A Texas Judge Just Put Millions of Immigrants in Limbo A Texas Judge Just Put Millions of Immigrants in Limbo
The ruling suspends President Obama’s executive orders, which were to begin to take effect Wednesday.
Feb 17, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Is Welfare Reform Causing Earlier Deaths? Is Welfare Reform Causing Earlier Deaths?
We’ve reformed the social safety net at the cost of human lives.
Feb 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Inequality and One City Inequality and One City
Eric previews his new book on de Blasio's fight to make New York a more equitable city and reviews the city's latest shows: it's all inside today's Altercation.
Feb 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
What Does the Future Hold for a Country Forever at War? What Does the Future Hold for a Country Forever at War?
The domestic arms race in America is a one-way street—and the question is what awaits us up the road.
Feb 17, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/17/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/17/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 2/17/15?
Feb 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation
It Matters: Steph Curry Honors Victim of Chapel Hill Murders It Matters: Steph Curry Honors Victim of Chapel Hill Murders
NBA star Steph Curry publicly remembered slain Chapel Hill student Deah Barakat over All-Star Weekend. This has resonance beyond just a kind gesture.
Feb 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Brian Williams Doesn’t Mind Admitting When He’s Made a Mistake Brian Williams Doesn’t Mind Admitting When He’s Made a Mistake
How else can news professionals like him maintain the trust of their audiences?
Feb 17, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
On the Problems of Breathing in America On the Problems of Breathing in America
Raising black sons in a white country.
Feb 16, 2015 / Jane Lazarre
Why Is No One Talking About the GOP’s Plan to Send Millions of Disabled Americans Into Poverty? Why Is No One Talking About the GOP’s Plan to Send Millions of Disabled Americans Into Poverty?
Instead of writing endless dope stories about a presidential campaign in 2016 and what might happen a year from now, shouldn’t the news media be alerting people to the fight ...
Feb 16, 2015 / William Greider
Women in New York State Prisons Don’t Have Enough Sanitary Pads, Not to Mention Other Daily Indignities Women in New York State Prisons Don’t Have Enough Sanitary Pads, Not to Mention Other Daily Indignities
A new report offers the most extensive study of reproductive healthcare in a state prison system to date.
Feb 13, 2015 / Dani McClain