Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence
Let’s fight for the right to make horrible mistakes, but remain in the realm of the living.
May 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan
Students Walk Out for Community College, Hunger Strike for Janitors, and Mass for Tony Robinson Students Walk Out for Community College, Hunger Strike for Janitors, and Mass for Tony Robinson
As the semester ends, the action ramps up.
May 18, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post
What happens to press freedom when an ALEC-supporting telecom giant owns one of the world’s most-read news sites?
May 15, 2015 / Blog / Leslie Savan
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/15/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/15/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/15/15?
May 15, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Other Baltimore Story: Ronald Hammond and ‘Routine Injustice’ The Other Baltimore Story: Ronald Hammond and ‘Routine Injustice’
The right to a lawyer is a key protection against unjust prison sentences, but public defenders are overwhelmed and under-resourced.
May 15, 2015 / Jonathan Rapping
90 Percent of the Over 10,000 Chemicals in Nail Products Haven’t Been Evaluated For Safety 90 Percent of the Over 10,000 Chemicals in Nail Products Haven’t Been Evaluated For Safety
Focusing too much on regulating retail workplaces and safety practices could let the products industry off the hook.
May 15, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Tennessee’s Abstinence-Based Sex-Ed Law Is Especially Bad for Black Students Tennessee’s Abstinence-Based Sex-Ed Law Is Especially Bad for Black Students
Memphis leads the nation in sexually transmitted infections, but its schools do little to keep students safe.
May 15, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain
It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell
If Roger Goodell believes that all documents should be disclosed, let’s start with the ones he is holding under lock and key.
May 15, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
How Immigrants Have Changed the Democratic Party How Immigrants Have Changed the Democratic Party
Hilary Clinton’s evolution on immigration reform is a testament to the youthful movement that erupted during the Obama era.
May 13, 2015 / Editorial / The Editors
Snowden’s Vindication Snowden’s Vindication
An appeals court declares the NSA’s data grab illegal.
May 13, 2015 / Editorial / David Cole