Society

Eradicating AIDS

Eradicating AIDS Eradicating AIDS

We’ve come so far in the struggle against AIDS, but the most marginalized in society are still suffering.

Dec 3, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The US and Canada Are Failing Asylum Seekers

The US and Canada Are Failing Asylum Seekers The US and Canada Are Failing Asylum Seekers

A new study shows that neither country is meeting international standards.

Dec 3, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Could Google and the NSA Make Whistleblowers Disappear?

Could Google and the NSA Make Whistleblowers Disappear? Could Google and the NSA Make Whistleblowers Disappear?

There will be no need to kill a future Edward Snowden. He will already be dead.

Dec 3, 2013 / Peter Van Buren

What the Pope Got Right About Capitalism

What the Pope Got Right About Capitalism What the Pope Got Right About Capitalism

Even non-believers can’t deny the inherent wisdom and clarity of the pontiff’s critique of the modern capitalist economy.

Dec 3, 2013 / Robert Scheer

#RacismEndedWhen: College Football in Alabama?

#RacismEndedWhen: College Football in Alabama? #RacismEndedWhen: College Football in Alabama?

Saturday’s game between Alabama and Auburn had more going on than just the action on the field.

Dec 2, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security?

Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security? Can Jeh Johson Fix the Department of Homeland Security?

The incoming DHS chief represents a narrative shift for the agency away from immigration enforcement.

Dec 2, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Pope Francis

The Pope Versus Unfettered Capitalism The Pope Versus Unfettered Capitalism

Francis embraces and encourages resistance to an “economy of exclusion and inequality.”

Nov 30, 2013 / John Nichols

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late

The Nation immediately recognized Scottsboro as a vital front in the battle for civil rights.

Nov 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

‘Young Lakota’: Reproductive Justice and Coming of Age on the Rez

‘Young Lakota’: Reproductive Justice and Coming of Age on the Rez ‘Young Lakota’: Reproductive Justice and Coming of Age on the Rez

Why young women like Sunny Clifford are worth watching.  

Nov 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Thanksgiving Forty Years Ago: There but for the Grace…

Thanksgiving Forty Years Ago: There but for the Grace… Thanksgiving Forty Years Ago: There but for the Grace…

It’s bad out there on Thanksgiving this year. A remembrance: in 1973, it was worse.

Nov 28, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

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