Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes Nation Readers Reflect on their Childhood Sports Heroes
Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron, Gordie Howe and many more. The Nation's readers choose their childhood sports heroes.
Aug 17, 2011 / The Nation
Raging Against the Corporate Media Machine Raging Against the Corporate Media Machine
The Nightwatchman’s Tom Morello is taking his music to the nation’s industrial heartland to support the independent media outlets that are giving voice to the fight for...
Aug 16, 2011 / Sahiba Gill
GQ’s ’25 Coolest Athletes of All Time’ has a Slight Omission: An Entire Gender GQ’s ’25 Coolest Athletes of All Time’ has a Slight Omission: An Entire Gender
GQ's list of the 25 Coolest Athletes of All Time is a study in historic ignorance.
Aug 16, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Can We Have Health Reform Without an Individual Mandate? Yes, It’s Called ‘Medicare for All’ Can We Have Health Reform Without an Individual Mandate? Yes, It’s Called ‘Medicare for All’
As another court strikes down the individual mandate, it's time for Medicare to be expanded to cover all Americans —affordably, efficiently, capably and constitutio...
Aug 13, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
This Week: A Jobs Agenda. PLUS: 2012 Heats Up This Week: A Jobs Agenda. PLUS: 2012 Heats Up
This week, I argue for bold action on jobs. We’re in Ames, Iowa for Saturday’s straw poll. Newly appointed MSNBC host Chris Hayes pens his final column as DC editor. An...
Aug 12, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
HBO’s Gloria Steinem Doc Glosses over Race, and Fails to Assess the Second Wave’s Legacy HBO’s Gloria Steinem Doc Glosses over Race, and Fails to Assess the Second Wave’s Legacy
Gloria Steinem and Second Wave feminism deserve a far more sophisticated and critical treatment.
Aug 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Dana Goldstein
The London Olympics and the London Riots The London Olympics and the London Riots
It aint exactly Shakespeare, but it is actually what happened earlier this week as the London Olympic Committee staged a beach volleyball exhibition as fires engulfed the cit...
Aug 12, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories
Every week, Nation interns cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 11, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Slide Show: 12 Parties of Europe’s Far-Right Resurgence Slide Show: 12 Parties of Europe’s Far-Right Resurgence
Aug 11, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
How Will Religion Influence the 2012 Presidential Race? How Will Religion Influence the 2012 Presidential Race?
Why is religion featuring so prominently in the Republican presidential race? What happened to jobs?
Aug 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room