Not Just Labor Rights; Scott Walker Is Also Dismantling Women’s Rights Not Just Labor Rights; Scott Walker Is Also Dismantling Women’s Rights
Wisconsin's governor is not just attacking labor rights, and voting rights, he's attacking access to reproductive rights. And Wisconsin women are losing some vital Planned Pa...
Apr 20, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO] US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO]
The deaths of eight people along the US-Mexican border in two years raises questions about the US Border Patrol’s excessive use of force.
Apr 20, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Of Gun Fights and Library Books Of Gun Fights and Library Books
Alterman-related news and an excerpt from The Cause.
Apr 20, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Are We Brave Enough to Say Goodbye to Pat Summitt? Are We Brave Enough to Say Goodbye to Pat Summitt?
Pat Summitt steps down as head hoops coach at the University of Tennessee. The void she leaves is immeasurable.
Apr 19, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (4/18/12)
Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.
Apr 19, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June? Could Governor Scott Walker Be Indicted Before June?
There is a “huge fear” among Republicans that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker could be indicted before facing a recall election in June.
Apr 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Future of Vocational Education The Future of Vocational Education
Would the European high school apprenticeship model work in the United States?
Apr 19, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Locking Down an American Workforce Locking Down an American Workforce
Prison labor as the past—and future—of American “free-market” capitalism.
Apr 19, 2012 / Steve Fraser and Joshua Freeman
For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel: On Sanford Weill For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel: On Sanford Weill
The men most responsible for the collapse of the American dream are heaped with honors at the highest levels of society.
Apr 19, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Guns, Gays and Democrats Guns, Gays and Democrats
Yes, the NRA and ALEC pushed pro-gun bills, but they were helped in many instances by Democrats too afraid to take on one of the culture war’s signal issues.
Apr 18, 2012 / Editorial / Richard Kim