NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals
Since 2000, nineteen hospitals have closed across New York City and protesters are now fighting to stop the twentieth closure.
Aug 19, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal
A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says weather around the world is becoming more extreme.
Aug 8, 2013 / Madeline Ostrander
Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’
Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel spoke on MSNBC’s NOW with Alex Wagner about the Republican Party’s “suicidal course” and argued that the GOP is...
Aug 7, 2013 / Press Room
GMOs to the Rescue? GMOs to the Rescue?
A flurry of recent news claims GMOs can save agriculture and raises some concerns.
Aug 2, 2013 / Madeline Ostrander
When Cops Criminalize the Disabled When Cops Criminalize the Disabled
Ethan Saylor died because police responded with rapid and unnecessary force to his disability. I worry, not only for my son with Down Syndrome, but for all others who face similar ...
Aug 1, 2013 / David M. Perry
A Blueprint for the GOP’s Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare A Blueprint for the GOP’s Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare
Republican efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act go well beyond political opposition, from spreading lies to threatening a government shutdown.
Jul 25, 2013 / Zoƫ Carpenter
Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccination Fear-Mongering and the Cult of False Equivalence
By giving science deniers a public forum, media outlets implicitly condone their claims as legitimate.
Jul 22, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How America Makes Having a Baby a Nearly Impossible Expense How America Makes Having a Baby a Nearly Impossible Expense
From childbirth to maternity leave to childcare, American women far outspend their peers in the developed world.
Jul 1, 2013 / Bryce Covert
Supreme Court Delivers a Win for First Amendment Rights Supreme Court Delivers a Win for First Amendment Rights
In a 6-2 decision, the Court prohibited the government from requiring organizations to espouse specific ideas in order to receive funding.
Jun 20, 2013 / David Cole
Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Prostitution Pledge for US Groups Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Prostitution Pledge for US Groups
In a significant win for public health, the Justices called the pledge a violation of the First Amendment.
Jun 20, 2013 / Melissa Gira Grant