Why ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ Failed to Find a New Audience Why ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ Failed to Find a New Audience
Wendy Wasserstein’s 1989 play barely passes the Bechdel Test. Men act; Heidi reacts. What Lean-In feminist has time for that?
Apr 24, 2015 / Alisa Solomon
From the Fight for 15 to the Fifth Circuit, a National Youth Groundswell From the Fight for 15 to the Fifth Circuit, a National Youth Groundswell
This week, students hit the streets for racial and economic justice.
Apr 24, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Mediterranean Migrant Crisis Can’t Be Solved With Gunships The Mediterranean Migrant Crisis Can’t Be Solved With Gunships
The devastating migrant boat wreck in the Mediterranean reveals the failure of the EU's refugee policy.
Apr 24, 2015 / Michelle Chen
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/26/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/26/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 4/26/15?
Apr 24, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Clinton Scandal Rabbit Hole The Clinton Scandal Rabbit Hole
How can we judge the latest Clinton scandal when the reporting around it is so murky?
Apr 23, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Now That the Justice Department Has Struck Out, It’s Time to Put Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame Now That the Justice Department Has Struck Out, It’s Time to Put Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame
The Justice Department’s quest to prosecute Barry Bonds is a shameful stain in their history. Now put him in the Hall of Fame.
Apr 23, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Why Is a Notorious Free-Speech Censor Being Given a Platform at a Major Academic Gathering? Why Is a Notorious Free-Speech Censor Being Given a Platform at a Major Academic Gathering?
Leading intellectuals are outraged that Monique Canto-Sperber, who famously quashed two events sponsored by Israel critics, is being given the stage to discuss “freedom of sp...
Apr 23, 2015 / David Palumbo-Liu
Poor People Need a Higher Wage, Not a Lesson in Morality Poor People Need a Higher Wage, Not a Lesson in Morality
David Brooks’ rendition of poverty is as “representative” of people with low-incomes as corrupt corporate titans are of small entrepreneurs.
Apr 22, 2015 / Greg Kaufmann
States Are Required to Educate Students Behind Bars. Here’s What Really Happens. States Are Required to Educate Students Behind Bars. Here’s What Really Happens.
Since age 12, Cadeem Gibbs has struggled to reconcile his desire to learn with his incarceration.
Apr 22, 2015 / Feature / Molly Knefel
Chicago Is About to Offer the Nation’s First Reparations Program for Victims of Police Violence Chicago Is About to Offer the Nation’s First Reparations Program for Victims of Police Violence
Local advocates are poised to win a campaign for justice that’s broader than individual civil suits can offer.
Apr 22, 2015 / Zach Stafford