The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs
Close encounters of the lower-tech kind.
Jun 27, 2013 / Todd Gitlin
Ari Berman: The Long War Against the Voting Rights Act Ari Berman: The Long War Against the Voting Rights Act
This week, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act by striking down Section 4. But the war against voting rights began long before the Court's radical decision.
Jun 27, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Eduardo Galeano Speaks Out on Brazil’s World Cup Protests Eduardo Galeano Speaks Out on Brazil’s World Cup Protests
When Eduardo Galeano, author and soccer fan, has something to say about the World Cup and Brazil’s protests, we need to listen.
Jun 26, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings
Hundreds celebrated the overturning of DOMA and the dismissal of Proposition 8.
Jun 26, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Wendy Davis, Superhero Wendy Davis, Superhero
Her eleven-hour filibuster blocked the passage of a draconian abortion ban—and awakened a pro-choice sleeping giant.
Jun 26, 2013 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Supreme Court: No Excuse for Discrimination Supreme Court: No Excuse for Discrimination
The Court’s ruling in Windsor v. United States strikes a powerful blow against the right-wing notion that Judeo-Christian morality justifies discrimination.
Jun 26, 2013 / Sarah Posner
The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy
Justices Roberts and Scalia believe the Court should defer to Congress on DOMA but not the VRA.
Jun 26, 2013 / Blog / Ari Berman
Update: Draconian Anti-Abortion Bill Filibustered and Defeated in Texas Update: Draconian Anti-Abortion Bill Filibustered and Defeated in Texas
SB5 would have forced thirty-seven of the forty-two abortion clinics in Texas to shut down.
Jun 26, 2013 / Blog / Annie Shields
The Pointlessness of School Suspensions The Pointlessness of School Suspensions
Addressing student discontent, from the outset, is far more productive than enraging children with suspensions that only increase their ruthlessness.
Jun 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Tommy Raskin and StudentNation
Did Russia, China Harvest Snowden’s Secrets? Did Russia, China Harvest Snowden’s Secrets?
If so, the secret cat is out of the proverbial bag.
Jun 25, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss