How Ivy League Universities Are Failing Us on Climate Change How Ivy League Universities Are Failing Us on Climate Change
Despite widespread student organizing, university presidents are still reluctant to divest from fossil fuels.
Dec 4, 2013 / Laura Flanders
The Enduring Cult of the Vietnam ‘Missing in Action’ The Enduring Cult of the Vietnam ‘Missing in Action’
How a propaganda goof by Richard Nixon’s administration midwifed an urban legend that scarred American foreign policy and domestic politics for a generation.
Dec 3, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
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
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?
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
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?
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?
The incoming DHS chief represents a narrative shift for the agency away from immigration enforcement.
Dec 2, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg
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
The Nation immediately recognized Scottsboro as a vital front in the battle for civil rights.
Nov 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel