Politics

With Bangladesh Toll Over 700, ‘Which Brands Accept Blood on Their Labels?’

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) 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 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’ 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 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 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

This Week in Poverty: Florida Gives Workers a Smackdown

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 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

John Nichols: Time for the Austerity Hawks to Check Their Math

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 / Nation in the News / Press Room

‘Dirty Wars’: A Look Into America’s Secret Killing Machine

‘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 / Video / The Nation

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