Hillary Clinton, State Feminist? Hillary Clinton, State Feminist?
She vowed to make women’s rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy. How did she do?
Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Tara McKelvey
‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills ‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills
Even if we like President Obama, do we want him to be a one-man death panel?
Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The War on Drugs Is a War on Kids The War on Drugs Is a War on Kids
The school-to-prison pipeline has emerged quickly, but the corrosive effect of criminalizing children will be felt for generations to come.
Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Stalker Stalker
For the novelist James Lasdun, being stalked online is like “swallowing a cup of poison every morning.”
Feb 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Next New Deal, or Something Like It Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Next New Deal, or Something Like It
How progressive was Obama’s State of the Union address? Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel breaks down the president’s speech on The Brian Lehr...
Feb 13, 2013 / Press Room
Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations? Aura Bogado: Why Won’t Obama Halt Deportations?
What didn't Obama say about immigration in his State of the Union address? The Nation’s Aura Bogado breaks it down at Democracy Now!
Feb 13, 2013 / Press Room
America Isn’t Broke. Its Priorities Are. America Isn’t Broke. Its Priorities Are.
In his State of the Union address, the president reminded us that “deficit reduction is not an economic plan.” Will he be able to hold off the austerity-mongerers?
Feb 13, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rubio’s Lies About Healthcare Reform Rubio’s Lies About Healthcare Reform
In his rebuttal to the State of the Union Address, the Tea Party star failed to make his case that healthcare reform was harmful.
Feb 13, 2013 / George Zornick
What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union
Some undocumented immigrants expected more on immigration from Obama’s State of the Nation speech.
Feb 13, 2013 / Aura Bogado
How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform
Domestic workers could get left out of the fast track and even the slow track for citizenship, but there are ways to include them in reform.
Feb 12, 2013 / Bryce Covert