Charleston, Students One-Up the Supreme Court
As John Roberts and John Boehner drop the axe, students build new fronts against racism and austerity.
Jul 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Comey’s Crickets Comey’s Crickets
In Bush's, and now Barack's, America, even the most engaged citizens seem too weary to put up a fight against a nominee for FBI director who proudly evaded the Constitution...
Jul 9, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein