Battling Feminist Burnout Battling Feminist Burnout
Here’s how to stay up in a downer world.
Mar 1, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Why Does Congress’s Only Cherokee Member Keep Voting Against VAWA? Why Does Congress’s Only Cherokee Member Keep Voting Against VAWA?
Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) voted against both versions of VAWA reauthorization. If only he would explain why.
Mar 1, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
Honoring Rosa Parks Requires More Than a Statue Honoring Rosa Parks Requires More Than a Statue
The memorial to Parks turned her into a meek and redemptive figure—instead of the radical freedom fighter she was until the end of her life.
Feb 28, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Marwa Amer and Jeanne Theoharis
The Fight Over Seth MacFarlane Is a Study in Self-Confidence The Fight Over Seth MacFarlane Is a Study in Self-Confidence
Too often, the defenders of sexism and racism, at the Oscars or in this world, manage to exhaust others right out of the conversation.
Feb 28, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
Josh Eidelson: Working in the Walmart Economy Josh Eidelson: Working in the Walmart Economy
In an interview with The Billfold, Nation labor reporter Josh Eidelson discusses labor organizing, labor journalism and the range of worker struggles happening now.&...
Feb 28, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
My Favorite Things: God Bless America Edition My Favorite Things: God Bless America Edition
A list of some of the most memorable cultural and sports moments in this country.
Feb 28, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Five Things You Should Know About Immigration Reform Five Things You Should Know About Immigration Reform
All the rhetoric surrounding immigration reform tends to obscure some basic facts.
Feb 28, 2013 / Aura Bogado and Francis Reynolds
NFL Bosses to Players: Who Are You Shtupping? NFL Bosses to Players: Who Are You Shtupping?
Questioning a player’s sexuality is more than an embarrassment for the NFL. It’s illegal.
Feb 28, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Ari Berman: Why Is the Voting Rights Act on the Chopping Block? Ari Berman: Why Is the Voting Rights Act on the Chopping Block?
Ari Berman appears on Washington Journal to debate the importance of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act—which is currently under review by the Supreme Court.
Feb 27, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
‘Makers’ Hits the Mark on Feminist History but Misses on the Movement Today ‘Makers’ Hits the Mark on Feminist History but Misses on the Movement Today
The PBS documentary Makers captures the heady joy of the feminism’s Second Wave and founders when trying to reckon with the movement's contemporary incarnation.
Feb 27, 2013 / Blog / Katha Pollitt