Slide Show: Five Bills Congress Should Pass This Session Slide Show: Five Bills Congress Should Pass This Session
Reading the headlines, you may think Congress’s primary function is to incubate wrongheaded legislative ideas like Paul Ryan’s Medicare-killing budget proposal or plans…
Jun 14, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Community College Scholarships for Gay Youth Community College Scholarships for Gay Youth
A new scholarship program in, of all places, Arizona, will offer gay youths whose lives have been ruined by family rejection a chance at post-secondary education.
Jun 13, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Government Case Against Whistleblower Thomas Drake Collapses Government Case Against Whistleblower Thomas Drake Collapses
Faced with the prospect of trying to convict a man for leaking unclassified information, the DoJ put together a misdemeanor plea deal.
Jun 13, 2011 / Marcy Wheeler
LeBron James and the Quote Heard Round the World LeBron James and the Quote Heard Round the World
After losing in the NBA Finals, Miami Heat star Lebron James took it out on the fans. Is he right?
Jun 13, 2011 / Dave Zirin
This Week: How Would You Change Capitalism? PLUS: On Weinergate: A Debate This Week: How Would You Change Capitalism? PLUS: On Weinergate: A Debate
This week, we ask: how would you change American capitalism? Plus, week 2 of WikiLeaks Haiti coverage.
Jun 10, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Michelle Obama, First Feminist, Takes on ‘Women’s Issues’—Carefully Michelle Obama, First Feminist, Takes on ‘Women’s Issues’—Carefully
The First Lady headlined an event highlighting the struggles of working mothers—but she pulled punches on the country's failure to ensure childcare and family leave.
Jun 10, 2011 / Sharon Lerner
Are Low Income Home Buyers Facing a New Credit Crunch? Are Low Income Home Buyers Facing a New Credit Crunch?
Melissa Harris-Perry argues that civil rights and fairness depend on access to stable housing.
Jun 9, 2011 / Press Room
If Weiner Resigns, David Vitter Should Go Too If Weiner Resigns, David Vitter Should Go Too
The GOP hosts a fancy fundraiser for the disgraced Senator Vitter while demanding Representative Weiner’s immediate resignation.
Jun 9, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Why Was Santana Booed for Talking About Civil Rights? Why Was Santana Booed for Talking About Civil Rights?
Musician Carlos Santana spoke out at Major League Baseball’s Civil Rights Game in Atlanta against a new law that shreds the civil rights of Georgia's latino population. The c...
Jun 9, 2011 / Press Room
Palin and the Memory of Literacy Tests Palin and the Memory of Literacy Tests
In anticipation of the 2012 elections, Southern legislators are reducing early voting opportunities and imposing unprecedented identification card rules. This could have a dispara...
Jun 9, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry