Politics

How ‘The Nation’ Covered John F. Kennedy’s Assassination, Fifty Years Ago

How ‘The Nation’ Covered John F. Kennedy’s Assassination, Fifty Years Ago How ‘The Nation’ Covered John F. Kennedy’s Assassination, Fifty Years Ago

From our archives.

Nov 22, 2013 / Steven Hsieh

This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue

This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue

From Chicago to Albuquerque, the fight for racial and reproductive justice rages on.

Nov 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights

Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights

The great passion of the president’s last year was a struggle to enact an amendment ending the poll tax and removing wealth barriers to voting. He was right to choose the con...

Nov 22, 2013 / John Nichols

A Progressive Victory on the Filibuster

A Progressive Victory on the Filibuster A Progressive Victory on the Filibuster

Make no mistake—filibuster reform is good not just for governance but for progressive policy. 

Nov 21, 2013 / George Zornick

Gone Nuclear: The Media Missed the GOP’s Filibuster War on Government Gone Nuclear: The Media Missed the GOP’s Filibuster War on Government

Alterman provides his weekly media round-up and Richardson takes on the press for its coverage of GOP obstructionism. 

Nov 21, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Kennedy Week: JFK’s Uncertain Path in Vietnam

Kennedy Week: JFK’s Uncertain Path in Vietnam Kennedy Week: JFK’s Uncertain Path in Vietnam

Did Kennedy intend to bring an end to the Vietnam War after his re-election?

Nov 21, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Right-Wing Author Abandons Cultural Populism, Decries ‘White Trash’

Right-Wing Author Abandons Cultural Populism, Decries ‘White Trash’ Right-Wing Author Abandons Cultural Populism, Decries ‘White Trash’

Charlotte Hays’s “When Did White Trash Become the New Normal?” reveals a right that’s stopped masking its contempt for average Americans.

Nov 21, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg

Rep. Trey Radel Won’t Be Joining the More Than Half a Million Americans Jailed for Drug Offenses

Rep. Trey Radel Won’t Be Joining the More Than Half a Million Americans Jailed for Drug Offenses Rep. Trey Radel Won’t Be Joining the More Than Half a Million Americans Jailed for Drug Offenses

It is time to recognize that penalty and punishment are wrong responses—for congressmen and for SNAP recipients.

Nov 21, 2013 / John Nichols

Row house in Baltimore

Inequality Is (Literally) Killing America Inequality Is (Literally) Killing America

As the disparity between rich and poor has grown, so have gaps in life expectancy between counties, towns, and even neighborhoods. 

Nov 20, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Liz Cheney Discloses Quarter-Million Fox News Income

Liz Cheney Discloses Quarter-Million Fox News Income Liz Cheney Discloses Quarter-Million Fox News Income

The Wyoming senatorial candidate touts her media experience on her campaign website.

Nov 20, 2013 / Lee Fang

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