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
Why Won’t Congress Follow? Why Won’t Congress Follow?
Eric on Howard Kurtz, Reed on the disfunction in the capital.
May 3, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
This Week in Poverty: Florida Gives Workers a Smackdown This Week in Poverty: Florida Gives Workers a Smackdown
The Florida state legislature takes action to bar local, pro-worker ordinances on living wages, paid sick leave and equal employee benefits.
May 3, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
John Nichols: Time for the Austerity Hawks to Check Their Math John Nichols: Time for the Austerity Hawks to Check Their Math
Recent findings from Amherst College deal a major blow to austerity-friendly calculations—which the mathemeticians themselves acknowledge.
May 2, 2013 / Press Room
‘Dirty Wars’: A Look Into America’s Secret Killing Machine ‘Dirty Wars’: A Look Into America’s Secret Killing Machine
In his film, Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill unveils America's extrajudicial, covert, transcontinental battlefield.
May 2, 2013 / The Nation
Lessons to Learn From Arizona’s New Gun Laws Lessons to Learn From Arizona’s New Gun Laws
The state’s recent legislation turns its gun-buyback program into a recycling initiative and underscores the necessity for federal action.
May 2, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Farming communities are being turned into huge, open-air laboratories by energy companies—with ordinary people serving as guinea pigs.
May 2, 2013 / Ellen Cantarow
As Maine Goes… a Bipartisan Call to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ As Maine Goes… a Bipartisan Call to Overturn ‘Citizens United’
Thirty Republican legislators join Democrats and independents to demand a constitutional amendment.
May 1, 2013 / John Nichols
Obama Names New FHFA Director Obama Names New FHFA Director
Obama has taken a good first step to bring relief to underwater homeowners—but there’s more he can do.
May 1, 2013 / George Zornick