Politics

Jeremy Scahill: The War Against Whistleblowers

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 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 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 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...

Jul 10, 2013 / Blog / Lee Fang

An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt

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 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 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

Disaster in Quebec Reveals Regulatory Lapse

Disaster in Quebec Reveals Regulatory Lapse Disaster in Quebec Reveals Regulatory Lapse

Train derailment highlights a significant lack of oversight over the shipment of oil via rail, but that’s only one of the hazards of the North American oil boom. 

Jul 9, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Meet the Conservatives Who Campaigned for Apartheid South Africa

Meet the Conservatives Who Campaigned for Apartheid South Africa Meet the Conservatives Who Campaigned for Apartheid South Africa

Grover Norquist, Jack Abramoff and Jeff Flake all spent their early years trying to end the divestment movement.

Jul 9, 2013 / Sam Kleiner

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