On Ammonium Nitrate, Big Coal Is Guilty, Too On Ammonium Nitrate, Big Coal Is Guilty, Too
The same chemical that exploded in West, Texas, is used by coal companies to blow up mountains.
May 7, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
How Did These Five Lobbyists Become Congressional Staffers? How Did These Five Lobbyists Become Congressional Staffers?
Lobbyists are taking up top government positions—but not without receiving large bonus payments from their former firms to see them on their way.
May 6, 2013 / The Nation
Penny Pritzker’s Commerce (Part Two) Penny Pritzker’s Commerce (Part Two)
“Behind every fortune lies a crime,” said Balzac—allegedly true for the fortune inherited by Penny Pritzker. Though nowadays, as the finances of Obama's Comme...
May 6, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Noam Chomsky: Things Are Ugly—Do Something About It Noam Chomsky: Things Are Ugly—Do Something About It
Repression after 9/11 is nothing compared to what's come before, and our tools to fight it are greater.
May 6, 2013 / Video / On The Earth Productions and The Nation Video
With Bangladesh Toll Over 700, ‘Which Brands Accept Blood on Their Labels?’ With Bangladesh Toll Over 700, ‘Which Brands Accept Blood on Their Labels?’
A senior member of Congress pushes retailers and brands to make “the moral choice” to address condition that produce predictable tragedy.
May 6, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Penny Pritzker’s Commerce (Part One) Penny Pritzker’s Commerce (Part One)
Beware rocks that Republicans will be looking under at the confirmation hearings for President Obama’s Commerce Secretary-designee.
May 6, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
The Reverse Revolving Door: How Corporate Insiders Are Rewarded Upon Leaving Firms for Congress The Reverse Revolving Door: How Corporate Insiders Are Rewarded Upon Leaving Firms for Congress
Disclosures reveal that corporations and lobbying firms award six-figure bonuses to staff who leave to take powerful positions on Capitol Hill.
May 4, 2013 / Lee Fang
Austerity Is ‘Suffocating the Economy’ Austerity Is ‘Suffocating the Economy’
The latest jobs numbers are weak. Why? We're dying by slow sequester cuts.
May 3, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/3/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (5/3/2013)
This week, Nation interns look back on May Days past, Western imperialism present (but ignored) and the tech world of the future.
May 3, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
On the Raft of the Medusa: Italy’s Left On the Raft of the Medusa: Italy’s Left
Hopes for a progressive government failed, thanks to suicidal divisions among the center-left and Beppe Grillo’s demagogic posturing.
May 3, 2013 / Frederika Randall