The Assassinating of Native American Voices by the Cowards Palin, Ditka and Snyder The Assassinating of Native American Voices by the Cowards Palin, Ditka and Snyder
Sarah Palin’s screed against those who oppose the Washington football team name has something in common with that of the owner Dan Snyder: it pretends Native Americans do not exist...
Aug 27, 2014 / Dave Zirin
We’re Living in a Golden Age of Investigative Journalism We’re Living in a Golden Age of Investigative Journalism
Newspapers in America may be closing up shop, but muckrakers around the world are holding corrupt officials and corporate cronies accountable like never before.
Aug 26, 2014 / Anya Schiffrin
‘Approved Responses to the Civil Unrest in Ferguson’ ‘Approved Responses to the Civil Unrest in Ferguson’
A step-by-step guide from your friends at the Ferguson Police Department.
Aug 26, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Exclusive Video: This Is How Police Treated Residents of the Apartment Complex Where Michael Brown Was Killed Exclusive Video: This Is How Police Treated Residents of the Apartment Complex Where Michael Brown Was Killed
A previously unreleased cell-phone video captures a tense moment in the Ferguson neighborhood where Michael Brown died.
Aug 25, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Without Parents or Lawyers, Thousands of Children Brave Chaos of Immigration Courts Alone Without Parents or Lawyers, Thousands of Children Brave Chaos of Immigration Courts Alone
An overwhelmed system struggles to meet President Obama’s order to fast-track deportation hearings on 62,000 lone child migrants.
Aug 25, 2014 / Karen Houppert
On the Little League World Series, Jackie Robinson West and Michael Brown On the Little League World Series, Jackie Robinson West and Michael Brown
The rise of the all African-American little league from Chicago has revealed a great deal in the wake of Ferguson, about what we choose to see and not see with regards to race.
Aug 24, 2014 / Dave Zirin
The File This Time The File This Time
An excerpt from Victor Navasky's The O'Dell File reveals the story of the civil rights movement's 'unsung hero' who has been wrongly written out of the pages of...
Aug 24, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 08/22/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 08/22/14?
This Week: Republicans and the new AP US History exam, Bangladesh and the global warming crisis, and the history of division in St. Louis.
Aug 22, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Wrong Question: ‘Where Are the Athletes on Ferguson?’ The Wrong Question: ‘Where Are the Athletes on Ferguson?’
People are asking why black athletes aren’t speaking out about Ferguson. It’s the wrong question at the wrong time.
Aug 22, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Anatomy of Ferguson’s Police Riot Anatomy of Ferguson’s Police Riot
The official response to Michael Brown’s murder has laid bare the cheapness of black life.
Aug 21, 2014 / Purvi Shah