Society

A Tea Party for Europe? A Tea Party for Europe?

The more Europe's conservatives woo far-right groups, the likelier they are to learn to play nicely together.

Mar 10, 2011 / The Notion / Maria Margaronis

Jean Laherrère: Why Cheap Energy Is a Bad Thing Jean Laherrère: Why Cheap Energy Is a Bad Thing

Many European countries have responded to the impending fuel crisis with taxes on energy, driving down consumption with higher prices. But the US hasn't followed their lead,...

Mar 9, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

British Medical Group Suggests Women Seeking Abortion Be Told—Gasp!—the Truth British Medical Group Suggests Women Seeking Abortion Be Told—Gasp!—the Truth

Under the guidelines, patients would be told that women generally don’t suffer any psychological harm as a result of having an abortion.

Mar 9, 2011 / The Notion / Sharon Lerner

Still in the Dark About 9/11 Still in the Dark About 9/11

Ignorance is the real victor in the president’s decision to abandon the effort to bring the alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attack to account in civilian court.

Mar 9, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Marking 100 Years of International Women’s Day Marking 100 Years of International Women’s Day

With right-wing assaults on women’s rights and reproductive health growing fiercer by the day, we can all draw strength from the committed struggle women from around the worl...

Mar 8, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Meet Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, Star Witness in Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Show Trial

Meet Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, Star Witness in Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Show Trial Meet Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, Star Witness in Peter King’s Anti-Muslim Show Trial

According to Jasser, the Muslim Brotherhood’s mission is to upend the Constitution and impose Sharia law and Islamic “political collectivism” in America.

Mar 8, 2011 / Sarah Posner

The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates The ‘Badger Advocates’: Corporate Advocates, Not UW-Madison Advocates

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison a group of corporate lobbyist will be working to turn the university into a quasi-private "public authority" institution. Other states that h...

Mar 8, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Mike Huckabee Is Wrong About Single Mothers Mike Huckabee Is Wrong About Single Mothers

Marriage as an institution might deserve closer scrutiny, Melissa Harris-Perry explains, but people simply making "different decisions" about their own lives deserve ...

Mar 8, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Slide Show: 100 Days of WikiLeaks’s Cablegate

Slide Show: 100 Days of WikiLeaks’s Cablegate Slide Show: 100 Days of WikiLeaks’s Cablegate

Mar 7, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Mike Huckabee Is Wrong About Single Mothers Mike Huckabee Is Wrong About Single Mothers

Marriage as an institution might deserve closer scrutiny, Melissa Harris-Perry explains, but people simply making "different decisions" about their own lives deserve to be left alo...

Mar 7, 2011 / Video / Press Room

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