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Greg Kaufmann: The Real ‘Welfare Queens’

Greg Kaufmann: The Real ‘Welfare Queens’ Greg Kaufmann: The Real ‘Welfare Queens’

Who's getting all the government handouts? Corporations. And more than you might think.

Apr 1, 2013 / Press Room

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 2

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 2 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 2

This week, students fight for racial justice from Texas to Binghamton. The 2013 National Student Power Convergence is in the works. And Colorado students walk out on standardized t...

Apr 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Five Fears About ’42’

Five Fears About ’42’ Five Fears About ’42’

If the new Jackie Robinson biopic follows standard Hollywood procedure, here's the complicated legacy it'll whitewash.

Apr 1, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Democratic Majority Is Not Demographic Inevitability (Part the Last: Do Something!)

Democratic Majority Is Not Demographic Inevitability (Part the Last: Do Something!) Democratic Majority Is Not Demographic Inevitability (Part the Last: Do Something!)

Ultimately, whether a party cements its gains depends not on demographics but performance.

Apr 1, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

This Week: Deliberating on DOMA and Prop 8 This Week: Deliberating on DOMA and Prop 8

A watershed moment for marriage equality—and Tony Kushner’s moving essay nearly two decades ago: Introducing The Nation Archive!

Mar 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine

Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine

Mayor Emanuel’s flash school-closing announcement is meeting civil disobeidence from Chicago teachers—who are having no trouble poking gaping holes in every one of the city’s argum...

Mar 29, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Coming Out of the Shadows in Union Square

Coming Out of the Shadows in Union Square Coming Out of the Shadows in Union Square

Undocumented youth are taking to public and online spaces to represent themselves—in some cases, without the support of important allies.

Mar 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate

Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate

Hollingsworth v. Perry has a chance of being dismissed without a ruling, leaving a better case to serve as the vehicle for the court's opinion on marriage.

Mar 29, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough?

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough? Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough?

We need escapist fantasies like Game of Thrones. But what’s it doing to our revolutionary imagination?

Mar 29, 2013 / Michelle Dean

Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball?

Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball? Dave Zirin: What’s to Love About Baseball?

Baseball is neither poor, nasty, brutish nor short—at least, if sports fans have their way.

Mar 29, 2013 / Press Room

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